The flow of information through MIS is

A. need dependent
B. organization dependent
C. information dependent
D. management dependent
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The flow of information through MIS is need dependent. MIS is the use of information technology, people, and business processes to record, store and process data to produce information that decision makers can use to make day to day decisions. MIS is the acronym for Management Information Systems.

_________ is an organized portfolio of formal systems for obtaining processing and delivering information in support of the business operations and management of an organization.

A. MIS
B. DSS
C. MRS
D. none of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
MIS is an organized portfolio of formal systems for obtaining processing and delivering information in support of the business operations and management of an organization. MIS is the use of information technology, people, and business processes to record, store and process data to produce information that decision makers can use to make day to day decisions. MIS is the acronym for Management Information Systems.

What is one of the major barriers to effective time management?

A. Procrastination
B. Being well organized
C. Lack of money
D. Lack of time
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Procrastination is one of the major barriers to effective time management. Procrastination is the avoidance of doing a task that needs to be accomplished by a certain deadline. It could be further stated as a habitual or intentional delay of starting or finishing a task despite knowing it might have negative consequences.

Which of the following is accomplished initially while planning a report

A. Defining purpose
B. Identifying the sequence in which tasks should be performed
C. Preparing a work plan
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Defining purpose is accomplished initially while planning a report. The planning report describes what is to be done, how and when it is to be carried out.

Communication between departments or functional units of companies is known as

A. department communication
B. upward communication
C. command communication
D. horizontal communication
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Horizontal communication is the transmission of information between people, divisions, departments or units within the same level of organizational hierarchy. You can distinguish it from vertical communication, which is the transmission of information between different levels of the organizational hierarchy.

Which of the following problems can occur as a result of ineffective downward flow?

A. Employees feeling that they don’t receive enough information to do their jobs
B. Employees feeling that they receive too much information
C. Employees feeling the information they do receive is not the information they need
D. All of the above
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Employees feeling that they don’t receive enough information to do their jobs, Employees feeling that they receive too much information and Employees feeling the information they do receive is not the information they need are the problems can occur as a result of ineffective downward flow.