Wednesday, 9 October 2013

Management Information System



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National Institute of Business Management
Chennai - 020
SECOND SEMESTER EMBA/MBA
Subject : Management Information System


Attend any 4 questions.  Each question carries 25 marks
(Each answer should be of minimum 2 pages / of 300 words)

                                                 
1.            Explain the role of MIS in organization, its planning and decision making.
Answer :

2.            Explain the factors influencing successful use of MIS in an organization.
Answer : A Management Information System (MIS) is a network of software tools that connects all departments of an organization to facilitatethe management of information. Management information systems specifically enable executives (managers) to collate information and thereby make informed decisions. But these systems are also used by the overall workforce to gather and distribute information across different levels of the organization. The effectiveness and success of management information systems is influenced by several factors within the workplace.
Management information systems are a combination of a wide array of databases that belong to different departments in an organization. An MIS is successful if all users are able to easily operate the system to do their jobs. Operational viability is the ease of use the system offers to all users within the organization. An MIS may be irrelevant or unsuccessful if users are having difficulties using it to manage information.

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3.            Discuss the factors contributing success and failure of MIS.

Answer : MIS - The factors of Success and Failure


Many organizations use MIS successfully, others do not. Though the hardware and the software is the latest and has appropriate technology, its use is more for the collection and storage of data and its elementary processing. There are some factors which make the MIS a success and some others, which make it a failure. These factors can be summarized as follows:


If a MIS is to be success then it should have all the features listed as follows:

§         The MIS is integrated into



4.            Write a descriptive account on Relational Database Management System.
Answer : A relational database management system (RDBMS) is a database management system (DBMS) that is based on the relational model as introduced by E. F. Codd, of IBM's San Jose Research Laboratory. Many popular databases currently in use are based on the relational database model.
RDBMSs have become[when?] a predominant choice for the storage of information in new databases used for financial records, manufacturing and logistical information, personnel data, and much more. Relational databases have often replaced legacy hierarchical databases and network databases because they are easier to understand and use. However, relational databases have been challenged by object databases, which were



5.            Describe the essential characteristics of Decision Support System.
Answer : How do you know a computerized system is a decision support system (DSS)? This question is important because knowledge transfer is more meaningful when we classify and categorize. Identifying characteristics, distinguishable features, attributes or aspects of all DSS helps distinguish such systems from other systems. Once accurate classification occurs, we are more likely to identify patterns and generalizations. In general, information systems that provide decision relevant information and results are decision support systems. DSS are interactive computer-based systems and subsystems intended to help decision-makers.


6.            Explain the major problems in an Enterprise Resource Planning system Implementation.
25 x 4=100 marks

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