TECH-Management information Systems Test-3

Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) _____________

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Is the system that provides integrated approach in planning, distribution and control of material resources within an organization
Is the “fundamental rethinking and radical design of business processes to achieve dramatic improvements in critical and contemporary measures of performance”
Led to the development of MRP-II.
Is the system that provides for planning and control of manpower, material resources and machinery to manufacturing organizations.

Which amongst the following is the characteristic of a closed decision-making system?

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The manager has a known set of decision options and knows their results when fully implemented.
The manager is not aware of all the decisions alternatives.
The results of the decision are not known.
No fixed method or model is available to arrive at a decision.

Which of the following is not true about ERP?

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There will not be any resistance towards the new system (ERP) by senior employees of the organization
Effectiveness of ERP is influenced by the extent to which the existing processes can adapt to the change and effectively utilize it.
The kind of customer focus the company has, and the business strategy has an impact on the ERP solution
ERP helps an organization to integrate its functions.

Which of the following provides data protection over the internet, intranet and extranet?

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Encryption
Decryption
Artificial intelligence
Cable insulation.

One of the following is not a limitation of a Decision Support System.

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DSS’s cannot yet be designed to contain distinctly human decision-making talents such as creativity, imagination or intuition.
Extend the decision maker’s ability to tackle large scale, time-consuming, complex problem.
The power of a DSS is limited by the Computer system upon which it is running, its design and the knowledge it possesses at the time of its use.
Language and command interfaces all not yet sophisticated enough to allow for natural language processing of user directives and inquiries

The use of computers to combine data from multiple sources and create electronic dossiers of detailed information on individuals is called __________

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Prototyping
Photographing
Performing
Promoting

Which of the following systems caters to the strategic information needs of the top management?

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Human resource information systems
Expert systems
Executive information systems
Accounting system.

Which of the following methods of validating PINs seems to result in the fewest control problems?

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Allow only a small number of PIN entry attempts, close the account after the limit has been reached, and retain the card
Allow a reasonable number of PIN entry attempts, close the account after the limit has been reached, but do not retain the card
Allow a reasonable number of PIN entry attempts, close the account after the limit has been reached, and retain the card
Allow unlimited number & PIN attempts, close the account after the limit has been reached, but retain the card used to initiate the PIN entry.

Even with the best Management Information System in place,

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Managers should be tension free.
Data must not be analyzed and interpreted by managers.
Allowance must not be made for inadequacies or non-availability of data.
Data must still be analyzed and interpreted by managers.

The use of digital technologies to enable multiple organizations to collaboratively design, develop, build, move and manage products through their life cycles is called __________

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Domestic Trade
Export
Collaborative Commerce
Import

The most significant reason for an MIS to fail is ____________

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Lack of coordination of the EDP and MIS function
Lack of proper planning
Lack of managerial participation
Lack of proper analysis

Which of the following is used to monitor the progress of an MIS implementation ?

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Reporting system
Mainframe system
Localized system
Processing system.

The person who designs a cryptosystem is called a___________

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Cryptographer
Cryptanalyst
Cryptogenist
Cryptodentist

Information technology helps in evolving new types of organizations called ________

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Electronic conglomerates
Connected organizations
Virtual organizations
Big organizations.

In a decision making process, complete and accurate knowledge of the outcome of each alternatives, comes under _________ type of knowledge

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Certainty
Risk
Unforeseen
Unpredictable

According to Simon (in 1960), the different stages of a decision making process are the following, except _________

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Intelligence
Design
Implementation
Contemplation

The first necessary step to effectively operate an MIS is ________

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Summarizing data
Analyzing data
Determining information needs
Generating systems from gathered data.

Currency represented in electronic form that moves outside the normal network of money is _____________

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Coins
Cheques
Debit Card
Digital Cash

Businesses like airline, banks and online services are adversely affected by natural calamities. Such organizations therefore, develop _____________

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Disaster recovery mechanisms
SOS systems
Network architectures
Accounting systems.

Which of the following transmission media is most resistant to wiretapping?

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Optical fiber
Twisted-pair wire
Satellite microwave
Infrared

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