First Term Exam -2014

Course : MIS Full Marks: 100

Program : BBA Pass Marks: 50
Semester: Six Time: 3 Hours

Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Section A
Very Short Answer Questions

Attempt all the questions. Give your answer in few lines. (10x2=20)

1. What is a volatile memory?

2. Define system software and list its types.
3. Differentiate MIS and DSS
4. Define Topology. List its type
5. What is DBMS? List its type.
6. What is MIS?
7. What do you mean by Data Mining?
8. Differentiate intranet and extranets.
9. What is DSS?
10. Define optical fibre. What are its advantage?

Section B
Descriptive Answer Questions

Attempt any six questions (10x6=60)

11. What do you mean by transmission media? Classify and explain.

12. Compare and contrast data and information. Explain, why information
systems are important for business organization.
13. Differentiate between database and data warehouses. How does batch
processing differs from OLTP?
14. Define data warehouse. Explain its components.
15. “Transaction Processing System is the backbone of a company Information
System”. Justify
16. Describe System Development Life Cycle adopted for Information System
Development. With its various phases.
17. Write short notes on (Any two): (2x5=10)

a.Data Mart
b.Client Server Architecture
c. Data Mining

Section C
Case Analysis

18. Read the case situation given below and answer the
questions that follow. (10X2=20)

There are information system all around us .we encounter them at the
university, in the stores and banks, when making airline, hotel, or rental-car
reservations, and in many other aspects of our daily routines. For this project
choose an information system and critique it.
First describe the system: What are its objectives? Who are the users?
Then trace the input of the system to determine who input what information.
Look at the output of the system .Is it a physical document? Often systems
have to store data on a more or less permanent basis in files or in a database.
Can you figure out what is in the database for your system?
Question
1. Draw a diagram of the input, processing, database and outputs of the
system.
2. What are the major strengths of the system? Do you see any problems with
it? What can you suggest to improve the system?

C Best of Luck C