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The Management Information System (MIS) provides timely and effective information to support decision making and other necessary management functions. Can you point out the sub-system which does not being to the MIS?
A Operational Tectical System
B Decision Support System (DSS)
C Data Communication System
D Automated Office System
E None of the above
Zani's framework of effective MIS argues that MIS can only be designed in a:
A top down fashion
B co-ordinative fashion
C by managerial participation
D bottom up
E None of the above
Consider a company that assembles computers. The probability of a faulty assembly of any computer is p. The company therefore subjects each computer to a testing process. This testing process gives the correct result for any computer with a probability of q. What is the probability of a computer being declared faulty?
A pq + (1 - p) (1 - q)
B (1 - q)p
C (1 - p)q
D pq
Which of the following best explains the meaning of managerial participation in effective computer utilization is MIS:
A managers operate the computer
B need for understanding and support from top management'
C managers need to be educated about computers
D managers need to go through the computers reports.
E None of the above
A characteristic of a distributed MIS structure is:
A computers supporting local DP operations
B a multiprocessing environment
C integrative sharing of the workload
D All of the above
E None of the above
As opposed to detailed transaction information, the management information system (MIS) responds to the need for
A electronic data processing
B managerial information
C accounting application
D utility billing information
E None of the above
In which way is a managerial information system (MIS) superior to electronic data processing (EDP)?
A It is batch oriented
B It is most cost effective
C It provides summary reports without details
D All of the above
E None of the above
A combination of a MIS and DSS called _____________ which helps top managers make decisions.
A GIS
B EIS
C EPI
D CAM
The value of a computer is depreciated over five years for tax purposes (meaning that at the end of five years , the computer is worth $0). If a business paid $ 2,100 for a computer, how much will it have depreciated after 2 years?
A $840
B $ 1,050
C $ 820
D $ 420
You create home directories for users Jan and Kim on a Windows NT Server computer. Jan works on a Windows NT Workstation computer. Kim works on a Microsoft Windows for Workgroups computer. After they log on, Jan can access her home directory, but Kim cannot access her home directory. What should you do?
A Start the Replication service on Kim's Windows for Workgroups computer
B Relocate Kim's home directory to her Windows for Workgroups computer
C Map a drive on Kim's Windows for Workgroups computer to her home directory on the server
D You cannot do this. Home directories can be accessed only by Windows NT computers

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