QB – Management Information System
About Course
Master Management Information System (MIS) concepts with this comprehensive Question Bank. Designed to help you understand key topics, it includes book-based questions, past paper solutions, and practice questions that align with university standards. Perfect for self-assessment and exam preparation!
What Will You Learn?
- Management Information Systems
Course Content
Introduction to Information System
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Q 1.1. What are the various characteristics of information?
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Q 1.2. Why do we need to manage information?
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Q 1.3. What is an IS? Discuss its various resources.
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Q 1.4. What is the role of information systems in today’s competitive business environment?
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Q 1.5. What is the relationship between an organization and its information systems? How has this relationship changed over time?
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Q 1.6. Explain why information systems are so essential in business today.
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MCQs for Key Terms
Classification of Information Systems
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Q 2.1. What are the key system applications in a business? What role do they play? AND Q 2.1. List and briefly describe the major types of systems in organizations.
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Q 2.3. What are the five types of TPS in business organizations? What functions do they perform? Give examples of each.
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Q 2.4. Describe the functions performed by knowledge work and office systems and some typical applications of each.
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Q 2.5. What are the characteristics of MIS? How do MIS differ from TPS and from DSS.
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Q 2.6. What are the characteristics of DSS? How do they differ from those of ESS.
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Q 2.7. Describe the relationship between TPS, office systems, KWS, MIS, DSS, and ESS.
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Q 2.8. What are enterprise systems? How do they change the way an organization works?
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Q 2.9. What are the benefits and challenges of implementing enterprise systems?
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MCQs for Key Terms
Information Systems and Organizations
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Q 3.1. Discuss the evolution process of information systems within an organization. Also discuss the importance for understanding such evolution.
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Q 3.2. Explain Anthony’s framework in detail while linking the hierarchy of managerial activates with the information requirements.
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Q 3.3. Discuss information needs at different levels of management. What are its implications on information system planning and development?
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Q 3.4. Discuss the interdependence of business strategy and information systems.
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Q 3.5. Why it is important to include strategic approach in development of information systems?
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Q 3.6. What are various challenges in development of information systems with strategic intent?
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Q 3.7. What is meant by strategic alignment? What is its significance in development of information systems?
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MCQs for Key Terms
Information Systems and Decision Making
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Q 4.1. How the increase of ICT in businesses flattening the organizations?
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Q 4.2. What are business decisions and how are they impact the business?
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Q 4.3. What do you understand by Decision Making? Discuss the nature and characteristics of Decision?
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Q 4.4. Why is MIS required as a strategic need of management today?
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Q 4.5. How do MIS support a manager in his functional responsibilities?
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Q 4.6. What do you understand by each term of Management Information Systems
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Q 4.7. How are MIS becoming an integral part of business today?
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Q 4.8. What are the various characteristics of MIS?
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Q 4.9 Discuss an Organizational Need for MIS in a Company?
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Q 4.10. Enumerate the advantages and disadvantages of MIS.
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Q 4.11. Enlist the basic constraints in effective implementation of MIS and how can a manager overcome them.
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Q 4.12. What are the various DSS disciplines and their applications?
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MCQs for Key Terms
IT for Information Systems I: Hardware and Software
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Q 5.1. What is IT infrastructure and what are its components?
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Q 5.2. Define IT infrastructure from both a technology and a services perspective.
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Q 5.3. List and describe the components of IT infrastructure that firms need to manage.
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Q 5.4. Define and describe the multitier client/ server architecture.
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Q 5.5. Describe how network economics, declining communications costs, and technology standards affect IT infrastructure.
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Q 5.6. What are the current trends in computer hardware platforms?
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Q 5.7. Describe the evolving mobile platform, grid computing, and cloud computing.
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Q 5.8. Explain how businesses can benefit from autonomic computing, and grid computing.
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Q 5.9. Define Java and Ajax, and explain why they are important.
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Q 5.10. Define and describe Web services and the role played by XML.
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Q 5.11. Define and describe software mashups and widgets.
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Q 5.12. Name and describe the three external sources for software.
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Q 5.13. What are the challenges of managing IT infrastructure, and what are management solutions?
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Q 5.14. Name and describe the management challenges posed by IT infrastructure.
IT for Information Systems II: Databases
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Q 6.1. What is a database management system? What are major advantages of the database-approach over traditional file-based systems?
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Q 6.2. What is meant by data models? Critically review different types of data models while listing their advantages and disadvantages.
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Q 6.3. What are different components of a database management system?
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Q 6.4. What is meant by ACID properties? What is their importance for managing databases?
IT for Information Systems III: Computer Networks
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Q 7.1. What is meant by data communications? What are its various components?
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Q 7.2. Differentiate between wired and wireless communication media.
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Q 7.3. The Internet is a driving force behind developments in telecommunications, networks, and other information technologies. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
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Q 7.4. Explain briefly the different types of computer networks.
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Q 7.5. What do you understand by network topologies?
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Q 7.6. What is networking? Point out the characteristics of networks.
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Q 7.7. Describe the components of networks with examples.
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Q 7.8. Explain various networking devices.
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Q 7.9. What is the importance of an effective firewall in a computer network?
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Q 7.10. What are some of the business benefits and challenges of using wireless technologies
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Q 7.11. How is the trend toward open systems, connectivity, and interoperability related to business use of the Internet, intranets, and extranets?
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Q 7.12. What is the purpose of modem? What are its different types?
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Q 7.13. Explain the topology of the network that would be used in an academic
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Q 7.14. Institution that needs to connect to its various departments and classrooms.
Planning for Information Systems
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Q 8.1. Describe the project identification and selection process.
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Q 8.2. Describe several project evaluation criteria.
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Q 8.3. List and describe the steps in the project initiation and planning process.
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Q 8.4. What is contained in a baseline project plan? Are the content and format of all baseline plans the same? Why or why not?
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Q 8.5. List and discuss the different types of project feasibility factors. Is any factor most important? Why or why not?
Developing Information Systems I: System Analysis
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Q 9.1. What do you understand by system approach?
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Q 9.2. What are the basic characteristics of system?
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Q 9.3. Discuss the various types of systems?
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Q 9.4. What is the role of system analyst in system development?
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Q 9.5. What is the importance of feasibility study?
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Q 9.6. How is object oriented design different from classical SDLC?
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Q 9.7. Differentiate between spiral and waterfall model.
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Q 9.8. How do Structured Systems Analysis and Design Methodology differ from the traditional methodology?
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Q 9.9. Describe various fact finding techniques used in system analysis phase.
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Q 9.10. What type of information is best obtained through interview.
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Q 9.11. What is systems requirement
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Q 9.12. Discuss the pros and cons of the various tools of doing analysis.
Developing Information Systems II: System Design
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