DipIETE – CS (OLD SCHEME)

Code: DC17 Subject: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Time: 3Hr. Max Marks: 100

NOTE: There are 9 Questions in all.

· Question 1 is compulsory and carries 20 marks. Answer to Q.1 must be written in the space provided for it in the answer book supplied and nowhere else.

· Out of the remaining EIGHT Questions, answer any FIVE Questions. Each question carries 16 marks.

· Any required data not explicitly given, may be suitably assumed and stated.

Q.1 Choose the correct or the best alternative in the following: (210)

a. MIS always refers to ____________.

(A) computer system (B) computer system & manual design

(C) always manual information (D) None of the above

b. The backbone of any organization is ____________.

(A) services (B) employees

(C) information (D) infrastructure

c. CASE stands for ___________.

(A) Closed Architecture System Engineering

(B) Computer Aided Software Engineering

(C) Computer and System Engineering

(D) None of the above.

d. RDBMS stands for _____________.

(A) Relational Data Bifagate Management System

(B) Rarely Database Management System

(C) Relational Database Management System

(D) None of the above.

e. Data independence is ___________.

(A) defining the data separately from program

(B) not dependent data

(C) independent program

(D) None of the above.

f. DSS (Decision support systems) provide support in __________.

(A) data collection (B) analysis of model

(C) presentation (D) All of the above.

g. Structured decisions are defined as ___________.

(A) decisions that are structured

(B) healthy decisions

(C) a set of rules or produces

(D) None of the above.

h. Dynamic Integration provides ____________.

(A) linking data from multiple documents

(B) data integration

(C) program integration

(D) None of the above.

i. Decentralization means ___________.

(A) separation of department

(B) combination of department

(C) use one way to access

(D) moving the major operations & decisions out to lower level within a firm

j. Which of the following tools is not used in modeling the new system?

(A) Decision tables. (B) Data dictionary.

(C) Data flow diagrams. (D) All of the above.

Answer any FIVE questions out of EIGHT questions

Each question carries 16 marks

Q.2 a. What is MIS and explain the importance of MIS? (8)

b. What are the Management & Decision levels? Explain primary levels of decision in business. (8)

Q.3 a. Write a note on data types & hardware components in information technology. (8)

b. What is a firewall and how does it protect a company from internet attacks? (8)

Q.4 a. Describe the major tasks performed by a Database Administrator. (8)

b. Why is integration of data important in business? (8)

Q.5 a. What steps are involved in creating an expert system? (8)

b. What are the primary reasons for creating business models? Also list the major steps involved in building a model. (8)

Q.6 a. How can information systems be used to gain control over distribution channels? (8)

b. What are the major difference between expert system and decision support system? (8)

Q.7 a. Briefly describe four techniques that can be used to gain competitive advantage. (8)

b. What is top down & bottom up approach of system design? How does the current method use both the techniques? (8)

Q.8 a. Explain system development life cycle. How does it relate to systems analysis? (8)

b. What can be the possible threats to information? Also explain what do you mean by encryption? (8)

Q.9 a. What are the advantages of centralizing computer hardware? What are the advantages of decentralization? (8)

b. What are the basic roles of MIS department? Explain hardware administration & software support. (8)