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Management Programme

ASSIGNMENT
FIRST SEMESTER
(January to June) 2020

MS – 07: Information System for Managers

 ASSIGNMENT

Course Code : MS-07

Course Title : Information System for Managers

Assignment Code : MS-07/TMA/SEM - I /2020

Coverage : All Blocks

Note : Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment to the coordinator of your study
center on or before 30th April, 2020.

Question.1 Discuss the concept of information system. Also, explain the various types of
information systems.

Answer: Information system, an integrated set of components for collecting, storing, and

processing data and for providing information, knowledge, and digital products. Business
firms and other organizations rely on information systems to carry out and manage their
operations, interact with their customers and suppliers, and compete in the marketplace.
Information systems are used to run interorganizational supply chains and electronic
markets. For instance,

Question.2. Explain the following statement, “there is a two way relationship between
organization and information systems.”

Answer: Organizations and information systems have a mutual influence on each other. The
information needs of an organization affect the design of information systems and an organization
must be open itself to the influences of information systems in order to more fully benefit from new
technologies. The organization's environment, culture, structure, standard operating procedures,
politics and management decisions are mediating factors that influence the interaction between
information technology and organizations.

Question.3. “Development of an information system requires adequate planning.” Describe a

strategic planning process for system development.

Answer: Information management is term that covers array of the systems and processes within an
organisation to create and use of corporate information. Information Systems Planning is critical in
developing and executing successful strategic plans in huge firms at global level. It is observed in
current business situation that the markets are very uncertain which pushes companies to adopt
effective, pro-active strategies in order to gain competitive advantage. The strategy formula is
oriented through company's operation and objectives based on a cautious analysis of the involving
company. Objectives of information system planning are desired future positions and destinations
the organizations intend to reach in order to

Question.4. “Information systems can fill a special role in corporate quality programs.” Explain
how information systems contribute to Total Quality management?

Answer: Effective application of technology is becoming critical to the success of an organization.

Virtually all business and governmental organizations use some form of technology-based
information system to support their decision-making processes. While the study of these systems
can be found under many different names, such as Management Information Systems (MIS),
Information Technology (IT) and Information

Question.5. Why is metadata an important component of a data warehouse? What is a metadata

repository and how is it used by the query manger component of a data warehouse?

Answer: What is Metadata?

Metadata is simply defined as data about data. The data that is used to represent other data is
known as metadata. For example, the index of a book serves as a metadata for the contents in the
book. In other words, we can say that metadata is the summarized data that leads us to detailed
data. In terms of data warehouse, we can define

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