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Bit 2119 : Management Information System Question Paper

Bit 2119 : Management Information System

Course:Bachelor Of Purchasing And Supplies Management

Institution: Jomo Kenyatta University Of Agriculture And Technology question papers

Exam Year:2011

JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
OF
AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

University Examinations 2011/2012

END OF SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF PURCHASING AND SUPPLIES MANAGEMENT

BIT 2119 : MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM

DATE: AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2011 TIME: 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER QUESTION ONE (COMPULSORY) AND
ANY OTHER TWO QUESTIONS.
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QUESTION ONE (30 MARKS)

(a) (i) What is information? [2 marks]

(ii) Explain how information can be used to facilitate the following:

(I) Planning. [2 marks]
(II) Controlling. [2 marks]

(b) Explain any two tools used in project scheduling. [4 marks]

(c) Differentiate between the following terms:

(i) Open versus closed systems. [2 marks]
(ii) Stochastic versus deterministic systems. [2 marks]

(d) Elaborate on the various techniques used to move from old system to new system. [8 marks]

(e) Examine the characteristics of the different types of decisions made at different levels of management. [6 marks]

QUESTION TWO (20 MARKS)

Analyze using appropriate examples and case studies, contribution of the different types of information systems in an organization.

QUESTION THREE (20 MARKS)

(a) Explain the term technical feasibility. [2 marks]

(b) Examine the value of information in an organization. [4 marks]

(c) Discuss the significant issues addressed by the economic feasibility study. [6 marks]

(d) Discuss how the different strategies can be used to gain competitive advantage in an organization. [8 marks]

QUESTION FOUR (20 MARKS)

(a) What is a system? [2 marks]

(b) Why are computer systems so vulnerable? Describe the most common threats against contemporary information systems.
[8 marks]

(c) Elaborate the features of computer user interface design that enhances usability of a system. [4 marks]

(d) As a productive system firms depend on its environment to provide inputs which it transforms to produce outputs which in turn it depends on the environment to accept. The inputs from the outputs to the environment come from and go to different subsystems in the environment. Explain the subsystems of an organization as a productive system. [6 marks]

QUESTION FIVE (20 MARKS)

(a) Strategic information is used to help plan the objectives of their business as a whole and to measure how well those objective are being achieved. In your own opinion what are the characteristics of the strategic information. [4 marks]

(b) Explain the contribution of the following concepts in a typical organization of your choices:

(i) Symbiosis. [2 marks]
(ii) Synergy. [2 marks]
(iii) Entropy. [2 marks]

(c) How does the internet challenge individual privacy? [4 marks]

(d) Discuss the importance of system development methodologies.
[6 marks]

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