Code No. 9037 FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT M.B.A. |— Semester Examination, February 2013 Course No. ~ 1.7 Subject : Information Technology Applications for Business Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks: 60 2a) (b) 3.(a) ) 4.(a) (b) 5.(a) (b) 6a) (b) PART — A (10x1=10 Marks) Write short notes on the following in about 80 words each and at one place only. (2) Components of an information system (6) Information requirements for production system (©) Cache Memory (4) Twisted wire (e) Data dependence (Flow chart (g) Global information System (8) Grid computing @ Computer virus Controls for information systems PART — B (6x10=50 Marks) Answer all the questions using the internal choice . Distinguish between MIS and DSS. Explain Human Resources Management system, OR Describe the information systems serving the major functional areas of a business. How can organization benefit from using the Web and Web technology? How can business benefit from wireless Web? Distinguish between LAN and WAN. OR Explain the types of software. Explain the multimedia and its applications. Explain different approaches for system development. Describe the types of databases. OR What is a data base? What are its advantages and disadvantages ? Explain the first three forms of normalization with examples. Describe the four main strategies for global business and organizational structure. Explain EFT. OR Distinguish between intranets and extranets. Describe the principal technologies for supporting e-commerce. What is security? Describe controls that promote security for computer networks, computer software and computer raised data. OR Explain (i) Malicious software_(