Informatiok Managament

Question 1

What is an Mis

Answer 1

Used to collect and analyse data

Question 2

Benefits of an MIS

Answer 2

Integrated system - shares a large amount of data

Decision making - highlighting areas that need improvement

Powerful analysis - accurate data analysis

Question 3

Limitations of an MIS

Answer 3

Cost and installation - expensive and hard to set up

Requires accurate data - can lead to disastrous decisions

Training - trained to use the software accurately

Question 4

Meaning of data collection

Answer 4

Paper forms , surveys , stock taking
Collections information

Question 5

Meaning of storage

Answer 5

Storing data in a secure and easily retrievable medium

Sensitive data should be encrypted

Backed up

Question 6

Retrieval

Answer 6

Using a database to store information allows users to easily access data

Searches and queries can be easily performed on all tables in a database to show specific values

Question 7

Manipulating and processing

Answer 7

Exported to other software after being processed such as from a database and into a spreadsheet so that it can be manipulated , sorted and visualised

Graphs and chart so they can be easily identified

Question 8

Analysis

Answer 8

Important decisions are made here to analyse the data