Mis 301: Management Information System Question Paper
Mis 301: Management Information System
Course:Bachelor Of Business Administration
Institution: The Presbyterian University Of East Africa question papers
Exam Year:2013
THE PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY
OF EAST AFRICA
University Examinations: April 2013
BBA Semester 5 (DAY)
MIS 301 Management Information System
Instructions: Answer Question ONE and any other TWO questions
QUESTION ONE (30 MARKS)
(a) Explain any five categories of systems giving examples [10marks]
(b) Explain any five benefits of internet to organizations [10 marks]
(c) State and explain any five common features in organizations
[10marks]
QUESTION TWO (15 MARKS)
(a) Explain the following types of controls giving examples of how they can be implemented
i. Technical controls
ii. Administrative controls
iii. Physical controls [9marks]
(b) State characteristics of information found at each organization managerial level. [6marks]
QUESTION THREE (15 MARKS)
(a) State and explain the six stages of decision making [12marks]
(b)Explain how you would use information systems to achieve the following organizational changes:
i. Paradigm shift
ii. Rationalization
iii. Business re-engineering. [3marks]
QUESTION FOUR (15 MARKS)
(a) Explain the following terms
i. E-learning
ii. Data mining
iii. Outsourcing [3marks]
(b) Discuss the five competitive forces model [10marks]
(c) Define term vision [2mark]
QUESTION FIVE (15 MARKS)
(a) Discuss the five ethical dimensions in information systems [10marks]
(b) Why are there many conceptual classifications of information systems?
[5marks]
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