ANNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY MADURAI DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES MANAGEM ENT INFORMATION SYSTEM

PART A 1.What is meant by an information system? 2.Differentiate between data, information and knowledge 3.What us meant by S.D.L.C? 4.State the difference between MIS and a computer system? 5.Differentiate between DSS and EIS. 6.Where are expert system used? 7.Define validation? 8.Why is the cost benefit analysis used? 9.What is software quality assurance? 10. What is meant by outsourcing? 11. Define system. 12. What are the components of an information system? 13. Give at least two examples for descriptive model. 14. Define E-Business. 15. Define ERP. 16. Define DSS. 17. Define Security. 18. Define Risk Assessment. 19. What is the role of auditing in information systems? 20. Define fuzzy logic. 21. What is the scope of information systems?
22. What are structured program?

23. What is meant by decision making process?

ANNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY MADURAI DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES MANAGEM ENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
24. Explain the purpose of long range planning 25. Define cost benefit analysis? 26. Name any three coding techniques? 27. What is validation required? 28. What is technical feasibility of a system? 29. Name any four information system modules in production management area of an automobile company. 30. Distinguish between transcription error &transposition error. 31. What is top-down structured development? 32. What are four kinds of information system based on hierarchy? 33. What are the benefits and challenges of an enterprise system? 34. What is RAD? 35. What is the need for control? 36. List the objectives of a system methodology?

ANNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY MADURAI DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES MANAGEM ENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
PART B
1. How is expert information system useful in an organization? 2. Explain any two business models used for information system. 3. Describe the concept of systems. Why is this concept so important in organizations and information

systems? 4. What is the impact of information systems on our every day activities? Where has greatest impact been in business? 5. Enumerate the design aspects related to software engineering 6. Discuss the characteristics of enterprise resource planning. 7. What is meant by system audit. 8. Discuss the important techniques of risk analysis. 9. Explain the importance software quality assurance. 10. What are the important features of managing international information system. 11. Distinguish the different levels of knowledge and its management. 12. What is the relevance of expert systems in production engineering? 13. Identify and discuss the important modules of financial information system. 14. How information system can be used for market research? 15. Identify and briefly describe the important activities in the designing an information system 16. What types of feasibility analysis are conducted in the system analysis phase? 17. What are the different types of coding techniques? What is encryption? How does it serve security purposes? 18. What are major challenges that organizations face in developing information systems? 19. Develope a management information system for a manufacturing organization indicating the different types of information subsystems depending on functional areas. High light the flow of information and the corresponding levels of information. What are the types of reports the system would generate? 20. Using the behavioral theories, explain the effect of it on people. 21. Trace the evolution of the various computer based information systems. 22. Explain the types of knowledge representation in an executive information system and expert system. 23. What are the challenges in managing international information systems? 24. Explain the stages involved a traditional system life cycle development. Highlight the role of the user and information system staff during each stage. What are the limitations of life cycle approach? 25. What is prototyping? Explain the steps involved, highlighting the advantages and disadvanantages of prototyping? 26. What are the tools used in structured methodologies of systems development and indicate their significance over traditional tools? 27. Explain the various types of controls needed for information system security. 28. What are the various cost and benefits of developing information systems?

ANNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY MADURAI DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES MANAGEM ENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
29. What is encryption and how can how can it be used for security purposes? 30. What are the different types of coding techniques? 31. Classify the errors encountered during data entry and how can they be resolved. 32. What are the various input transaction documents in personnel management? 33. How financial management information system does is useful in banking services? Explain? 34. Describe the evaluation of information system. 35. Define model. Explain at least any four models that are applicable to MIS. 36. Describe the various phases of SDLC in detail. 37. Explain the DSS models and software of a web enabled marketing. 38. Describe the major application categories and examples of typical expert system. 39. Describe the various methods of knowledge representation in information system. 40. How will you organize the international information system? Explain? 41. Describe the various control used in information system in detail. 42. What are the various costs and benefits associated with information system? Explain? 43. Describe the most important qualities of software products and processes in detail. 44. Explain the software design objectives and activities in detail. 45. How is expert information system useful in an organization? 46. Explain any two business models used for information system. 47. Describe the concept of systems. Why is this concept so important in organizations and information systems? 48. What is the impact of information systems on our everyday activities? Where has greatest impact been in business? 49. How is structured design related to structured programming? How