Knowledge Management Question Paper
Knowledge Management
Course:Bachelor Of Business Information Technology
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2012
DEPARTMENTS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (BBIT) PROGRAMME
BBIT 425/BBIT 418: KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
Date: November 2012
1. Define the following 20 terms in the context of knowledge management, giving
appropriate examples.
Knowledge base Knowledge transfer
Database Strategy
Digital information ICT
Information Management Content knowledge
Global knowledge economy Knowledge networking
Communication Intellectual capital
Knowledge assets Information dissemination
Knowledge management Wisdom
Business Information systems
Business Information Systems Indigenous knowledge
2. a. Define the FIVE critical terms in knowledge management:- data, information,
knowledge, wisdom and management
b. Illustrating with examples, describe the relationship between data, information and
knowledge.
3. a. What is the difference between tacit and explicit knowledge?
b. How should a public, an academic or a business organization handle each of the two
knowledge types? Illustrate your answers.
4. Describe how an institution of your choice manipulates information and processes it into
knowledge. Illustrate your answer.
1. Illustrating with examples, briefly discuss the role of Libraries/Information Centres. What
challenges to knowledge acquisition and application do the libraries and information
centres face?
2. Illustrating with examples, discuss the role and impact of ICT in knowledge acquisition
and use.
3. Describe, illustrating with examples, the four common methods and ways of acquiring
knowledge, namely, Authoritarian, Mystical, Rationalistic, Scientific methods and ways.
4. Describe and illustrate your understanding of traditional knowledge in your own
indigenous community.
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