MIS practice exam questions and
answers6
What type of relationship exists between Customer entity and Order entity if a customer may
place many order while an order may be placed by one and only one customer? - ANSWERS -
One to Many relationship
Entity types correspond to tables in a database; entity instances correspond to records in table.
- ANSWERS -True
The dimensions of information systems are people, organizations, and information technology. -
ANSWERS -True
In order to understand how a specific business firm uses information systems, you need to know
something about the history and culture of the company. - ANSWERS -True
UPS's use of Web-based tools that allow customers to embed UPS functions, such as tracking
and cost calculations, into their own Web sites was an information systems solution used to
achieve customer intimacy. - ANSWERS -True
The six important business objectives of information technology are: new products, services,
and business models; customer and supplier intimacy; improved decision making; competitive
advantage; operational excellence, and: - ANSWERS -Survival
The use of information systems because of necessity describes the business objective of: -
ANSWERS -Survival
, The three activities in an information system that produce the information organizations use to
control operations are: - ANSWERS -input, processing, output
An example of raw data from a national chain of automobile stores would be: - ANSWERS -1
Toyota RAV4 sold January 7, 2008 in Louisville, Kentucky - $28000
Which of the following is an example of a business using information systems to create new
products and services? - ANSWERS -Apple's creation of the iPod
An example of a business using information systems for customer and supplier intimacy is: -
ANSWERS -JC Penney's information system that allows its contract manufacturers to see what
garments have been sold and need to be replaced.
Data is information that has been shaped into a form that is meaningful to human beings. -
ANSWERS -False
Transaction processing systems are most commonly encountered at the senior management
level of an organization. - ANSWERS -False
A hotel reservation system is a typical example of a management information system. -
ANSWERS -False
Most Management Information Systems use sophisticated mathematical models or statistical
techniques. - ANSWERS -False
The three principal levels of hierarchies within a business organization are: - ANSWERS -Senior,
middle, and operational management
answers6
What type of relationship exists between Customer entity and Order entity if a customer may
place many order while an order may be placed by one and only one customer? - ANSWERS -
One to Many relationship
Entity types correspond to tables in a database; entity instances correspond to records in table.
- ANSWERS -True
The dimensions of information systems are people, organizations, and information technology. -
ANSWERS -True
In order to understand how a specific business firm uses information systems, you need to know
something about the history and culture of the company. - ANSWERS -True
UPS's use of Web-based tools that allow customers to embed UPS functions, such as tracking
and cost calculations, into their own Web sites was an information systems solution used to
achieve customer intimacy. - ANSWERS -True
The six important business objectives of information technology are: new products, services,
and business models; customer and supplier intimacy; improved decision making; competitive
advantage; operational excellence, and: - ANSWERS -Survival
The use of information systems because of necessity describes the business objective of: -
ANSWERS -Survival
, The three activities in an information system that produce the information organizations use to
control operations are: - ANSWERS -input, processing, output
An example of raw data from a national chain of automobile stores would be: - ANSWERS -1
Toyota RAV4 sold January 7, 2008 in Louisville, Kentucky - $28000
Which of the following is an example of a business using information systems to create new
products and services? - ANSWERS -Apple's creation of the iPod
An example of a business using information systems for customer and supplier intimacy is: -
ANSWERS -JC Penney's information system that allows its contract manufacturers to see what
garments have been sold and need to be replaced.
Data is information that has been shaped into a form that is meaningful to human beings. -
ANSWERS -False
Transaction processing systems are most commonly encountered at the senior management
level of an organization. - ANSWERS -False
A hotel reservation system is a typical example of a management information system. -
ANSWERS -False
Most Management Information Systems use sophisticated mathematical models or statistical
techniques. - ANSWERS -False
The three principal levels of hierarchies within a business organization are: - ANSWERS -Senior,
middle, and operational management
