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MS - 07

Management Programme

ASSIGNMENT
For
January 2023 and July 2023 Sessions

MS - 07: Information Systems for Managers

(Last date of submission for January 2023 session is 30 th April, 2023
and for July 2023 sessions is 31st October, 2023)

School of Management Studies

INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY
MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI – 110 068
 ASSIGNMENT

Course Code : MS - 07
Course Title : Information Systems for Managers
Assignment Code : MS - 07/TMA/JAN/2023
Coverage : All Blocks

Note: Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment to the coordinator of your
study centre. Last date of submission for January 2023 session is 30th April, 2023
and for July 2023 session is 31st October, 2023.

1. “An operating system is a set of computer programs that control the computer hardware and
acts as an interface with the application programs.” Comment on the statement.

2. “The value of information is measured in terms of benefits to the organization”. Explain, in

view of the statement, the value and cost of information.

3. “Microsoft Business Solutions offers integrated business applications for small and mid-sized
organizations and divisions of large enterprises as well.” Comment on the statement.

4. “The traditional system life cycle divides the project into a series of steps, each of which has
distinct deliverables, such as documents or computer programs.” In view of the statement,
explain the system development life cycle (SDLC) in brief.

5. “Metadata in a data warehouse is similar to the data dictionary in the context of a Database.”
Comment on the statement.