MIS 307, Management Information System

UNIT 1 Assignment Date of Submission-25 August,2017

Q1. Short Notes: 3-5 Marks

a) Transaction Processing system
b) Decision Support System
c) Executive Support System
d) What are the information needs at different level?
e) MIS in Tourism Industry
f) Expert System
g) MIS Growth and Development
h) Integration of Organisation System and Information systems.
i) Difference between MIS and a computer system
j) Programmed Vs. Non-programmed decisions.
k) Business Systems Vs. MIS
l) One example each of Transaction Processing System, Embedded System and Expert System
m) Critical Success Factors of MIS
Q2. Long Answers- 15 Marks

a) Define the term MIS. Discuss the importance and relevance and importance of MIS to business
organization with the help of examples.
b) What are the different types of information systems that generally exist in an organization . Are these
systems related? If yes use an example of FMCG organization to support your answer?
c) Explain the term decision-making giving an example. Explain the various phases in decision-making
according to Simon's model.
d) What do you mean by MIS architecture? Discuss different subsystems of management information system.
e) Why an organization needs MIS and how decision characteristics are linked to different levels of
Management? (8 marks)
f) Explain the characteristics of an MIS and DSS. (7 marks)
g) Define the role of MIS in Business organization. (8 Marks)
h) Discuss the applications and recent developments of MIS. (7 Marks)
i) How does MIS affect the decision to choose proper IT approach. Explain in detail. (8 Marks)
j) What do you know about 'Expert Systems' . Explain in detail. (8 Marks)
k) Explain about Transaction Processing System. (7 Marks)
l) Define the term "MIS" functioning? How does it assist managers in their day-to-day functioning?
m) Define Decision Support System? Explain the characteristics of a DSS. How the
DSS differs from GDSS?
n) What do you mean by an executive information system? What are the components of an EIS?
o) Why an organization needs MIS and how decision characteristics are linked to levels of Management?
p) Differentiate with examples operational DSS, MIS, ESS and GDSS.
q) What are the different types of DSS And development process of DSS?