PRACTICE QUIZ - NO MARKS
1. What is information?
2.
3.
A.
Data that has a particular meaning within a specific context
B.
Information with a particular meaning within a specific context
C.
Data that has no particular meaning
5.
None of the above
What is the definition of MIS?
A.
The proper way to address an unmarried woman
B.
An acronym for "Missing In Space"
C.
A computer system that organizes data and creates reports
D.
Software that dictates the movements of a business
_____ reports are produced at scheduled intervals.
A.
detailed
4.
D.
ad hoc
B.
routine
C.
exception
D.
Processed ______________________ is also called ______________, while the most
raw elements of facts and figures are known as ______________.
A.
Data; Knowledge; Information
Knowledge
B.
Information; Data;
C.
Information; Knowledge; Data
Information
D.
Knowledge; Data;
What is the role of the chief information officer (CIO)?
A. Must understand the goals and operations of the entire organization and
be able to make strategic decisions
B. Must implement and maintain the organizations network(s)
C. Must monitor the computer systems, review procedures, keep peripheral
equipment running, and make backup copies of data
D. Must design, write, test, implement, and maintain the programs that
process data on the computer system
6. Information systems that support operational decision making are called
___________.
A.
Operating System
C.
Transaction Processing System
B. Managerial systems
D. synchronous systems
7.
________ is an online journal that a person stores, posts and publishes on the
internet.
A Forums
Syndication)
8.
C. Wikis
D. RSS (Real Simple
Which will not harm computer resources
A. Firewall
9.
B. Blogs
B. Virus
C. Trojan horse
D. None of the above
_________ system is self organizing and adoptive to changing environment
as it is flexible
A. Closed
B. Open
C. Both
D.None
10. OLTP is the short form of
A. On Line Time Package
B. On Line Tea Party
C. On Line Total Package
D. On Line Transaction Processing
11. Which of the following is collective information about customers, competitors,
business partners,
competitive environments, and internal operations?
A.
Aggregate Data
B.
External Knowledge
C.
Business Intelligence (BI) D.
Information Granularity
12. _________ controls the website inflow/outflow, content management and
regulation of the
traffic.
A. Web administrator
B. Web developer/programmer
C. Web designer
D. Web master
13. '.MOV' extension refers usually to what kind of file?
A.
Image file
B.
Animation/movie file
C.
Audio file
D.
MS Office document
14. The four major corporate resources are money, materials, information, and
A.
people
B.
icons C.
information system D.
on-
line
15. Which type of information system is used to create, store, and analyze spatial
data? 10.
A.
Knowledge Management System
B. Data mining and visualization
system
C.
System
Expert System
D. Geographic Information
16. When two companies are linked together by computers and they send
business transactions through these computers, they are probably using _____.
A. Digital wallets
Smart cards
B. Electronic data interchange
C.B2C
D.
17. The best way to protect against illegal practices by some businesses is to
A. educate consumers.
B. never visit the site again.
C. visit the site and try making a purchase.
D. e-mail their webmaster.
18. A task of developing a technical blueprint and specifications for a solution that
fulfills the business
requirements is undertaken in the following phase of the system
development process
A. system initiation B. system implementation
system design
C. system analysis D.
19. Which American Computer Company is called Big Blue?
A. IBM
B. HP
C. Microsoft D. DELL
20. Error reports are an example of:
A. scheduled reports
predictive reports
B. demand reports C.
exception reports
D.
