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Information System Analysis And Design (Saturday) Question Paper

Information System Analysis And Design (Saturday)

Course:Bachelor Of Commerce

Institution: Kca University question papers

Exam Year:2011

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UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2010/2011
SECOND YEAR EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
COMMERCE
CMS 204: INFORMATION SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN (Saturday)
DATE: AUGUST 2011 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions
Question One
a) How does the Spiral Model of software development differ from the Waterfall Model?
(6 Marks)
b) Explain UP TO SIX risks associated with outsourcing information systems. (6 Marks)
c) Staff require reports from the organization Information System. Good reports are accurate. List
FOUR other qualities of a good report. (4 Marks)
d) Outline the differences between the information provided in a strategic report and an operational
report. (4 Marks)
e) Define the following terms:
i) System (2 Marks)
ii) Entity (2 Marks)
iii)Database (2 Marks)
iv)Prototype (2 Marks)
v) Transaction processing system (2 Marks)
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Question Two
a) Use the information below to construct a critical path diagram (8 Marks)
b) Identify the critical path (2 Marks)
c) Identify the duration of the project (2 Marks)
d) No charges are reimbursed to the patient until the deductible has been met. After the deductible has
been met, reimburse 50% for Doctor's Office visits or 80% for Hospital visits.
Required: use the information above to design a decision tree (8 Marks)
Question Three
a) List and explain six duties of a project manager in system development (12 Marks)
b) List and explain FOUR factors to be considered when selecting software for an organization
(8 Marks)
Question Four
a) The purpose of access control software is to limit and control access to resources of a computer system.
List and explain FIVE logical access controls that can be installed in an information system security.
(10 Marks)
b) Software Testing is the process of executing a program or system with the intent of finding errors.
Discuss the following types of testing
i. white box testing
ii. black box testing
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iii. system testing
iv. program testing
v. Unit testing (2 Marks each)
Question Five
a) Describe FOUR Quality Monitoring Methods showing how they could be used as part of a project
development quality control. (8 Marks)
b) A system is made up of various components, list and explain six components that make up a system
(6 Marks)
c) Discuss four types of system changeover (4 Marks)
d) Discuss two types of system maintenance (2 Marks)

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