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Bmit 316:Management Information Systems December 2009 Question Paper

Bmit 316:Management Information Systems December 2009

Course:Bachelor Of Commerce In Business Management And Information Technology

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KABARAK UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2008/2009 ACADEMIC YEAR
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF COMMERCE IN
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
COURSE CODE: BMIT 316

INSTRUCTIONS:
§ Answer ALL questions in SECTION A and ANY TWO in SECTION B.
§ Indicate question numbers clearly at the top of each page.
§ Observe further instructions on the answer booklet.

SECTION A (compulsory)2
a) What are the challenges of implementing enterprise
systems? (3
marks)
b) Outline the characteristics of strategic management
information system (MIS). (3
marks)
c) List TWO benefits of sharing knowledge in an
organization. (2
marks)
d) Compare and contrast decision support systems and
traditional management information system in terms of:
i) Decision support to management (2
marks)
ii) Information attributes and processing (3
marks)
iii) Systems control (1
mark)
e) Briefly explain TWO reasons that motivate most business
organizations to use artificial intelligence
applications. (2
marks)
f) Briefly describe the capabilities of a digital firm.
(4
marks)3

SECTION B
QUESTION TWO (10 MARKS)
a) What is tacit knowledge? (1
mark)
b) Describe the information systems that support knowledge
management in an organization (4
marks)
c) Discuss FIVE the key management challenges involved in
building, operating, and maintaining information systems
today. (5
marks)

QUESTION THREE (10 MARKS)
a) What are the trends in the global business environment
that have made information systems so valuable?(2 marks)
b) Describe the role of information systems in today¶s
competitive business environment. (4
marks)
c) Describe the information systems serving each of the
major business functional areas of a business. (4
marks)

QUESTION FOUR (10 MARKS)4
a) Describe THREE major types of global business
organizations and their system configuration. (3
marks)
b) Discuss the business benefits of using collaborative
commerce, industrial networks, and enterprise systems.
(7
marks)

QUESTION FIVE (10 MARKS)
Suppose you have been hired by a leading consultant firm in
Kenya that develops ethics policy statement to assist
individuals and to encourage decision making. List and
describe the five moral dimensions of information systems
and show how you can help organizations develop corporate
policies for ethical conduct. (10
marks)

Bmit 316:Management Information Systems December 2009 Question Paper

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