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Management Information Systems Question Paper
Management Information Systems
Course:Cpa Part Ii
Institution: Kasneb question papers
Exam Year:2009
KASNEB
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
PILOT PAPER AUGUST 2009
Answer ANY five questions
QUESTION ONE
a) Identify six major components of a computer system. (6 marks)
b) Describe the following with reference to systems development.
1. Structured analysis (3 marks)
2. Structured design (3 marks)
c) The current trend in database systems development include the growth in distributed database systems and the emergence of object oriented and hypermedia database systems.
Required:
Distinguish between object oriented and hypermedia database systems. (8 marks)
QUESTION TWO
a) Risk assessment is a process that involves evaluation of the impact of risk and its probability of occurring.
Required:
Using suitable examples, explain what is involved in the following risk assessment issues
1. Preventive risk measures. (3 marks)
2. Mitigation risk measures. (3 marks)
b) Highlight the difference between business continuity planning and disaster recovery.
(3 marks)
c) State the meaning of the term "system integrity" and describe the moral issues which a systems developer should consider in order to maintain the integrity of an information system. (10 marks)
QUESTION THREE
a) Define the term "information systems strategy" (2 marks)
b) The business information technology (IT) planning process focuses on discovering innovative approaches to satisfying an organization's customer and business value goals.
Required:
Examine the three components of business/IT planning process. (6 marks)
c) Describe the four components of information technology architecture which are created by the strategic business/IT planning process. (12 marks)
QUESTION FOUR
a) Suggest the network devices which would be suitable for the following tasks:
1. Connecting a local area network to another local area network using the same protocol. (1 mark)
2. Allowing several users to send information over a network at the same time without slowing each other down. (1 mark)
3. Determining the next network point to which a data packet should be forwarded. (1 mark)
4. Allowing data convergence from one or more directions and forwarding it out in one or more directions. (1 mark)
b) Explain the function of an interface message processor (IMP) in a network protocol (3 marks)
c) In a network, the host computer may need extra processors in order to increase the efficiency of the network.
Required:
Name and briefly describe the two types of subordinate processors which may be configured with the host computer. (6 marks)
d) Briefly examine three electronic payment systems which are used to settle e-commerce transactions. (6 marks)
QUESTION FIVE
a) Using a well labelled diagram, explain the rapid application development approach to systems development. (8 marks)
b) Before a systems analyst can begin a systems investigation, he/she requires the terms of reference.
Highlight the information contained in the terms of reference. (5 marks)
c) Computer software, books, music and other creative works can be digitized and distributed over the internet.
Examine the problems faced in the protection of intellectual property rights arising from the use of the internet. (7 marks)
QUESTION SIX
a) Briefly describe the following data communication terms:
1. Information superhighway (3 marks)
2. Transmission speed (3 marks)
b) Briefly describe the four categories of e-commerce. (8 marks)
c) Highlight the characteristics of the following information systems:
1. Knowledge work systems (3 marks)
2. Executive support systems (3 marks)
5. Providing an entrance to another network. (1 mark)
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