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Systems Analysis And Design Question Paper

Systems Analysis And Design

Course:Bachelor Of Commerce

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
INSTITUTE OF OPEN LEARNING

EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF COMMERCE

BMS 300: SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
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DATE: TUESDAY 11TH AUGUST 2009 TIME: 8.00 A.M. – 10.00 A.M.

INSTRUCTIONS
Attempt Question 1 (Compulsory) and any other Two Questions

QUESTION 1 (COMPULSORY)
a)
Faida_ Supermarkets Co Ltd offers 15 percent discount to a customer who buys

goods worth Sh. 25,000 and above. Additionally, the company offers a gift worth

Sh. 5,000 to a customer who buys good worth sh. 60,000 and above. Represent this
information
in
a
pseudo
code.
(8
marks)
b)
A team of software developers has been given the task of developing a software

solution for all business functions of a certain company.

i)
State and explain the steps that should be followed by the team when
constructing
the
entity
model.
(10
marks)

ii)
Explain the possible approaches that maybe used by the team during the
system
changeover.
(12
marks)

QUESTION 2.
Assuming that you have been appointed by an organization that you are working for to be in-
charge of all the corporate information systems:

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i)
Explain the criteria that you can use to evaluate the corporate information

systems.

(12 marks)

ii)
Explain the types of information system maintenance.
(8 marks)

QUESTION 3
ABC Co. Ltd has been having problems related to frequent downtime of its corporate
business information systems. The company has appointed you to lead a committee of
experts to investigate the problem and consequently identify a suitable software solution.
Explain:

i)
The key steps to be followed by the committee in achieving their goal.

(8 marks)

ii)
A suitable approach that can be used in identifying a suitable software
solution
for
the
company.
(12
marks)

QUESTION 4
Biashara_X Co. Ltd is searching for a systems analyst who can effectively handle all the
activities related to the systems analysis and design of the corporate information systems.

i)
Explain the competencies that the systems analyst should posses. (8 marks)

ii)
Mention other players and their respective roles that they systems analyst should

work with in order to ensure the optimal performance of the corporate information

systems.

(12 marks)

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