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MBIT03
MBA
THEORY EXAMINATION (SEM–IV) 2016-17
ENTERPRISES RESOURCE PLANNING AND DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 100
Note : Be precise in your answer. In case of numerical problem assume data wherever not provided.

[SECTION – A]
1. Attempt all parts. [2x10=20]
a) What is EPR?
b) Define CRM.
c) What do you mean by BPR?
d) What is OLAP?
e) Define SCM
f) Compare the difference between Entities and attributes
g) Define Query Language?
h) What do you mean by the database abstraction?
i) What is a DBMS?
j) What is the data redundancy?

[SECTION – B]
2. Attempt any five of the following. [10x5=50]
a. What is MIS? Discuss in detail? Discuss the objectives and characteristics of MIS.
b. What is Supply Chain Management? Explain the necessity to integrate various segments of an
enterprise.
c. Discuss the cross-function approach of ERP systems.
d. What is ER Diagram? What are the symbols used is it? Explain with an example.
e. What do you mean by Normalization? Explain with suitable example.
f. Discus the various aggregate functions in SQL.
g. Describe DBMS Architecture & Data Independence
h. Define following relational terms with suitable example :
(i) Super Keys (ii) Primary-keys (iii) Candidate-key (iv) Composite-key (v) Foreign-key

[SECTION – C]
Attempt any two of the following. [15x2=30]
3. (a) Discuss the important factors for ERP package evaluation.
(b) Differentiate between SCM and CRM.

4. (a) What is a "transaction" in database? Discuss properties of a transaction.

(b) Write any four functions of database administrator.

5. (a) Briefly discuss different types of locks used to concurrency control in a database system.
(b) What do you mean by data models? Explain network, hierarchical and relational model in
detail.