‘A A Code No. : 9007 FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT M.B.A. | Semester Examination, December 2012/January 2013 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION FOR BUSINESS Time: 3 Hours] [Max. Marks: 60 SECTION—A (10x1=10 Marks) 1. Write short notes on the following. All answers should be written continuously atone place only. a) Operational support system. b) Management support system. c) Memory devices. d) Network devices. e) Distributed databases. f) Dataflow analysis. g) Global information systems. h) Cloud computing. i) Digital signature. i) Cryptography. SECTION-B (5x10=50 Marks) 2. a) What is management support system ? How is it useful to a business organization ? Explain it with an example. OR b) What is functional information system ? How is it useful to a business organization ? Explain it with an example. 3. a) How do software applications help a business organization in maintaining its database system ? Explain it with an example. OR b) Whatis data communication ? Discuss the significance of computer network ‘system in a business organization. (This paper contains 2 pages) 1 PTO.