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Pmgt 031:Information Systems Question Paper

Pmgt 031:Information Systems

Course:Project Management

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2013

KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

END OF 2ND TRIMESTER 2013 (DAY) EXAMINATIONS
SCHOOL : BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
DEPARTMENT : ACCCOUNTING, FINANCE AND INVESTMENTS
UNIT CODE : PSCM 033/PMGT 031
UNIT TITLE : INFORMATION SYSTEMS

TIME: 2 HOURS

Instructions:

Question One

Any system can fall and information systems is not an exception. What would you suggest as the probable causes of system failure in an organization?

(8mks)

Define information system

(3mks)

Clearly write notes on the following classification of information systems
Manual information systems
Computer based information systems

Informal information systems.

(10mks)

Computers have an impact to the society how has wide access to computers affected the society.

(9mks)

Question Two

Group support systems has its limitations state and explain these limitations.

(8mks)

There are numerous threats to information, identify the many threats to information security.

(8mks)

What is globalization of an organization?

(4mks)

Question Three

Information systems has been useful at functional units of business organization state the limits explaining the influence of information system to them.

(10mks)

Information systems may be used by business people to gain competitive advantage in what areas will information system be used to enable this.

(10mks)

Question Four

What benefits would be derived from business application systems and how would you measure success of the system.

(10mks)

Explain the five levels of IT

induced reconfiguration of an organization. (10mks)

Question Five

List and explain the characteristics and features of transaction processing.

(8mks)

How might internet be used to obtain information about competitors and competitive products.

(6mks)

What is meant by the term artificial intelligence?

(6mks

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