A general purpose Information System IS) designed to provide reports to managers for tracking operations, monitoring and control is called an):
A) Monitoring Information System MIS)
B) Management Information System MIS)
C) Multi-function Information System MIS)
D) Marketing Information System MIS)

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A Management Information System (MIS) is designed to provide reports and information to support managerial decision making, including tracking operations, monitoring and control. The other options are not as appropriate because a Monitoring Information System may only focus on one area of an organization, a Multi-function Information System may have too many functions to effectively track operations, and a Marketing Information System would only focus on marketing-related data.

A General Purpose Information System IS) Designed to Provide Reports