WAWASAN OPEN UNIVERSITY (WOU)

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION

SUBJECT CODE : BIS303/03

SUBJECT NAME : MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
SEMESTER : JAN 2023
ASSESSMENT : INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT (35%)

INSTRUCTIONS:

• This is an individual assignment.

• Due date: 27-MAR-2023, 11.59pm.

ASSIGNMENT:

Question 1 (Min 300 words)

Name and describe the management challenges posed by IT infrastructure.

Question 2 (Min 300 words)

List and explain the factors behind threats against contemporary information systems.

Question 3 (Min 500 words)

Define Internet and Internet technology as well as describe how they work. Explain how they
provide values to businesses.

Question 4 (Min 500 words)

Mr. Ringgit Corporation operates deep-discount stores offering housewares, cleaning

supplies, clothing, health and beauty aids, and packaged food, with most items selling for
RM5. Its business model calls for keeping costs as low as possible. The company has no
automated method for keeping track of inventory at each store. Managers know approximately
how many cases of a particular product the store is supposed to receive when a delivery truck
arrives, but the stores lack technology for scanning the cases or verifying the item count inside
the cases. Merchandise losses from theft or other mishaps have been rising and now
represent over 3 percent of total sales.

Identify the business problems in the above case. Discuss the use of information system to
solve these problems.

[100 marks]