Title Computer Science _ Systems Analysis and Design_03_MC_03_04_Trivium

Topic Business Information Systems

Subject Systems Analysis and Design
Difficulty Level 2
Question Type Multiple Choice (MC)
Scoring Type 3
Source Partner
Creator User
Status Pending
School None
Course None
Exam Type Final
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L2: Introduction to Systems Analysis and Design

L3: Business Information Systems

Question: Which among the following can evaluate transactional data, produce
information for managing and directing business operations, and provide users
with job-related information support?

Options

(A) Enterprise Computing

(B) Transaction Processing
(C) Business support systems
(D)Knowledge Management

Answer: (C) Business Support Systems

General Guidance:

Concept and Reason:

Business information systems are a set of interconnected operations that use IT

infrastructure to generate and transmit required information in a business
organization. The business information system receives data and other IT
infrastructure resources as input from the environment and processes them to
meet the information demands of various business entities
Fundamental:

Business support is a business information system that provides job oriented

support to users at every level. It analyzes information related to transactions and
produce data to monitor the process involved in business. Its most important
characteristic is to provide decision support to users by building computer models
and utilizing a collection of variables.

Starting hint:

Explore about the enterprise computing, Transaction Processing, and Knowledge

Management from system definitions and the support they provided to company
in managing information in different sections of the system.

Step 1:

Business information systems are intended to assist those associated with the
company in making decisions that will help them achieve their goals.

Explanation:

Enterprise computing is the field of organizational development that assists

organizations data management. It improves security and reliability of data.

When a specific transaction occurs, Transaction Processing systems conduct a set

of actions for completing transaction consistently. These systems are used to
process daily generated data.

Knowledge Management identifies or search data patterns and correlations from

database using logical set of rules.

Common mistake: Business support analyzes transaction data to extract relevant

information and make decisions, whereas Transaction Processing deals with the
operations conducted in the transaction, maintaining data integrity and recording
transactional data.
Hint for the next step: Explore about the information provided by business
support and enterprise support.

Step 2: The business support information system provides job-related information

to employees at all levels.

Explanation: In business, management information systems (MIS) with managers

as the primary user aids employees at all levels that require information to
perform their jobs, and they rely on information systems to provide it. Business
support systems can evaluate transactional data, provide statistics for managing
and controlling corporate operations, and deliver data that helps people make
better decisions.

Common mistake: Do not get confused between Enterprise computing and

business support system. Enterprise computing provides cost effective support
where business support system provides job related support.