Business Information System - Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | GkSeries

1. Processed data is called

• [A] Field
• [B] Information
• [C] Record
• [D] File

Answer: Option [B]

2. A group of related records constitutes a

• [A] Database
• [B] File
• [C] Information
• [D] Field

Answer: Option [B]

3. Which of the following can help you choose a product

• [A] office automation system
• [B] management information system
• [C] transaction processing system
• [D] decision support system

Answer: Option [D]

4. The intranet that is accessible by outside workers is called

• [A] Firewall
• [B] EXTRANET
• [C] MIS
• [D] P2P

Answer: Option [B]

5. A tape library will use a robotic component called a(n)____ to change and store multiple tape cartridges

• [A] backup device
• [B] redundant system
• [C] auto loader
• [D] None of the above

Answer: Option [C]

6. The information system used in the daily running of the business is :

• [A] TPS
• [B] OPS
• [C] OAS
• [D] All the above

Answer: Option [A]

7. Which of the following is not one of the three main components in a decision support system?

• [A] Model
• [B] Communications
• [C] Data
• [D] Dialogue

Answer: Option [C]

8. EIS stands for

• [A] External information system.
• [B] Extended information system.
• [C] Electronic information system.
• [D] Executive information system.

Answer: Option [D]

9. What is Buy-side e-commerce?

• [A] The use of electronic communications for all business processes
• [B] Any electronically mediated communication between an organisation and its stakeholders
• [C] An organisation using electronic media to sell direct to its customers
• [D] An organisation using electronic media to purchase from its suppliers.

Answer: Option [D]

10. Which of these is a cost/efficiency driver of e-commerce?

• [A] Improving the range and quality of services offered.
• [B] Avoid losing market share to businesses already using e-commerce.
• [C] Increasing speed with which supplies can be obtained.
• [D] Increasing speed with which supplies can be obtained.

Answer: Option [C]

11. Increasing speed with which supplies can be obtained.

• [A] Feedback
• [B] Outputs
• [C] Control
• [D] Processing

Answer: Option [B]

12. Which of the following describes exchanges between a system and other systems or a system and any external agencies?

• [A] Interface
• [B] Suprasystem
• [C] Environment
• [D] Subsystem

Answer: Option [A]