INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT EXAM

INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT EXAM

1. What are the essential tools of conducting business in recent times?
A. Fax machines and typewriters
B. Landline telephones and mail correspondence
✅ C. Email, Online conferencing, smartphones have become essential tools for conducting
business
D. Physical meetings only



2. Fill the gap:
Information systems are the , allowing businesses to buy, sell, and advertise online.
A. Result of company marketing
B. Tool for offline promotions
✅ C. The foundation of fast supply chains
D. Output of IT policies



3. Organizations are trying to become more competitive and efficient by
_________________________________.
A. Hiring more manual workers
✅ B. Digitally enabling their core processes
C. Reducing data use
D. Expanding physical branches only



4. When can we call a firm digital?
A. When it uses only physical meetings
✅ B. When nearly all of its significant business relationships with stakeholders are digitally
enabled
C. When it has only a website
D. When it uses social media




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,5. What is space shifting and how do digital firms differ from traditional ones?
A. Digital firms operate only during local hours
✅ B. Digital firms can conduct business 24/7 and internationally, unlike traditional 9–5 local
firms
C. Traditional firms are more flexible
D. Space shifting refers to time zone control



6. Information systems are a _____________________________ today.
A. Luxury for large businesses
B. Replacement for employees
✅ C. Foundation for conducting business
D. Backup for data loss



7. What are the 6 strategic business objectives of investing in Information Systems?
A. Marketing expansion and advertising
✅ B. Survival, Operational Excellence, Customer/Supplier Intimacy, New Products & Services,
Competitive Advantage, Improved Decision Making
C. Branding and promotion
D. Only cost reduction



8. What is an information system?
A. A software-only solution
✅ B. A set of interrelated components that collect, process, store, and distribute information to
support decision-making, coordination, and control
C. A marketing tool
D. A storage database



9. What is considered data?
A. Processed and meaningful information
✅ B. Streams of raw facts
C. Summarized insights
D. Filtered reports



10. What is considered information?
A. Random numbers



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, ✅ B. Data shaped into a meaningful form
C. Technical logs
D. Backup files



11. What are the two perspectives of Information Systems?
✅ A. Technical Perspective – processes raw data into meaningful forms
✅ B. Business Perspective – provides solutions through management, organization, and
technology elements
C. Historical and cultural perspectives
D. Financial and social perspectives



12. Does investing in IS alone guarantee good results?
A. Yes, always
✅ B. Not necessarily; success also depends on business models, culture, management,
technology, and laws
C. Only if software is expensive
D. Only in large firms



13. What is the Five Component Model of MIS?
A. Software | Network | Internet | People | Devices
✅ B. Hardware | Software | Data | Procedures | People
C. Devices | Cloud | AI | Data | Strategy
D. Input | Output | Control | Feedback | Evaluation



14. Difference between IS and IT?
A. They are the same thing
✅ B. IT = Hardware + Software + Data; IS = IT + Procedures + People
C. IS only means computers
D. IT includes management only



15. What are the technical and behavioral disciplines that IS deals with?
✅ A. Technical: Computer Science, Management Science, Operations Research
✅ B. Behavioral: Psychology, Sociology, Economics
C. Only Engineering
D. Only Business Administration



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