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BIS721S - BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEM 3 - 1ST OPP - JUNE 2024 |
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nAm I Bl A un IVE RS ITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCESAND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
QUALIFICATION : BACHELOR OF BUSINESS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BBIA
LEVEL: 7
COURSE CODE: BIS721S
COURSE NAME: BUSINESSINFORMATION
SYSTEMS3
SESSION: June 2024
DURATION: 2 HOURS
PAPER: THEORY {PAPER 1)
MARKS: 100
EXAMINER:
1st OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
Dr. N. ANGULA
MODERATOR: Mr. Michael Hamatwi
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Read all the questions carefully before answering.
3. Number the answers clearly
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 5 PAGES {Including this front page)
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Answer the following multiple-choice questions. Only write down the question number and the
correct answer. E.g. 1.1 C
Section A: Multiple choice questions
1.1 One in which two or more PCsshare files and access to devices such as printers
without requiring a separate server computer or server software:
A
Local area network
B
A peer-to-peer network
C
Wide area network
D
Private area network
1.2 A distributed application structure based on resource or service providers called
servers, and service requesters called clients:
A
Client-Server Network
B
Router
C
Software
D
Hardware
1.3 This refers to the layout of a computer network:
A Network topology
B Computing system
C Information system
D Router
1.4 It is responsible to find the correct location where the packets of data travelling
across the Internet must go:
A Hardware
B Motherboard
C Software
D Internet Protocol (IP}
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1.5 A structured approach to creating and maintaining a system used in information
technology:
A
Intranet
B
System Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
C
Wide area network
D
Private area network
1.6 The Waterfall methodology is the oldest approach in the:
A
Network architecture
B
Networking
C
SDLC
D
Hardware
1.7 In this type of prototyping method the prototype is refined after every user
evaluation until all requirements are incorporated:
A
Evolutionary prototyping
B
Rapid throwaway prototyping
C
Client/server architecture
D
Prototyping
1.8 This is important as it deals appropriately with the risk aspect of the development:
A
Wi-Fi adapters
B
Peer-to -peer network
C
Networking
D
The Spiral model
1.9 This methodology works a lot like the spiral model where a prototype is created and
tested, user feedback is gained and the process of refining the product is repeated,
except that there's a specific time limit to every repetition:
A
Digital signals
B
Scrum
C
Media
D
Internet Protocol (IP)
1.10 It collects, processes, stores, analyses and disseminates information for a specific
purpose:
A
Waterfall methodology
B
An information system
C
V-shape methodology
D
Rapid throwaway prototyping
[10 marks]
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Section B: Structured questions
Answer each of the following questions:
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[90 Marks]
Questions 1·
Explain each of the different types of networks, the LAN,WAN, MAN and Enterprise Network?
[10]
Question 2
What type of network architecture are you currently using in your company and why do you
say that?
Provide five reasons to justify your answer?
[10]
Question 3
Outline and discuss five reasons on how would you explain the term network topology to your
friend who has never heard of this term before?
[10]
Question 4
Outline five and discuss five reasons that motivate system development?
[10]
Question 5
System development is part of networking infrastructure. True or False? Provide five
justifications for your answer?
[10]
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Question 6
Identify and discuss five characteristics of information systems at the operational level of an
organisation?
[10]
Question 7
Outline five and elaborate on the components of a decision support system (OSS)?
[10]
Question 8
A GOSSis an interactive computer-based system for facilitating the solution of unstructured
problems by a set of decision makers working together as a group in the same location or in
different locations. Elaborate on this definition and explain how GOSSoperates.
[10]
Question 9
State and discuss five roles of an information system at different organisational levels?
[1O]
[Section B Total Marks: 90]
End of examination
TOTAL: 100