DRIVE

PROGRAM
SEMESTER
SUBJECT CODE &
NAME
BK ID
CREDITS
MARKS

ASSIGNMENT
SUMMER 2015

MBA/ MBADS/ MBAFLEX/ MBAHCSN3/ PGDBAN2

II
MB0047 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
B1968
4
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.
No
1

2
A

3
A

Questions

Marks

Total Marks

In todays 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.
Differentiation between information system and
information technology
7
10
Explaining with an example
3
Explain decision making with MIS using Travelling salesman problem
Meaning of decision making with MIS
4
Travelling Salesman problem
6

10

How to use information system to support competitive strategy? Explain with an example for
each strategy
5 strategy and its use of information system
7
10
Examples for each of the strategy
3
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
10
10

Write short notes on

a. Data administration
b. Managing concurrency
c. Reduced data redundancy
d. Recovery from crashes
e. Data access
a. Explaining data administration
b. Explaining managing concurrency
c. Describing reduced data redundancy
d. Explaining recovery from crashes
e. Describing data access

2
2
2
2
2

Write short notes on

a. Role of workplace monitoring
b. Power over users
a. Describing role of workplace monitoring
b. Explaining power over users

5
5

10

10