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Information System Analysis And Design Question Paper

Information System Analysis And Design

Course:Bachelor Of Commerce

Institution: Kca University question papers

Exam Year:2010

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2009/2010
SECOND YEAR EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
COMMERCE
CMS 204: INFORMATION SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN (MONDAY)
DATE: AUGUST 2010 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions
QUESTION ONE
a) The management of an organization should consider the process of system analysis and design as a
project. Distinguish the terms system analysis and system design from each other (4 Marks)
b) Define the following terms as used in the analysis and design of a system project (5 Marks)
i) Feasibility study
ii) Prototyping
iii) Normalization
iv) Database
v) Organization
c) Outline any five factors that can be used to determine the success of an information system
(5 Marks)
d) One of the main terminologies used in the system development is Entity Relationship Diagram
(ERD). Explain any four components of an ERD (6 Marks)
e) Prototyping is an approach of making a small scale model of the new system. Explain any five
benefits for using prototyping during system development (5 Marks)
f) There are categories of system stakeholders with whom the system analyst can interact with during
information gathering process. Identify such system stakeholders (5 Marks)
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QUESTION TWO
a) System analysis seeks to establish and justify a project undertaking on the basis of feasibility study
components. Expound on any five such feasibility study components (10 Marks)
b) During system development several approaches can be used so as to establish a system. Describe
the Water fall model of Information System Development Process (5 Marks)
c) Apart from developing a system, an organization can choose other ways of having a system.
Explain any five other techniques of acquiring a new system for an organization (5 Marks)
QUESTION THREE
a) i) Define the term structured analysis as used in system analysis and design (1 Mark)
ii) Structured analysis is basically a four stage process. Generate the stages followed during
structured analysis (4 Marks)
iii) State any five factors that make structured analysis a very importance process for system
design phase (5 Marks)
b) i) Differentiate the terms Physical Model and Logical Model as used in System design process
(4 Marks)
ii) Distinguish the concept of Data Flow Diagram (DFD) from that of Decision Table (2 Marks)
c) State fully any four advantages of using DFD during system analysis (4 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR
a) Describe any five benefits of using structured walkthroughs during system implementation phase
(5 Marks)
b) There are various types of personnel problems that might be encountered prior system
implementation. Discuss any three of such problems (6 Marks)
c) Elaborate on any three management duties carried out during project management (9 Marks)
QUESTION FIVE
a) Despite the fact that an organization can have various information systems, a database is necessary
for manipulation of data in a centralized manner. State five advantages for using database in a
business organization (5 Marks)
b) Who is a system analyst? Describe fully any four skills that a system analyst should have so as to be
effective in the system analysis work (9 Marks)
c) One of the ways of collecting data is by conducting interviews. Define the term interview and
explain the significance of interviews as an information gathering tool (6 Marks)

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