Sybaf Objective regarding MIS , DSS and Database

1. Information system that monitor the elementary activities and transactions of the organizations
Are______________________
a. Management-level system c. Knowledge-level system
b. Operational-level system d. Strategic level system

2. in MIS “S” stands for

a. Social c. Study
b. System d. None of them

3. Projections and responses to queries are information output characteristics associated with a (n)
a. DSS c. ESS
b. MIS d. TPS

4. Summary transaction data, high-volume data, and simple models are information inputs
characteristic of a (n):
a. DSS c. ESS
b. MIS d. TPS

5. Which of the following individuals typically have less formal, advanced educational degrees and
tend to process rather than create information?________________
a. Knowledge workers c. System analysts
b. Executives d. Data workers

6. Management information systems usually:_________________

a. Serve managers interested in weekly, monthly, and yearly results, not day-to-day activities.
b. Help managers make decisions that are unique, rapidly changing, and not easily specified in advance.
c. Provide mangers with a generalized computing and telecommunications capacity that can be applied
to a changing array of problems.
d. Perform and record the daily routine transactions necessary to the conduct of business

7. Decision support systems usually:

a. Serve managers interested in weekly, monthly, and yearly results, not day-to-day activities.
b. Help managers make decisions that are unique, rapidly changing, and not easily specified in
advance.
c. Provide managers with a generalized computing and telecommunications capacity that can be applied
to a changing array of problems.
d. Perform and record the daily routine transactions necessary to the conduct of business.

8. Identifying customers and markets using data on demographics, markets, consumer behavior,
and trends is an example of a (n):
a. Operational-level sales and marketing information system.
b. Knowledge-level sales and marketing information system.
c. Management-level sales and marketing information system.
d. Strategic-level sales and marketing information system.

9. Deciding where to locate new production facilities is a(n) example of a manufacturing and
production information system operating at the:
a. Operational level c. Management level
b. Strategic Operational level d. Knowledge level

10. Preparing short-term budgets is an example of a finance and accounting information system
operating at the:
a. Operational level c. Knowledge level
b. Management level d. Strategic level

11. Tracking employee training, skills, and performance appraisals is an example of a human
resource information system operating at the:
a. Operational level c. Knowledge level
b. Management level d. Strategic level

12. Assembling a product, identifying customers and hiring employees are :

a. Transactions c. Business processes
b. Phases d. Business functions

13. Which of the following is NOT an objective of MIS?

A) Facilitate the decisions-making process
B) Provide requisite information at each level of management
C) Support decision-making
D) recruit people for system

14. In MIS system design, the sources of information may be categorized as … and ..
A) internal, external C) useful, unuseful
B) personal, organizational D) constructive, destructive

15-The back bone of any organization is

a. information c. management
b. employee d. capital

16-The basic component(s) of DSS is (are)

a. Database c. DSS software system
b. Model base d. All of the above

17 The most important reason for failure of MIS is

A Use of improper tools for design
B Non involvement of end-user
C Improper specification
D None of the above
18.__________Which one of the following is not an important characteristic of useful and effective
information ?
A Accuracy C Completeness
B Timeliness D Economy

19 Top level Managers use

A Strategic information C Operational information
B Tactical information D None of these

20.___________ System is an important factor of MIS. There are various types of systems. Which one of
the following is not a system ?
A Physical system C Open system
B Integrated system D Probabilistic system

21. Which one of the following is not an approach for development of MIS ?
A Hierarchical approach C Modular approach
B Integrative approach D Elective approach

22. In management information system which is the correct order of the reference of activities that the
manager processes ?
A Planning, organizing, staffing, coordinating, directing, controlling
B Planning, staffing, coordinating, organizing, directing, controlling
C Planning, organizing, staffing, coordinating, controlling, directing
D Planning, directing, organizing, staffing, coordinating, controlling

23. Who plays an important role in the success of products and services and in increasing the marketing
share of the firm in business ?
A Functional level Managers C Business level Managers
B Corporate level Managers D All of the above

24) DSS stands for :____________

a) Dynamic Support System c) Dynamic Support Byetem
b) Decision Service System d) Decision Support System

25. Which is not a component of MIS?

a) Hardware g) Firmware
b) Malware d) Software

26. Which is not an application of MIS

a) Financial c) Manufacturing
b) Marketing d) Redevelopment

27. Which one is the disadvantage of MIS

a) Expensive to set up b) Reliance on technology
c) Risk of fraud d) All of the above

28. Which one is not an objective of MIS

a) Capturing data c) Processing data
b) Removing data d) Summarizing data

29. Provide access to a series of decision-oriented databases and small models

a) Analysis Information system g File drawer system
b) Data analysis system d) None of these

30. Emphasizes access to and manipulation of a time-scries of internal company data and real-time data
a) Communication driven DSS c) Data driven DSS
b) Document driven DSS d) Knowledge driven DSS

31. What are the two types of decisions in DSS

a) Programmed and Non programmed c) Dynamic and Static
b) Procedural and Non procedural d) None of the above

32. Characteristic of DSS are

a) Support for decision makers c) Adaptive over time
b) Support for variety of decision processes and d) All of the above
style

33. oriented DSS follows certain procedures adopted as rules

a) Database c) Rules
b) Text d) Compound

34. DBMS stands for

a) Database Management Secure c) Data Basic Management System
b) Database Management System d) Data Basic Management Secure

35. Which is not a type of Entity Relationship

a) One to Many c) One to One
b) Many to Many d) One to Two

36. In ACID I stands for

a) Integration c) Independent
b) Integrity d) Isolation

37. In Three tier architecture middle layer represents

a) Database c) User
b) Application d) System
38. In ER model every attribute is defined by set of values called as
a) Entity attributes c) Relationship
b) Domain d) Database

39. Which one is not a rule of E.F. Codd

a) Integrity independence c) View Updation rule
b) Physical Data independence d) None of the above

40. Database schema is

a) Represent logical view of entire database c) Represent the values of database
b) Physical view of database d) None of the above

41. Primary key

a) Set of attributes collectively define an entity c) A minimal super key
b) One of the candidate key d) All of the above

42) Foreign Key

a) private key d) primary key of one table available In the
B) public key second table
c) primary key

43. What do business processes define?

A The company’s strategy
B The efficiency of process execution
C The end-to-end series of events for interacting with customers
D Only the in-house services

44. BPM (Business Process Management) is…

A A strategic technique
B An approach for performance improvement
C A management discipline
D A tool for automating busin

45. One of the most important BPM success factors is…

A Selection of the right methods and tools
B Clear responsibility for organizational hand-offs in the business processes
C A group of external sponsors
D A solid management organization

46. In process modeling it is beneficial if work-shop participants…

A have comprehensive knowhow about financing issues
B are informed about all IT-Systems the enterprise uses
C represent the entire business process as cross-functional group
D already developed a finished process module for their sector
47. What is the job of the process owner?
A Responsible for process design, process performance and development of the solution
B Execution of project management for re-engineering
C Development of the database design for the repository
D Selection and procurement of BPM-tools

48. Which method for process implementation and introduction does NOT belong to BPM?
A Six Sigma C Overhead Value Analysis
B Lean Management D TQM

49. Why is focused People & Change Management necessary in BPM?

A To achieve quick wins faster
B To anticipate the impact on stakeholders
C To assure customers of success
D To motivate the process team

50. A good process culture is characterized by …

A A matrix organization
B Clearly defined business units
C The overall use of BPMS-suites
D Stakeholder awareness of full end-to-end processes

51. Business Process Management (BPM) is focused on …

A The adoption of best practice from other enterprises
B The continuous review and adoption of BPM technologies
C the alignment of business processes and organization structures according to the organizations
strategy
D The analysis of single business processes

52. What is the primary purpose of the usage of process models?

A Standardization of business processes
B Preparation of training material for the launch of the processes
C Analysis, documentation and design of business processes
D A system for measurement of process cycle times

53. What is the goal of a process simulation?

A Anticipate process behavior
B Variation of parameters
C Calculation of process variables
D Production of a graphical process model

54. An important step in process design is …

A The definition of the company’s strategy
B The development of a new process related compensation system
C The development and definition of useful key performance indicators (KPI‘s)
D The selection and deployment of external consultants

55. What is the biggest benefit of using BPM-technologies?

A The use of standards to support the whole BPM-lifecycle.
B The usage of the technology provides a comprehensive document management
C The graphical presentation for the automation of workflows
D The possibility of programming in BPEL (Business Process Execution Language