Information System Management MCQs and Notes

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Ranjeet • 34.60K Points
Instructor I

Q 121. _____ means that the manager spends his or her time dealing with exceptions or those situations which are out of control

(A) relevant

(B) management by exception

(C) predictive reports

(D) control

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Vinay • 28.75K Points
Instructor II

Q 122. A systems theory of organization sees the firm as a

(A) network of resource flows

(B) system transforming inputs into outputs

(C) physical system managed by a manager using a conceptual system

(D) All of the above

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Vijay Sangwan • 28.62K Points
Instructor II

Q 123. The ....................is defined as a set of activities performed across the organization creating as output of value to the customer.

(A) development process

(B) business process

(C) quality process

(D) customer focus

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Shiva Ram • 30.44K Points
Instructor I

Q 124. Which of the following is not true about expert systems?

(A) Expert systems are collections of human knowledge

(B) Export systems are expensive to design.

(C) export systems are usually designed to run on small general-purpose computers

(D) Maintenance support may be difficult to obtain for an expert system.

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Shiva Ram • 30.44K Points
Instructor I

Q 125. Mitigating risk could involve

(A) identifying risks, obtaining insurance and developing alternatives

(B) contracting and quality assurance

(C) developing standards, buying insurance, and planning for contingencies and

(D) re-scoping the project and reassessing requirements

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Praveen Singh • 36.81K Points
Coach

Q 126. An example of risk mitigation is:

(A) Using proven technology in the development of a product to lessen the probability that the product will not work

(B) Purchasing insurance

(C) Accepting a lower profit if costs overrun

(D) a and b

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Praveen Singh • 36.81K Points
Coach

Q 127. When should a risk be avoided?

(A) When the risk event has a low probability of occurrence and low impact

(B) When the risk event is unacceptable -- generally one with a very high probability of occurrence and high impact

(C) When it can be transferred by purchasing insurance

(D) none

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Rakesh Kumar • 28.44K Points
Instructor II

Q 128. A risk response which involves eliminating a threat is called:

(A) Mitigation

(B) Deflection

(C) Avoidance

(D) b and d

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Gopal Sharma • 38.32K Points
Coach

Q 129. Decision support systems usually:

(A) Serve managers interested in weekly, monthly, and yearly results, not day-to-day activities.

(B) Help managers make decisions that are unique, rapidly changing, and not easily specifiedin advance.

(C) Provide managers with a generalized computing and telecommunications capacity that can be applied to a changing array of problems.

(D) Perform and record the daily routine transactions necessary to the conduct of business.

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Vinay • 28.75K Points
Instructor II

Q 130. 1990’s saw the introduction of the _____________ information systems.

(A) Strategic

(B) GUI

(C) Decision

(D) Executive