HPC 411 (Applied Business Tools)

I. Multiple choice. Choose only the letter of the correct answer and write in the space provided before the question. (30 seconds) (30 pts.)

___ 1. What is the key role of Management Information Systems?

• A. To develop and share documents that support day-today organizational activities.

• B. To materialize the business transaction data and produce insightful information which assists managers in decision making.

• C. To process business information.

• D. To provide information security and privacy.

___ 2. What is the process of information that is not primary characteristic?

• A. Accuracy

• B. Availability

• C. Interactivity

• D. Timeliness

___ 3. What is the necessity of the data to be done before it can be converted into information?

• Edited

• Processed

• Stored

• Transformed

___ 4. Which of the following is not an objective of MIS?

• A. Assist management people

• B. Provides insightful information

• C. Recruit people for system

• D. Supports in decision-making

___ 5. Which one is not the organization's Back Bone?

• A. Customers

• B. Employee

• C. Information

• D. Management

___ 6. Which of the following that cannot be considered as a business driver in information system?

• A. Information security and privacy

• B. Proliferation of networks and the Internet

• C. Redesign a business process

• D. Search engine marketing

___ 7. Which one of the following is not a prerequisite for a good MIS?

• A. Control and maintenance of MIS

• B. Database

• C. MIS executives

• D. Support from Staff

___ 8. Which one of the following is not included in a Transaction Processing System?

• A. Control

• B. Input

• C. Process

• D. Output

___ 9. What is the sources of information that may be categorized as MIS design?

• A. Constructive, destructive

• B. Internal, external

• C. Personal, organizational

• D. Useful, unuseful

___ 10. Which one of the following model is based on business management, accounting, and econometrics principles?

• A. Behavioral model

• B. Management science models

• C. Model base

• D. Policymaking models