MIS Trivia 4

Question 1

What is 'business process reengineering' (BPR) in the context of MIS?

Accepted Answer

Radical redesign of core business processes to achieve dramatic improvements

Answer

BPR involves fundamentally rethinking and redesigning business processes from scratch to achieve major performance gains.

Question 2

In network security, what is a 'DMZ' (Demilitarized Zone)?

Accepted Answer

A segment of a network isolated between the public internet and internal network

Answer

A DMZ is a network perimeter zone that hosts public-facing services while shielding the internal network from direct internet access.

Question 3

Which type of e-commerce involves transactions between two businesses rather than between a business and a consumer?

Accepted Answer

B2B

Answer

B2B (Business-to-Business) e-commerce refers to online transactions conducted between companies, such as wholesale purchasing.

Question 4

What is the purpose of 'data normalization' in relational database design?

Accepted Answer

Organizing data to reduce redundancy and improve integrity

Answer

Normalization restructures a database into tables and relationships to minimize data duplication and prevent anomalies.

Question 5

Which technology uses radio waves to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects?

Accepted Answer

RFID

Answer

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags on objects without line of sight.

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