ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY (AIOU)

MID TERM ASSESSMENT

BURAQ INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Semester: SPRING-2021
Level: BS (CS)
Course Code: 3461 Maximum Marks: 100
Course Title: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM Passing Marks: 50

Instructions: Pass Marks:40(for students enrolled

Read the following instructions before attempting the Paper: before Autumn 2009)

1. Attempt all questions. Question 1,2 & 4 are comprised of 02 parts. However, the Question
# 03 is comprised of 04 parts.
2. Answers should be factually correct and based on the relevant and precise information.
3. It is expected that the answer to each part of the question will remain within 200 - 250
words. Marks will be awarded for factual correctness, precision, logical organization of
content, sound reasoning, originality of thought and justified conclusions.
4. Any systematic similarity (partial or complete) with online/print source and any other
assignment shall be treated as cheating and will be assigned zero marks. In case of quoted
materials cite the sources used in the text and give references at the end in APA format.
5. Prepare the solution in MS-Word, save it in PDF Format and Submit the solved paper on
Agahi LMS (Size should not exceed 5MB) within the time-schedule given in the data-sheet.

Q. No. Questions Marks

a) “The way organization cannot exist without MIS, even information does
Q. No. not exist without organization”. Discuss 20
1 b) Describe the major phases of MIS Design. Can you compare these
phases with research and development projects?

a) Why is a long plan of MIS necessary? Who is responsible to make long

Q. No. term plan in an organization? 20
2 b) How Long plan linked with business plan of an organization. Discuss in
detail.
a) Why MIS divided into subsystems? Discuss.
Q. No. b) Differentiate ESS and DSS with suitable examples. 40
3
c) Which type of power is used the force to get an employee to follow an
instruction or order, where power comes from one's ability to punish the
employee for noncompliance.
d) When organization wants to change their strategies and structure than
which type of change occure. Discuss in detail.
Q.No. a) Which parameters are involved for making accurate decision? Write 20
4 suitable example which represent how parameters involved for good
decision.
b) Is all level of managers take decisions? If your answer is yes than
elaborate which type of decision is taking by whom, If your answer is
no than discuss why all level of managers are not involving to take
accurate decision.

GOOD LUCK