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 The following are all types of information systems: 

(i) A Management Information System producing management accounts showing margins for individual customers. 

(ii) An Expert System holding specialist tax information. 

(iii) An Executive Information System giving access to internal and external information in summarised form, with the option to drill down to a greater level of activity. 

Which of the above would NOT be suited to all levels of management in an organisation? 

A

 (i) 

B

 (ii) 

C

 (iii) 

D

 None of the above is suited to all levels. 

 A manufacturer and retailer of kitchens introduces an enterprise resource planning system. 

Which of the following is NOT likely to be a potential benefit of introducing this system? 

A

 Schedules of labour are prepared for manufacturing 

B

 Inventory records are updated automatically 

C

 Sales are recorded into the financial ledgers 

D

 Critical strategic information can be summarised 

 Electronic Executive Information Systems (EIS) and Expert Systems (ES) are examples of: 

A

 Customer relationship management software 

B

 Database management systems 

C

 Computer networking 

D

 Decision based software 

You have been presented with a summary report of sales in the last month, with a breakdown of totals per product, and with variances from the corresponding monthly sales plan. 

This report is an output from:  

A

 A transaction processing system 

B

 A management information system 

C

 An executive Information system 

D

 None of the above 

Which of the following is not a feature of strategic management accounting? 

A

 External orientation 

B

Historic focus 

C

Non-financial orientation 

D

Inputs from many areas of a business 

 Open systems are seldom, if ever, found in naturally occurring situations.

A

True 

B

false

 Interaction with other systems or the outside environment is a feature of open systems. 

A

True 

B

 false

 The following statements have been made about management information. 

(1) Budgetary control information comes mainly from sources outside the organisation. 

(2) An EIS provides an integrated database system for the management of operations. 

Which of the above statements is/are true? 

A

 1 only 

B

 2 only 

C

 Neither 1 nor 2 

D

 Both 1 and 2

 This question appeared in the June 2015 exam. The following statements have been made about transaction processing systems and executive information systems: 

(1) A transaction processing system collects and records the transactions of an organisation 

(2) An executive information system is a way of integrating the data from all operations within the organisation into a single system 

Which of the above statements is/are true? 

A

 1 only 

B

 2 only 

C

 Both 1 and 2 

D

 Neither 1 nor 2 

Which of the following correctly describes a management information system? 

A

 A system which measures and corrects the performance of activities of subordinates in order to make sure that the objectives of an organisation are being met and the plans devised to attain them are being carried out 

B

A system by which managers ensure that information is obtained and used effectively and efficiently in the accomplishment of the organisation's objectives 

C

A system which involves selecting appropriate information so that management can prepare a long-term plan to attain the objectives of the organisation 

D

 A collective term for the hardware and software used to drive a database system with the outputs, both to screen and print, being designed to provide easily assimilated information for management