These are the sample questions for MIS (Management Information System) of SMU MBA examination. There are already some questions on this topic – Sample Questions for SMU MBA Second Semester MIS and Management Information Systems Type A Sample Questions. There is a solved assignment question also of Strategic Information Systems and Uses of SIS for a Manager from MB0031.
Qs 1. Groupware is capable of handling core process like
1. Communication and Integration
2. Expedite processing of transaction, application and system
3. Collaboration and delivery
4. All are valid statement
Qs 2. ERP stands for
1. Electronic Resource processing
2. Enterprises Resource planning
3. Enterprises Resource process
4. None of the above is valid
Qs 3. ERP comprises of
1. CRM (customer relation mgmt)
2. SPM (supply chain mgmt)
3. EAI (Enterprises Application Integration)
4. All are correct
Qs 4. E-enterprises raised the issues in the areas of
1. Secrecy, Confidentiality & privacy
2. Destructions & theft of information
3. All of the above
4. None of the above
Qs 5. Factor which does not affect the security of the information and information system are Destruction, deletion, bugs infection, theft and corruption
1. True
2. False
Qs 6. The balance in line and staff organization is achieved by maintaining
A) Structure of the Line organization
B) Functionality of functional organization
C) Functionality of line organization
D) All of the above
7. Strategic planning in an organization refers to
a. 1) Budget allocation 2) Personnel control
B) 1) Policy framing 2) Budget control
C) 1) Formulate policy to govern
2) Budget allocation
D) 1) Deciding the objectives of the organization
2) Planning resources to be used in order to attain the objectives.
8. MIS plays the role of
A) 1) Information 2) Information generation communication
B) 1) Information 2) Information collection processing
C) 1) Information 2) Information recording processing
D) None of the above
9. A well designed Information System helps the manager to resort to exercises like
A) 1) High degree of control
2) High degree of professionalism
B) 1) Experimentation 2) Modeling
C) 1) High degree of motivation 2) Management tools
D) All of the above
10. The Departmental Organization is also termed as
A). (1) Vertical organization
(2) Horizontal organization
(3) Linear organization
(4) Circular organization
B) (1) Line organization
(2) Scalar organization
(3) Military organization
(4) Vertical organization
C) (1) Functional organization
(2) Linear organization
(3) Military organization
(4) Triangle organization
D) (1) Triangle organization
(2) Circular organization
(3) Horizontal organization
(4) Vertical organization
11. A reliable and effective control system has the following features
A) (1) Early warning mechanism
(2) Performance standard
(3) Strategic control
(4) Feedback
B) (1) Accuracy and timeliness
(2) Realistic
(3) Information flow
(4) Exception principal
C) Both A) and B)
D) (1) Standards
(2) Corrective action
(3) Performance evaluation
(4) Warning mechanism
12. The internal constraints in the design of MIS are
a. (1) Top management support
(2) Organization policy
(3) Manpower needs and availability
(4) Cost and resource
b. (1) Cost
(2) Time
(3) Resource availability
(4) User need
c. (1) User analysis
(2) Organizational analysis
(3) Acceptance of the new system
(4) Understanding the limitations
d) (1) Type of information to be made available
(2) Structured and unstructured information
(3) Information policy
(4) Organizational policy
13. The systemic approach to the development of MIS has the following four steps viz.
A) (1) Identify requirements
(2) Locate evaluate and secure software development
(3) Locate evaluate and secure hardware development
(4) Implement the system
B) (1) Locate hardware
(2) Locate software
(3) Evaluate hardware
(4) Evaluate software
C) (1) Identify requirements
(2) Local hardware
(3) Local software
(4) Implement the hardware and software
D) (1) Analyse the need
(2) Analyse the hardware
(3) Analyes the software
(4) Decide the implementation plan
14. The ABC nature of information is
A) (1) Accuracy (2) Broad
(3) Consistent (4) Timely
B) (1) Information (2) Understanding
(3) Intelligence (4) Effectiveness
C) (1) Accuracy (2) Information
(3) Effectiveness (4) Timely
D) (1) Relevancy (2) Accuracy
(3) Communication (4) Effectiveness.
15. a) _____ helps the information system in the intelligence phase where the objective is to identify the problem and then go to the design phase for solution
b) ______ is a process whereby systems are developed swiftly, without having undergone a complete analysis and specification
c) A Neural n/w are especially used for________
A) (a) Decision Support System (b) Prototyping
(c) Pattern recognition
B) (a) Expert System (b) System Maintenance
(c) Prototyping
C) (a) Artificial Intelligence (b) Expert System
(c) System development
D) None of the above
