MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS Stephen B. Harsh Department of Agricultural Economics Michigan State Universi 美国密执安州立大学农业经济系的论文 INTEGRATED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS A PRACTICAL GUIDE 美国 EMIS - Education Management Management System A Review Health management information systems PDF Version CRS Report for Congress The Homeless Management Information System Libby Perl Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Management Information Systems (MIS) for Microfinance Ali Ahmad, CIO, The First MicrofinanceBank Ltd. 经济类 很有意思的一篇小文章 Management Information Systems Fact Sheet 2008 SAMPLE QUESTIONS All test questions are in a multiple-choice format, with one correct answer and three incorrect options. You may want to review these samples for the type of questions that may appear on the exam. 1. A computer-based information system consists of which of the following elements? A. Computers, keyboards, display monitors, hard disks, and printers B. People, procedures, data, programs, and computers C. Input, processing, storage, and output D. Planning, programming, organizing, and evaluating 2. Which of the following characteristics of a system reflects the fact that all systems are comprised of subsystems? A. Synergy B. Differentiation C. Regulation D. Hierarchy 3. The process by which workers develop their own applications, with or without the help of professional MIS staff, is called A. decentralized computing B. distributed computing C. end-user computing D. client/server computing 4. A database management system must include which of the following components? I. A data definition language II. A data manipulation language III. A data dictionary IV. A data redundancy protocol A. I only B. I and II only C. I, II, and III only D. I, II, III, and IV 5. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of electronic data interchange (EDI)? A. It reduces errors B. It reduces the volume of invoices or orders C. It reduces transaction processing costs D. It saves time 6. Which of the following terms is used to describe the transmission of data one character at a time? A. Synchronous B. Asynchronous C. Half-duplex D. Full-duplex 7. Multiplexors and concentrators are used in telecommunication systems to do which of the following? A. Perform high-speed arithmetic operations B. Increase utilization of the communication lines C. Store and retrieve data D. Display data on the monitor 8. Which of the following systems development approaches involves a highly iterative process of building, using, evaluating, and refining? A. System development life cycle (SDLC) B. Top-down analysis (TDA) C. Prototyping D. Critical-path analysis 3 9. In MIS the concept of “outsourcing” can be best defined as which of the following? I. An option that some organizations use to control data processing costs II. A process of releasing an organization’s computer operations to an external vendor III. A data support and retrieval system that organizations can access electronically A. I only B. I and II only C. II and III only D. I, II, and III