Database Management Systems Basics Quiz

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What is the definition of Information Technology (IT)?

The process of converting data into a meaningful and useful context for the receiver.
The hardware, software, telecommunications, database management, and other technologies used to store, process, and distribute information. (correct)
A computer-based system that provides information and support for effective managerial decision making.
An interactive, computer-based system that uses decision models and specialized databases to support organization decision makers.

What is the difference between data and information?

Data is raw, unsummarized, and unanalyzed facts and figures, while information is data that have been converted into a meaningful and useful context for the receiver. (correct)
Data is the hardware and software used to store and process information, while information is the telecommunications technologies.
Data is information that supports effective managerial decision making, while information is unsummarized facts and figures.
Data is the process of converting information into a meaningful and useful context for the receiver, while information is raw, unsummarized, and unanalyzed facts and figures.

What is the function of Decision Support System (DSS)?

To convert data into a meaningful and useful context for the receiver.
To provide information and support for effective managerial decision making. (correct)
To store, process, and distribute information using hardware and software.
To facilitate strategic decision making at the highest levels of management by providing executives with easy access to timely and relevant information.

What is the purpose of Management Information System (MIS)?

<p>To provide information and support for effective managerial decision making. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of Executive Information System (EIS)?

<p>To facilitate strategic decision making at the highest levels of management by providing executives with easy access to timely and relevant information. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers