MB0047 – MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

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ASSIGNMENT

DRIVE	SPRING DRIVE 2015
PROGRAM	MBA/ MBADS/ MBAFLEX/ MBAHCSN3/ PGDBAN2
SEMESTER	II
SUBJECT CODE & NAME	MB0047 – MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
BK ID	B1968
CREDITS	4
MARKS	60

Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme.

Q. 1. In today’s life, Individuals rely on information systems, generally Internet-based, for conducting much of their personal lives: for socializing, study, shopping, banking, and entertainment. Information technology refers to anything related to computing technology, such as networking, hardware, software, the Internet, or the people that work with these technologies. How do you differentiate between information system and information technology? Explain using an example.

Answer:Information systems (IS) and information technology (IT) are often considered synonymous. In reality, information technology is a subset of information systems

A degree in information systems often includes courses in:

·         Information Theory

·         Foundations of Management

Q. 2. Explain decision making with MIS using Travelling salesman problem

Answer:A decision is choice out of several alternatives (options) made by the decision maker to achieve some objective s in a given situation. Business decisions are those, which are made in the process of conducting business to achieve its objective in a given environment. \

Q. 3. How to use information system to support competitive strategy? Explain with an example for each strategy

Answer:An Information System (IS) is a system composed of people and computers that processes or interprets information. The term is also sometimes used in more restricted senses to refer to only the software used to run a computerized database or to refer to only a computer system.  Information systems is an academic study of systems with a specific reference to information and the complementary networks of hardware and software that people and organizations use to collect, filter, process, create and also distribute data.

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strategy and its use of information system

·         A low-cost leader strategy: striving to be the overall low-cost provider of a product or service that appeals to a

Q. 4. Decision making is a daily activity for any human being. In the decision making process, we choose one course of action from a few possible alternatives. In the process of decision making, we may use many tools, techniques and perceptions. Describe Herbert Simon model on Decision making.

Herbert Simon model on decision making

Answer:Herbert A. Simon developed a model of decision making. The model consisted of three steps, intelligence, design, and choice. In the intelligence phase, the problem is identified, and information is collected concerning the problem.

The Intelligence Phase: The intelligence phase consists of finding, identifying, and formulating the problem or situation that calls for a decision.  This has been called deciding what to decide.  The intelligence stage may involve, for example,

Q. 5. Write short notes on

a. Data administration:Data administration or data resource management is an organizational function working in the areas of information systems and computer science that plans, organizes, describes and controls data resources.

b. Managing concurrency:In information technology and computer science, especially in the fields of computer programming, operating systems, multiprocessors, and databases, concurrency control ensures that correct results for concurrent

Q. 6. Write short notes on

a. Role of workplace monitoring:Workplace monitoring or Employee monitoring is the act of monitoring employee activity. Organizations engage in employee monitoring to track performance, avoid legal liability, protect trade secrets, and address other security concerns.

b. Power over users:system professionals can exercise power over users: a specific development project, such as a marketing decision support system,

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