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  1. Which type of information system is specifically designed to support the decision-making needs of senior executives?

    Answer: Executive Information System (EIS)

    An Executive Information System (EIS) provides senior executives with easy access to internal and external information relevant to strategic goals.

  2. In database management, which term describes the property that ensures a transaction is treated as a single unit — either fully completed or fully rolled back?

    Answer: Atomicity

    Atomicity is the ACID property guaranteeing that all operations in a transaction succeed together or are all undone.

  3. A company uses software that monitors social media sentiment about its brand and automatically alerts the marketing team. This is an example of which MIS component?

    Answer: Business Intelligence (BI)

    Business Intelligence tools collect, analyze, and present business data — including social sentiment — to support decision-making.

  4. Which network topology connects all devices to a single central hub or switch, making it easy to add or remove devices?

    Answer: Star topology

    In a star topology, all nodes connect to a central hub; failure of one node does not affect the rest of the network.

  5. The practice of outsourcing IT infrastructure and services over the internet, paying only for resources consumed, best describes which computing model?

    Answer: Utility computing / Cloud computing

    Cloud (utility) computing delivers IT resources on demand over the internet with pay-per-use pricing.

  6. Which project management methodology delivers software in short, iterative cycles with continuous stakeholder feedback?

    Answer: Agile

    Agile methodology uses iterative sprints and continuous collaboration to adapt quickly to changing requirements.

  7. An organization stores customer purchase history for five years to comply with federal tax regulations. This relates primarily to which information governance concern?

    Answer: Data retention policy

    Data retention policies define how long specific data must be kept to satisfy legal, regulatory, or operational requirements.

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