Principles of Business Information Systems – Chapter 8
Quiz
Which MIS function can result in several end users developing the same or similar reports?
Provide reports with fixed and standard formats
Produce hard-copy and soft-copy reports
Use internal data stored in the computer system
Allow end-users to develop their own custom reports
A _______ is good enough but not perfect.
Satisficing model
Heuristic model
SaR model
Optimized model
A ____ is an information system that supports managerial activities in product development, distribution, pricing decisions, and promotional effectiveness.
Marketing MIS
Financial MIS
Manufacturing MIS
Human resource MIS
A ____ is an information system that is concerned with activities related to employees and potential employees of an organization.
Marketing MIS
Financial MIS
Manufacturing MIS
Human resource MIS
Which of the following pairs of characteristics describe DSSs?
Good at handling unstructured problems; emphasizes information
Normally used only with more structured problems; emphasizes information
Normally used only with more structured problems; emphasizes actual decisions
Good at handling unstructured problems; emphasizes actual decisions
Which of the following is not an output of an MIS?
Scheduled report
What-if report
Drill-down report
Demand report
A _____ assembles geographic data.
GIS
GSM
GUI
4G
A dialogue manager is part of a _____.
TPS
MIS
GIS
DSS
A GSS is a a DSS aiming to support _____.
Geographic decisions
Graphic decisions
Global decisions
Group decisions
An ESS is designed to handle _____ decisions.
Tactical
Operational
Group
Strategic
Which of the following is an external source for an MIS?
The Internet
Data warehouses
ERP systems
Data marts
A report that provides increasing detail about a situation is known as ________.
Ad hoc
Exception
Drill down
Scheduled
The ____ is the first stage of decision-making, in which potential problems or opportunities are identified and defined.