MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Q1. Explain the characteristics of MIS?

Q2. What is the role of Executive Information System?

Q3. Briefly explain the evolution of MIS?

Q4. Describe the various types of management information systems.

Q5. What is Office Automation? Describe some of the areas in office automation.

Q6. Describe the role of management information systems in a business organisation.

Q7. Mention the importance of Management Information Systems.

Q8. Distinguish between MIS and Business Data Processing.

Q9. Discuss the structure of Management Information System on the basis of operating
elements of an information system.

Q10. Explain with the help of a suitable diagram the conceptual structure of a Management
Information System.

Q11. What is public information system? How is it different from private information system?

Q12. “Planning information is different from control information.” Do you agree?

Q13. Information requirements of top management are different from that of bottom level
management”. Substantiate.

Q14. How does MIS provide decision support to top management?

Q15. What are the physical components of MIS?

Q16. What is systems integration? What are the methods of system integration?

Q17. “MIS is a confederation of subsystems”. Elaborate.

Q18. “The physical structure of MIS need not be the same as the conceptual structure.” Do
you agree?

Q19. How does information requirement change with levels of management?

Q20. What are the characteristics of Information?

Q21. What is data reduction? How is it done?

Q22. How do you determine the value of Information?

Q23. How do you assess the quality of Information? What factors affect the quality of
Information?
Q24. Describe how an analysis of the organisation system is important to information
system development?

Q25. What are the methods of decoupling of system?