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BIS611S - BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS 2A - 2ND OPP - JULY 2022 |
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n Am I BIA u n IVER s ITY
FACULTYOF COMMERCE; OF SCIEnCE
TECHn OLOGY HUMAN SCIENCEAND
EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF BUSINESS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BBIA
LEVEL: 6
COURSE CODE: BIS611S
COURSE NAME: Business information systems 2A
SESSION: JULY 2022
DURATION: 2 HOURS
PAPER: THEORY (PAPER 2)
MARKS: 100
EXAMINER(S)
SECOND OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
DR. N. ANGULA
MRS. S. DU PLESSIS
MODERATOR: MRS DEONI OLIVIER
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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QUESTION 1
MARKS: 10
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. Which of the following are the components of information system? (1 mark)
(a) CEOs,employees, managers
(b) Technology, places, and computer
(c) Organizations, people, and technology
(d) Data management technology, IT, and computer software
(e) All of the above
2. The process of converting raw input into meaningful form is: (1 mark)
(a) Input
(b) Processing
(c) Output
(d) Transformation
(e) e. Producing
3. What is IT? (1 mark)
(a) Hardware and software that a firm uses
(b) Type of data mining
(c) Processing power of a computer
(d) Internet tri-connection
(e) Type of internet protocol
4. What does stream of raw facts refer to?
(a) Feedback
(b) Information
(c) Data
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(d) Input
(e) Output
5. What three activities that occur in an information system produce the information
businesses use to make decisions, control operations, analyse problems and create
new products and services? (1 mark)
(a) Input, processing, and output
(b) Input, data, processing
(c) Input, information, data
(d) Processing, input, and data
(e) feedback, information, date
6. What term describes the hardware and software businesses use to achieve its
objectives? (1 mark)
(a) Information systems
(b) Information technology
(c) Computer illiteracy
(d) Computer hardware
(e) Business processes
7. Firms use which of the following as a network to coordinate their activities with
other firms for inter-organizational work? (1 mark)
(a) Internet
(b) Intranet
(c) Extranet
(d) Networks
(e) All of the above
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8. Which system deals with behavioural and technical issues surrounding the
development, use and impact of information system used by managers and
employees in the firm? (1 mark)
(a) IS
(b) IT
(c) TPS
(d) MIS (management information systems)
(e) All of the above
9. How does Input work in an information system? (1 mark)
(a) Captures or collects raw data
(b) Converts raw data into a meaningful form
(c) Transfers the processed information to people
(d) Returned to appropriate members of the organization to help them evaluate
(e) All of above
10. What dimension of information systems includes computer hardware, intra net, and
the World Wide Web? (1 mark)
(a) People
(b) Organization
(c) Technology
(d) Internet
(e) Intranet
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Structured questions (90 marks)
Question 1
With the use of two examples, differentiate between information technology and
information systems? [10 marks]
Question 2
Differentiate between hardware and software. Provide two examples for each. [10 marks]
Question 3
State three positive and negative societal effects of the increased use of information
technology in today's organisations? [10 marks]
State and describe four types of information systems used in today's organisations? Provide
one example for each. [10 marks]
Question 5
Differentiate between business process Re-engineering and Business process? [l0marks]
Question 6
State and describe five porter's competitive forces model that can improve an
organisation's competitive position in a business environment? [10 marks]
Question 7
List and explain four categories of ethical issues related to information technology in
modern organisations? [10 marks]
Question 8
Define and explain the term data, information
used in information systems? [10 marks]
Question 9
and knowledge with examples of each as
With the use of examples, differentiate between data warehouses and data marts [10
marks]
TOTAL: 100
End of examination
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