1. A management information system consists of: A. B. C. D.

Hardware, software, telecommunications, data, storage capacity Collections of data, storage capacity, software, people, hardware Hardware, software, people, procedures, and collections of data Software, people, hardware, data, telecommunications

Information systems can facilitate supply chain management by: A. B. C. D. Tracking the status of orders Rapidly communicating orders Providing product specifications Doing all of the above

What term refers to living life through technology? a. Virtual living b. E-living c. Virtual space d. E-Society An information system always:

a. transforms inputs to information. b. requires hardware even if only a pencil. c. is computer-based. d. is collection of data from internal & external sources An example of information to support strategic management is: a. Spreadsheet model of income projections. b. Business Intelligence system. c. Electronic Document management system. d. computer-based system

Projections and responses to queries are information output characteristics associated with a(n): a. DSS b. MIS c. ESS d. TPS Management information 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 specified in 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.

Information systems that monitor the elementary activities and transactions of the organizations are:

a. management-level systems. b. operational-level systems. c. knowledge-level systems. d. strategic-level systems. Information is a. Data b. Processed Data c. Manipulated input d. Computer output Data by itself is not useful unless a. It is massive b. It is processed to obtain information c. It is collected from diverse sources d. It is properly stated For taking decisions data must be a. Very accurate b. Massive c. Processed correctly d. Collected from diverse sources Strategic information is needed for a. Day to day operations b. Meet government requirements c. Long range planning d. Short range planning A computer based information system is needed because a. The size of organization have become large and data is massive b. Timely decisions are to be taken based on available data c. Difficult to get clerks to process data d. Both a& b A management information system is one which a. is required by all managers of an organization b. processes data to yield information of value in tactical management c. provides operational information d. allows better management of organizations All of the following are TRUE about disasters EXCEPT a. A disaster may be domestic or international b. A disaster may be caused by nature or have human origins c. A disaster always receives widespread media coverage. d. A disaster may have a known and gradual onset Disasters frequently result in all of the following EXCEPT a. Damage to the ecological environment b. Displacement of populations c. Destruction of a population"s homeland d. Sustained public attention during the recovery phase

Bhopal Gas Tragedy in 1984 was a situation of

a. natural disaster b. technological disaster c. eqipment failure d. Manmade disaster Crisis situations may occur as a result of factors such as a. Environmental imbalances b. Topographical imbalances c. Product failure or faulty decesions d. Organizational planning & controlling _______ is not a type of man-made disaster. a. Terrorism b. Technology breakdown c. Industrial Accident d. Landslide Professional Crisis could be understood by the example of a. Industrial accident b. product failure c. faulty decision by manager d. Career problems faced by Irfan Pathan in Cricket