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    This document contains questions for a computer science exam. It asks about factors that determine a computer's power, types of printers and computer languages, responsibilities of a Chief Information Officer, and data collection methods. It also asks about end-user development and its benefits, components of IT infrastructure, reasons for project management in IS projects and phases of the system development life cycle (SDLC). Finally, it addresses characteristics of management information systems (MIS), how MIS differs from decision support systems (DSS), and how the Internet is changing information economics and business models.

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    STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL W2003 - April 2012 - QP

    Section A [40 marks] Answer ALL questions in this section.


    A1. A2. A3. A4. A5. A6. A7. A8. A9. State FIVE factors that determine the power of a computer. What is ink-jet printer and laser printer? State the FOUR categories of computer languages. Using an example to explain what is VAN vendor. What is PABX? What are the procedures for batch data processing? What is centralized processing and decentralized processing system? Briefly explain TWO responsibilities of the Chief Information Officer. List THREE of the data collection methods. [5] [5] [4] [4] [4] [6] [5] [4] [3]

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    STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL W2003 - April 2012 - QP

    Section B [60 marks] Answer ANY TWO questions in this section.


    B1. (a) manage. (b) (c) Briefly explain the end-user development approach. Discuss THREE benefits of end-user development. [30 marks] List and describe any FIVE components of IT infrastructure that firms need to [15] [6] [9]

    B2. (a) problems of a traditional file environment. (b) (c) (d) Why is project management so important for IS projects? What is SDLC? State the phases that make up the SDLC. Briefly explain THREE data conversion methods.

    [30 marks] Briefly discuss FIVE benefits of a DBMS and the solutions it provides for the [10] [5] [9] [6]

    B3. (a) (b) (c) Briefly discuss FOUR characteristics of MIS. How do MIS differ from DSS?

    [30 marks] [8] [4]

    How is the Internet changing the economics of information and business models? [18] - END OF PAPER Page 2 of 2

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