Miss
QUESTION 1: (30 MARKS)
(a) A company wishes to undergo a Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) activity with respect to its core business processes. Discuss the extent to which MIS could be employed within the business processes that result from a BPR activity. (10 marks)
(b) List and briefly explain the main categories of E-commerce. (8 marks)
(c) Briefly explain the major steps for effective decision making. (12 marks)
QUESTION 2: (30 MARKS)
(a) List and briefly explain all the components of a Computer Based Information System. (6marks)
(b) Discuss how cloud computing can provide value to a business. (6 marks)
(c) (i) Information Systems greatly help to make an organisation successful at the operational level, management level and strategic level. Identify and discuss any four major types of information systems that serve these main levels within a business. (8 marks) (ii) What are the relationships among these systems? (5 marks) (iii) Clearly explain which one of the Information Systems you mentioned is the most important. (5 marks)
QUESTION 3 : (30 MARKS)
. In the early days of computing, systems were frequently developed in a fairly haphazard fashion. This often led to poorly designed systems, which cost too much and which were not suited to users’ needs.
However, a more disciplined approach to systems development is the Systems Development Life Cycle. Describe in detail the five stages Contained in the Systems Development Life Cycle.
. Propose factors which would guarantee the success of the implementation of the IS. Give a brief explanation of each factor.
QUESTION 4: (30 MARKS)
Group Decision
(a) A company wishes to undergo a Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) activity with respect to its core business processes. Discuss the extent to which MIS could be employed within the business processes that result from a BPR activity. (10 marks)
(b) List and briefly explain the main categories of E-commerce. (8 marks)
(c) Briefly explain the major steps for effective decision making. (12 marks)
QUESTION 2: (30 MARKS)
(a) List and briefly explain all the components of a Computer Based Information System. (6marks)
(b) Discuss how cloud computing can provide value to a business. (6 marks)
(c) (i) Information Systems greatly help to make an organisation successful at the operational level, management level and strategic level. Identify and discuss any four major types of information systems that serve these main levels within a business. (8 marks) (ii) What are the relationships among these systems? (5 marks) (iii) Clearly explain which one of the Information Systems you mentioned is the most important. (5 marks)
QUESTION 3 : (30 MARKS)
. In the early days of computing, systems were frequently developed in a fairly haphazard fashion. This often led to poorly designed systems, which cost too much and which were not suited to users’ needs.
However, a more disciplined approach to systems development is the Systems Development Life Cycle. Describe in detail the five stages Contained in the Systems Development Life Cycle.
. Propose factors which would guarantee the success of the implementation of the IS. Give a brief explanation of each factor.
QUESTION 4: (30 MARKS)
Group Decision