MIS Management Information Systems MCQ 2

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Executive Information System (EIS)

Answer

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

Question 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?

Accepted Answer

Atomicity

Answer

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

Question 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?

Accepted Answer

Business Intelligence (BI)

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Star topology

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Utility computing / Cloud computing

Answer

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

MIS - Management Information Systems Practice Test

MIS - Management Information Systems Practice Test

MIS Management Information Systems MCQ 2