This document is an exam for a Management Information Systems course. It contains 8 short answer questions covering topics like the role of information systems in organizations, information system outsourcing, evaluating information systems, the strategic importance of information systems, challenges for virtual collaboration, providing security to information systems, change management, and the importance of e-businesses. Students are required to answer any 5 of the questions in 50 words or less for a total of 20 marks. The exam also contains 6 longer answer questions worth between 10-15 marks each.
This document is an exam for a Management Information Systems course. It contains 8 short answer questions covering topics like the role of information systems in organizations, information system outsourcing, evaluating information systems, the strategic importance of information systems, challenges for virtual collaboration, providing security to information systems, change management, and the importance of e-businesses. Students are required to answer any 5 of the questions in 50 words or less for a total of 20 marks. The exam also contains 6 longer answer questions worth between 10-15 marks each.
This document is an exam for a Management Information Systems course. It contains 8 short answer questions covering topics like the role of information systems in organizations, information system outsourcing, evaluating information systems, the strategic importance of information systems, challenges for virtual collaboration, providing security to information systems, change management, and the importance of e-businesses. Students are required to answer any 5 of the questions in 50 words or less for a total of 20 marks. The exam also contains 6 longer answer questions worth between 10-15 marks each.
Note: Attempt six questions in all. Q. No. 1 is compulsory.
1. Answer any five of the following (limit your answer to 50
words). (4x5=20) a) What is the role of information systems in organization? b) What do you mean by information system outsourcing? c) What are the criteria for evaluating information system? d) Show the strategic importance of information system. e) What are the challenges for virtual collaboration? f) How can you provide security to an information system? g) What do you mean by change management? h) Show the importance of E-businesses in current scenario.
2. Explain how knowledge management systems can help a
business gain strategic advantages. (10)
3. Identify the business value of using Internet technologies to
form a virtual company. Explain with the help of example. (10)
4. How can you deal with problems comes during the
information system implementation? Explain. (10)
5. Explain the term with the help of example “Information
system implementation as a change management process”. (10) 6. Show and explain how an information system can be used for competitive advantage. (10)
7. Why companies are turning to customer relationship
management (CRM) to improve their customer focus? Explain. (10)
8. What are several e-business applications that you might
recommend to a small company to help it survive and succeed in challenging economic times? Why? Explain with the help of example. (10)
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani Work-Integrated Learning Programmes Division Second Semester 2013-2014 Mid-Semester Test (EC-2 Regular)