MB0047 – MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

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ASSIGNMENT

DRIVE	SUMMER 2015
PROGRAM	MBA/ MBADS/ MBAFLEX/ MBAHCSN3/ PGDBAN2
SEMESTER	II
SUBJECT CODE & NAME	MB0047 – MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
BK ID	B1968
CREDITS	4
MARKS	60

Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme.

Q. 1. In today’s life, Individuals rely on information systems, generally Internet-based, for conducting much of their personal lives: for socializing, study, shopping, banking, and entertainment. Information technology refers to anything related to computing technology, such as networking, hardware, software, the Internet, or the people that work with these technologies. How do you differentiate between information system and information technology? Explain using an example.

Answer:It is often observed that term information system and information technology are used interchangeably. In a literal sense, information technology is a subset of information systems. Information systems consist of people, processes, machines and information technology. The great advancement in information systems is due to development in information technology and introduction of computers.

Information System

Q. 2. Explain decision making with MIS using Travelling salesman problem

Answer:Decision-making is a cognitive process that results in the selection of a course of action among several alternative scenarios.  Decision-making is a daily activity for any human being. There is no exception about that. When it comes to business organizations, decision-making is a habit and a process as well.  Effective and successful decisions result in profits, while unsuccessful ones cause losses. Therefore, corporate decision-making is the most critical process in any organization.  In a decision-making process, we choose one course of

Q. 3. How to use information system to support competitive strategy? Explain with an example for each strategy

Answer:Strategic information systems (SIS) are information systems that are developed in response to corporate business initiative. They are intended to give competitive advantage to the organization. They may deliver a product or service that is at a lower cost, that is differentiated, that focuses on a particular market segment, or is innovative.  Strategic information management (SIM) is a salient feature in the world of information technology (IT). In a nutshell, SIM helps businesses and organizations categorize, store, process and transfer the information they create and receive. It also offers tools for helping companies apply

Q. 4. Decision making is a daily activity for any human being. In the decision making process, we choose one course of action from a few possible alternatives. In the process of decision making, we may use many tools, techniques and perceptions. Describe Herbert Simon model on Decision making.

Answer:Herbert Simon made key contributions to enhance our understanding of the decision-making process. In fact, he pioneered the field of decision support systems. According to (Simon 1960) and his later work with (Newell 1972), decision-making is a process with distinct stages. He suggested for the first time the decision-making model of human beings. His model of decision-making has three stages:

·         Intelligence which deals with the

Q. 5. Write short notes on

a. Data administration: 

Data administration or data resource management is an organizational function working in the areas of information systems and computer science that plans, organizes, describes and controls data resources. Data resources are usually as stored in databases under a database management system or other software

b. Managing concurrency:Leases are incredibly useful for managing all sorts of concurrency challenges. These mechanisms generally work transparently around your access to storage. As an example, if you read a table entity and then update it, the update will fail if someone else changed the entity in the

c. Reduced data redundancy: In computer main memory, auxiliary storage and computer buses, data redundancy is the existence of data that is additional to the actual data and permits correction of errors in stored or

d. Recovery from crashes:Periodically, your unsaved edits are saved in a temporary recovery file. This saving process is very fast and you will usually not notice that anything is being done. You will not be interrupted.  The

e. Data access: Data access typically refers to software and activities related to storing, retrieving, or acting on data housed in a database or other repository. Two fundamental types of data access exist:

·         sequential access (as in magnetic tape, for example)

·         random access (as in indexed media)

Q. 6. Write short notes on

a. Role of workplace monitoring:Employee monitoring is the act of monitoring employee activity. Organizations engage in employee monitoring to track performance, avoid legal liability, protect trade secrets, and

b. Power over users:A power user is a personal computer user who uses advanced features of computer hardware, operating systems, programs, or web sites which are not used by the average user. A power user may not have extensive technical knowledge of the systems they use and is not necessarily capable of computer programming and system administration, but is rather characterised by the

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