 |
ITL611S - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN LOGISTICS - 2ND OPP - JULY 2022 |
|
|
1 Page 1 |
▲back to top |
n Am I BIA u n IVE Rs ITY
OF SCIEn CE Ano TECHno LOGY
FACULTY OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATICS, JOURNALISM AND MEDIA TECHNOLOGY
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BLSC
COURSE: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN
LOGISTICS
DATE: JULY 2022
DURATION: 2 ½ Hours
COURSE LEVEL:NQF LEVEL6
COURSE CODE: ITL611S
SESSION: 2
MARKS: 60
SECOND OPPORTUNITY/SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER:
DR EDMORE CHIKOHORA
MODERATOR:
MR NKULULEKO MTHEMBO
THIS EXAMINATION PAPER CONSISTS OF 3 PAGES
(INCLUDING THIS FRONT PAGE)
Instructions for the students
1. Attempt all questions
2. Use a separate booklet to write your answers
3. Please ensure that your handwriting is legible, neat and presentable
|
|
2 Page 2 |
▲back to top |
|
|
3 Page 3 |
▲back to top |
Question 1
Define the following terms as used in Information Technology.
i. Trojan horse
ii. Bandwidth
iii. Wearables
iv. Business intelligence
V. Internet of Things
[10 MARKS]
[2 marks]
[2 marks]
[2 marks]
[2 marks]
[2 marks]
Question 2
[12 MARKS]
"Computers can be as big as occupying a large building and as small as a laptop or a
microcontroller in mobile and embedded systems."
Based on the above assertion, we can identify Four (4) basic categories of computers named
as follows:
i. Supercomputer
ii. Mainframe computer
iii. Minicomputer
iv. Microcomputer
Describe the four categories of computers listed above. In your description include their
application areas.
[12 marks]
Question 3:
[19 MARKS)
"Supply Chain Design (SCD)systems have helped may organisations with alternative ways or
choices to realize their business goals."
i. Examine ifthe above assertion is True or False. Justify your idea(s)
[4 marks]
ii. What is your understanding the terms, SCDand Supply Chain Management as applied
in Logistics and Supply Chains?
[4 marks]
iii. Discuss possible benefits and challenges of SCDto a logistics organisation.[7 marks]
iv. Michael E. Porter he noted that "Competitive advantage cannot be understood by
looking at a firm, but it stems from the many discrete activities a firm performs in
designing, producing, marketing, delivering and supporting its products".
Describe any Two (2) Primary activities that according Michael Porter contribute to
the organization's relative cost position.
[4 marks]
2
|
|
4 Page 4 |
▲back to top |
|
|
5 Page 5 |
▲back to top |
Question 4:
[19 MARKS]
Case study 1:
"Native logistics is a VAT registered company in Namibia. Its headquarters are in Namibia's
capital city Windhoek where sales, purchasing and manufacturing activities are managed. The
company is run by four managers, 2 production engineers and currently employs more than
30 Namibians. Its operations span five departments: logistics and international sales, accounts
and finance, sales and marketing, production and administration. The company's main
production facility is in Ondangwa Namibia north, where it manufactures products for both
the domestic as well as exports to SADC countries. Native Logistics procures the various raw
materials from both local and international vendors such as China and Brazil."
Carefully read case study 1 and answer the questions that follow:
i. Identify a suitable type of network for Native Logistics and justify your selection
[3 marks]
ii. Explain the challenges associated with the network yoyr selected in i. [4 marks]
iii. Describe the following types of computer network. In your description mention
application
area(s) where the
n- etwor,k
is
most
·.,
suitable.
...... #.,
a) Wide Area Network
b) Local Area Network
c) Metropolitan Area Network
d) Hybrid Network
[3 marks]
[3 marks]
[3 marks]
[3 marks]
End of Supplementary Examination
3
|
|
6 Page 6 |
▲back to top |
-------·· ·····--·····
I~
nAffllllA
UnlYERSIT\\'
OF SCIEOCEMD
TECHOOLOGY
1¥1111!311
WlllliNll
IWIIIIA
2022-05-12
~<bt,JJ~
FACULTYC.~O&f & lMFoltMATICS
DEPARTMEINNFTO: RMATICS