MIDTERM EXAMINATION Spring 2010

CS507- Information Systms

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Insta+ of Information, +ata is mor important in +ay to +ay +)ision
ma%ing-

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M+i"m si2 organi2ations "s"a((y *a1 simp( managmnt str")t"r t*an
t*os of sma(( organi2ations-


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Organi2ationa( )"(t"r is t* sp)ifi) )o(()tion of 1a("s an+ norms t*at ar
s*ar+ 0y pop( an+ gro"ps in an organi2ation an+ t*at )ontro( t* 4ay t*y
intra)t 4it* a)* ot*r an+ 4it* sta%*o(+rs o"tsi+ t*


. S)tor


. Co"ntry


. Organi2ation
'g#11
Organizational culture is the specific collection of values and norms that are
shared by people and groups in
an organization and that control the way they interact with each other and with
stakeholders outside the
organization.

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T* information from t* systm not "s+ for )ontro( p"rpos
)a((+--------------------


. Opn (oop systm

. C(os+ (oop systm


. Opn n+ Systm

'g#20
7-3-1 Opn-6oop Systm
The determinant factor is in an open loop system is that the information from the
system not used for
control purpose. This is done by using the output to generate feed back for control
purposes.

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---------infrastr")t"r )onsists of t* p*ysi)a( fa)i(itis sr1i)s an+
managmnt t*at s"pport a(( )omp"ting rso"r)s in an organi2ation


. Information

. D)ision


. Managmnt
'g#27
Information nfrastructure consists of the physical facilities services and
management that support all computing
resources in an organization. There are five major components of infrastructure


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T* t"rnaro"n+ tim from t* inp"t of t* transa)tion to t* pro+")tion for
t* o"tp"t m"st 0 a f4 --------------------


. Min"ts or (ss


. 9o"rs or (ss


. S)on+s or (ss
'g#31
Fast performance with a rapid response time is critical. Businesses cannot afford to
have customers waiting
for a T! to respond" the turnaround time from the input of the transaction to the
production for the
output must be a few seconds or less.

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A))o"nts s*o"(+ *a1 a )ontro( o1r 1ario"s r)or+ing points in t* ntir
pro)ss from pro)"rmnt to finis*+ goo+ stor room-


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pg#55
#ccounts should have a control over various recording points in the entire process
from procurement
to finished good store room.


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;*i)* of t* fo((o4ing 1i4s organi2ation as a )om0ination of pro)ss
orint+ gro"ps 4*os information n+s ar r(at+ 0"t In+pn+nt<


. OIS

. $I!

. %I!

. &BI!
pg#52
12-1 Organi2ationa( Information Systms $OIS&
The term OI! views organization as a combination of process oriented groups
whose information needs are
related but independent. #ll functional systems should work together for problem
solving since each system
specialises in specific domain of information.


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Organizations are distinguished on the basis of ''''''''''

. #ttributes

. olicy

. Managmnt
'g#10
Organizations can be distinguished on the basis of various criteria. These are as
follows.
( Organizational structure
( &ulture of the Organizations
( $anagement !tyle
( )ecision $aking !tyle


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)evaluation of currency is called ''''''''

. Interest rate

. Inf(ation $in min point of 1i4&

. $arkup

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''''''' is not connected with environment.

. C(os systm

. Open system

. &losed *oop !ystem
'g#21
7-3-5 C(os+ Systms
( # system that is not connected with its environment
( +either environment e,erts any influence on the system nor does system
influence the environment.

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Incremental model combines the elements of the -#I) model with the philosophy
of prototyping.


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'g#:5
in)rmnta( Mo+(
The incremental model is a method of software. Information !ystem development
where the model is
designed" implemented and tested incrementally until the product is finished. It
involves both development
and maintenance. This model combines the elements of the waterfall model with
the philosophy of
prototyping.


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;*i)* of t* fo((o4ing mo+(s ar an approa)* for +1(oping systms 0as+
on pro+")ing +(i1ra0(s fr="nt(y>rptiti1(y<


. Itrati1

. Incremental

. -#I)

. !)*&
'g#:8
Itrati1 Mo+(s
Iterative models are an approach for developing systems based on producing
deliverables
fre/uently.repetitively.


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T* spira( (if)y)( mo+( is a )om0ination of t* )(assi) RAID mo+( an+
asp)ts of ris% ana(ysis-


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Spira( Mo+(
!I-#* is an iterative approach to system development. The spiral lifecycle
model is a combination of the
classic waterfall model and aspects of risk analysis.

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''''''' models are three dimensional representation of an entity
0Object.rocess1.

. '*ysi)a(

. +arrative

. 2raphical
'g#3:
11-3-1 '*ysi)a( Mo+(s
( hysical models are three dimensional representation of an entity 0Object .
rocess1. hysical models
used in the business world include scale models of shopping centres and
prototypes of new
automobiles.


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There are five phases of decision making process.


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. False
'g#83
18-1 '*ass of +)ision-ma%ing pro)ss ar#
( Int((ign) 3 searching for conditions in the environment that call for decisions
( Dsign 3 inventing" developing" and analyzing possible courses of action
( C*oi) 3 selecting a course of action from those available
( Imp(mntation 3 implementing the selected course of action
( Monitoring 3 checking the conse/uences of the decision made after
implementation

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!ystem analysts work as a link between business people and computer
programmers.


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. False
'g# 73
;*y +o 4 n+ Systms Ana(ysts<
!ystems analysts work as a link between Business people" 4 &omputer
rogrammers.

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)ecision support systems are designed to be ad hoc and /uick5response systems
which are initiated and controlled by decision makers.

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????????????????? is t* st of intr)onn)t+ str")t"ra( (mnts t*at
pro1i+ t* fram4or% for s"pporting t* ntir


. Managmnt Systm


. Infrastr")t"r

. D)ision S"pport Systm

'g#27
Infrastructure" generally" is the set of interconnected structural elements that
provide the framework for
supporting the entire structure.

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T*r ar fi1 p*ass of t* +)ision ma%ing pro)ss, first on is int((ign)-


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'g#83
18-1 '*ass of +)ision-ma%ing pro)ss ar#
( Int((ign) 3 searching for conditions in the environment that call for decisions
( Dsign 3 inventing" developing" and analyzing possible courses of action
( C*oi) 3 selecting a course of action from those available
( Imp(mntation 3 implementing the selected course of action
( Monitoring 3 checking the conse/uences of the decision made after
implementation
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6ist any t4o too(s "s+ to imp(mnt T!M-



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I+ntify t* 0asi) f"n)tion an+ rsponsi0i(itis of a systm ana(yst-


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Dfin 0asi) goa(s of Comp"tr Intgrat+ Man"fa)t"ring $CIM& -

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Dfin +iffrnt mo+(s of SD6C<

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Diffrntiat 0t4n Empir @"i(+ing an+ Aar0ag Can Mo+(-