Management information system – MIS MCQs

✅ The correct answer is option D.
In the Financial Decision-Making System which of the following is not a transaction processing system input Warehouse requisition slip. A requisition, in procurement, is a request for goods or services made by an employee to the person or department in a company that is responsible for purchasing.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Trojan Horse is a program that, unknown to the user, contains instructions that exploit a known vulnerability in some software. Trojan horse is a program downloaded and installed on a computer that appears harmless, but is, in fact, malicious. Unexpected changes to computer settings and unusual activity, even when the computer should be idle, are strong indications that a Trojan is residing on a computer.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
The process of transforming plain text or data into cipher text that cannot be read by anyone other than the sender and the intended receiver is called Encryption. Encryption is a way of scrambling data so that only authorized parties can understand the information. In technical terms, it is the process of converting plaintext to ciphertext. In simpler terms, encryption takes readable data and alters it so that it appears random.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Expert System contains Database, Modelbase and Knowledgebase. Typically, an expert system incorporates a knowledge base containing accumulated experience and an inference or rules engine — a set of rules for applying the knowledge base to each particular situation that is described to the program.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
The emerging class of applications focuses on personalized decision support, modeling, information retrieval, data warehousing, what-if scenarios and reporting is called Decision Support Trends. Decision support system (DSS) is an interactive computer-based system, which helps decision makers utilize data and models to solve unstructured problems. Current business is undergoing a major paradigm shift that is taking it from traditional management into a world of agility.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Information technology consists of all the hardware and software that a firm needs to achieve its business objectives. Information systems can be defined technically as a set of interrelated components that collect, process, store, and distribute information to support decision making, coordinating, and control in an organization.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Business process reengineering is not one of the major dimensions for developing international information systems architecture. Business process reengineering is the act of recreating a core business process with the goal of improving product output, quality, or reducing costs. Typically, it involves the analysis of company workflows, finding processes that are sub-par or inefficient, and figuring out ways to get rid of them or change them.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Restructuring & transforming a business process by a rethinking and redesign done by BPR Process. Business process reengineering is the act of recreating a core business process with the goal of improving product output, quality, or reducing costs. Typically, it involves the analysis of company workflows, finding processes that are sub-par or inefficient, and figuring out ways to get rid of them or change them.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
An individual is credited with the development of the five forces competitive model is Michael Porter. Porter’s Five Forces is a model that identifies and analyzes five competitive forces that shape every industry and helps determine an industry’s weaknesses and strengths. Five Forces analysis is frequently used to identify an industry’s structure to determine corporate strategy.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Group Decision Support System (GDSS) that provides support for decision making by groups of people. A group decision support system (GDSS) is an interactive computer based system that facilitates a number of decision-makers (working together in a group) in finding solutions to problems that are unstructured in nature.