Bbit 411:Information Resource Management Question Paper
Bbit 411:Information Resource Management
Course:Business Information Technology
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2012
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
END OF 2ND TRIMESTER 2012 (EVENING) EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY : COMPUTING & INFORMATICS
DEPARTMENT : COMPUTER SCIENCE & BUSINESS INFORMATION
UNIT CODE : BBIT 411
UNIT TITLE : INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
TIME : 2 HOURS
Instructions: Answer all Questions in SECTION A and ANY TWO Questions in SECTION B.
SECTION A (COMPULSORY) : 30 MARKS
Question One
Describe THREE areas where the concept of self service is witnessed in the real world business environments.
(3 Marks)
Describe the following organizational responses to business pressures by organizations:
Make-to-order
(2 Marks)
E-business
(2 Marks)
List and briefly describe TWO things that a business professional should know about information systems.
(4 Marks)
List FOUR characteristics of the database approach.
(4 Marks)
List FOUR activities that occur in the design phase of the decision making process that led to validation of the model.
(4 Marks)
What does the term business intelligence mean?
(3 Marks)
Name and describe any TWO IT revenue models.
(4 Marks)
Define the term primary activities as related to the value chain and name any two primary activities.
(4 Marks)
SECTION B (Answer any TWO Questions from this section)
Question Two
Describe the term electronic data interchange (EDI) and how these systems became the basis for electronic markets.
(5 Marks)
Explain classification of information systems by type of support provided by listing and describing the different information systems under this category.
(15 Marks)
Question Three
Define the term data flow manager and describe all the components found in it.
(12 Marks)
Name and briefly describe FOUR different data models.
(8 Marks)
Question Four
List FOUR problems with costing IT investments.
(8 Marks)
List TWO strategic considerations and TWO intangibles that you can think of in justifying investment in IT project.
(8 Marks)
List FOUR techniques that an organization can use to ensure that their systems and applications are always available.
(4 Marks)
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