NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

UNIVERSITY VILLAGE, PLOT 91, CASDASTRAL ZONE, NNAMDI AZIKIWE EXPRESS WAY, JABI, ABUJA.
FACULTY OF SCIENCES
OCTOBER 2013 EXAMINATION

Course Code:                     DAM 364

Course Title:                      MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Time Allowed:                  2 ½ Hours                                                                                            Course Unit: 2

Instruction:        Answer Any Four Questions

1a. State six features of MIS.                                                                                                                                                      6 marks

b. List five bottlenecks associated with MIS                                                                                                                         5 marks

c. Outline, with an example each, the two categories of software.                                                                            6 ½ marks

2. Management Information Systems can be classified according to goal or methodology invoke in particular organisation. Outline four types of management information systems and give an example each.        17½ marks

3a. Explain what is meant by the ethics of information technology.                                                                           4 marks

b. Outline three ethical issues. 9 marks

c. List three areas of application of IT in information systems.                                                                                      4½ marks

4. Describe four major types of system in an organization.                                                                                            17 ½ marks

5. Discuss management structure in relation to MIS.                                                                                                        17 ½ marks

6. Write short notes on the following: voice mail, email, teletext and telnet.                                                        17 ½ marks