Module 1

Question 1

It is a collection of hardware, software, data, people and telecommunications networks that interact with one another to capture, process, store, and disseminate information in an organization.

Answer 1

Management Information System (MIS)

Question 2

To the _______, MIS is an implementation of the organizational systems and procedures.

Answer 2

To the managers

Question 3

What is MIS to the managers?

Answer 3

an implementation of the organizational systems and procedures.

Question 4

The goals of an MIS are. . . ?

Answer 4

To implement the organizational structure and dynamics of the enterprise for the purpose of managing the organization in a better way and capturing the potential of the information system for competitive advantage

Question 5

Three Components of the MIS

Answer 5

System, Information, Management

Question 6

Data is processed into. . .?

Answer 6

Information, with the help of a system.

Question 7

A system is made up of?

Answer 7

inputs, processing, and outputs, and feedback or control.

Question 8

Information is?

Answer 8

Processed data. This data is now useful in helping manage planning, controlling and operations in the enterprise.

Question 9

what does management do?

Answer 9

It covers the planning, control, and administrations of the operations of a concern.

Question 10

It covers the planning, control and administrations of the operations of a concern.

Answer 10

Management

Question 11

The top management handles. . .?

Answer 11

planning

Question 12

Which management handles planning?

Answer 12

Top management

Question 13

The middle management handles. . .?

Answer 13

controlling

Question 14

What management handles controlling?

Answer 14

Middle management

Question 15

The lower management handles. . ?

Answer 15

actual administrationwh

Question 16

What management is concerned with actual administration

Answer 16

Lower management

Question 17

Notes

Answer 17

The top management handles planning, the middle management handles controlling, the lower management handles actual administration.

Question 18

Basic objectives of MIS (CPIII)

Answer 18

Capturing Data, Processing Data, Information Storage, Information Retrieval, Information Propagation

Question 19

It consists of data that has been organized to help answer questions and to solve problems.

Answer 19

Information

Question 20

It is the software that helps organize and analyze data.

Answer 20

Information System

Question 21

The purpose of an information system is to. . .

Answer 21

. . .turn raw data into useful information that can be used for decision making in an organization.

Question 22

To increase the information system’s effectiveness. . .

Answer 22

You can add more data to make the information more accurate or use the information in new ways.

Question 23

It is the set of interrelated components used to gather, filter, process, store and distribute useful data to help in operations, control, and decision making in an organization

Answer 23

Information System

Question 24

Information System is very essential for. . .

Answer 24

Managing and running a business today

Question 25

Its role is to support the key aspects of running an organization, such as communication, record-keeping, decision making, data analysis and more.

Answer 25

Information System

Question 26

Define information system from a technical perspective,

Answer 26

It is a series of related components, which include: collect, process, store, and distribute information to assist managesr to do decision and control organization.

Question 27

It is a series of related components, which include: collect, process, store, and distribute information to assist managesr to do decision and control organization.

Answer 27

Information system from a technical perspective

Question 28

The business perspective calls attention to. . .?

Answer 28

The organizational and managerial nature of information systems.

Question 29

From this perspective, an information system represents an organizational and management solution based on information technology to a challenge or problem posed by the environment,

Answer 29

Information system from the business perspective.

Question 30

Processing data means. . . ? (MSCS)

Answer 30

making calculations with the data
o sorting data
o classifying data and
o summarizing data

Question 31

It is an organised way of sending, receiving and recording
messages.

Answer 31

Information System