Which of the following statements about management information systems is/are TRUE?

1. Budgetary control information comes mainly from sources outside the organisation.
2. An EIS provides an integrated database system for the management of operations.

The following statements have been made about management information and management information systems.

1. Management information is often produced from transaction processing systems.
2. The data used in management information systems comes mainly from sources within the organisation and its operations.

Which of the above statements is/are TRUE?

Which of the following terms is used to describe an information system that provides senior executives with online access to important information obtained from both internal and external sources?

Big data analytics usually involves the analysis of unstructured data.

Which of the following is an example of unstructured data?

Which of the following statements about big data is/are True?

1. Big data analytics enables large quantities of data to be examined quickly.
2. Big data analytics improves organisational decision-making.
3. Big data analytics enables cost reduction.
4. Big data analytics requires adherence to data privacy laws

Which THREE of the following are the three 'V's associated with big data?

Which of the following controls is used to ensure accuracy of data?

Which TWO of the following are ways that big data can be used to improve performance?

Which of the following statements about big data is/are True?

1. Big data can be used to provide insights into costs.
2. Social media is a source of big data.

Which of the following controls help to ensure the security of highly confidential information?

1. Logical access controls
2. Database controls
3. Hierarchical passwords
4. Range checks

Which of the following statements is/are true?

1. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems use complex computer systems, usually comprehensive databases, to provide plans for every aspect of the business.
2. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are accounting oriented information systems which aid in identifying and planning the enterprise wide resources needed to resource, make, account for and deliver customer orders.

Which of the following statements concerning big data analytics is correct?

Which of the following statements about data and information systems is/are FALSE?

1. In-depth analysis of data on a database in order to identify undiscovered trends or patterns in the data is known as data mining.
2. Large public databases are a major source of feedback for many commercial organisations.

Which of the following statements about management information system is/are TRUE?

1. They are designed to report on existing operations.
2. They have an external focus.

The following statements have been made about operational control.

1. Budgeting is commonly associated with decision-making at the operational planning level within a management hierarchy.
2. Operational control decisions in general are more narrowly focused and have a shorter time horizon than management control decisions.

Which of the above statements is/are TRUE?

Which of the following is an example of local networking?

Coff Co operates a chain of coffee shops. It has an interactive website where customers can leave feedback, and has recently introduced a customer loyalty card that is swiped at the till whenever a purchase is made. Coff Co is keen to make use of this new data.

Which TWO of the following are ways that Coff Co could use the information collected from the website and customer loyalty cards?

Which TWO of the following are benefits of wireless technology?

The following costs relate to management accounting information for Kite Co for April 20X8:

What were the total direct data capture costs for Kite Co for April 20X8?

The following statements have been made about information systems.

1. Feedback is information produced from a system that is used by management to take action to control further inputs to the system.
2. Information for benchmarking purposes may be obtained from both internal and external sources.

Which of the above statements is/are TRUE?

Which TWO of the following are risks of using big data?

An education department has a statutory obligation to report on the number of students on site throughout the day. In order to produce this information, a swipe card system has been introduced.13 An education department has a statutory obligation to report on the number of students on site throughout the day. In order to produce this information, a swipe card system has been introduced.

The following table details the costs of the swipe card system in its first year:

What is the indirect cost of producing the information required in the first year of the swipe card system?

Which of the following is NOT an internal source of management information?

A company's board of directors were recently embarrassed when a very unhappy junior human resources employee emailed details of their salaries to the entire company. An investigation revealed that the human resources director had lent his username and password to the junior employee so that routine maintenance of the human resources database could be conducted whilst the director was on vacation. During the director's vacation, the junior employee had used the director's username and password to access the board's salary records.

Which of the following controls could have helped to prevent this breach of confidential information?

Which of the following statements is NOT a benefit of using big data analytics by an online book retailer?

The following statements have been made about data and information.

1. Automated systems for data capture are generally more reliable than data capture requiring input by individuals.
2. As a general rule, secondary information is more expensive to collect than primary data.

Which of the above statements is/are TRUE?

Data used by the management that has been obtained from an official government source is an example of which of the following?

Which of the following systems helps managers to see trends and make strategic decisions?

Which of the following combinations describe the purposes of management information?

Which TWO of the following are true of customer relationship management (CRM) systems?