MIS Practice 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which systems development methodology delivers working software in short, iterative cycles with continuous stakeholder feedback?
- Waterfall
- Agile/Scrum (Correct answer)
- Rapid Application Development (RAD)
- Joint Application Design (JAD)
Correct answer: Agile/Scrum
Agile methodologies like Scrum use short sprints (iterations) to deliver incremental working software and incorporate ongoing stakeholder feedback.
Question 2: What is 'shadow IT' in an organizational context?
- IT infrastructure used only during night shifts
- Technology systems used by employees without official IT department approval (Correct answer)
- A backup IT system that mirrors the primary system
- Software designed to run invisibly in the background
Correct answer: Technology systems used by employees without official IT department approval
Shadow IT refers to hardware or software adopted by employees or departments outside the knowledge or oversight of the IT department.
Question 3: A supply chain management system that automatically reorders stock when inventory falls below a threshold is implementing which concept?
- Just-in-time inventory (JIT)
- Demand forecasting
- Automated reorder point system (Correct answer)
- Vendor-managed inventory (VMI)
Correct answer: Automated reorder point system
An automated reorder point system triggers purchase orders when inventory levels drop to a predefined minimum, reducing manual oversight.
Question 4: Which type of e-commerce involves transactions between businesses rather than between a business and a consumer?
- B2C (Business-to-Consumer)
- C2C (Consumer-to-Consumer)
- B2B (Business-to-Business) (Correct answer)
- G2C (Government-to-Consumer)
Correct answer: B2B (Business-to-Business)
B2B e-commerce involves commercial transactions conducted electronically between two businesses, such as a manufacturer and a wholesaler.
Question 5: In network security, what does a 'demilitarized zone' (DMZ) refer to?
- A region where wireless signals are blocked
- A network segment that sits between the public internet and a private internal network (Correct answer)
- An encrypted VPN tunnel between two offices
- A server room restricted to IT staff only
Correct answer: A network segment that sits between the public internet and a private internal network
A DMZ is a perimeter network that exposes public-facing services (e.g., web servers) while shielding the internal corporate network from direct internet access.
Question 6: Which concept describes the exponential growth of data volume, velocity, and variety that organizations must manage?
- Data governance
- Big Data (Correct answer)
- Data warehousing
- Master data management
Correct answer: Big Data
Big Data is characterized by the '3 Vs'—Volume, Velocity, and Variety—representing the scale and complexity of modern organizational data.
Question 7: A company implements single sign-on (SSO) so employees log in once to access all authorized applications. Which IT management goal does this primarily address?
- Data redundancy reduction
- User authentication and access management efficiency (Correct answer)
- Network bandwidth optimization
- Application performance monitoring
Correct answer: User authentication and access management efficiency
SSO centralizes authentication, reducing password fatigue, improving security compliance, and streamlining user access management.
MIS Practice 5
Which systems development methodology delivers working software in short, iterative cycles with continuous stakeholder feedback?