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NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

UNIVERSITY VILLAGE, PLOT 91, CASDASTRAL ZONE, NNAMDI AZIKIWE EXPRESS WAY, JABI, ABUJA.
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
APRIL/MAY 2019 EXAMINATION

COURSE CODE: BUS401                                                       

CREDIT UNIT: 3                     

COURSE TITLE: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM

TIME ALLOWED: 21/2HRS

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Attempt Question One (1) and any other three (3) questions

2. Question 1 carries 25 marks, while the other questions carry 15 marks each.

3. Present all points in coherent and orderly manner

 

QUESTION 1

  1. What do you consider as the major differences between hierarchical database and network database?  (5 marks)
  2. What are the duties of a systems analyst?  (10 marks)
  3. Explain the meaning of the following terms:     (10 marks)
  • Structured Programming
  • Object Oriented Programming

QUESTION 2

  1. What is the meaning of the term CASE? (5 marks)
  2. State four (4) main tasks of operating systems   (4 marks)
  3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Distributed Data Process?(6 marks)

 

QUESTION 3

  1. Explain the terms Batch Processing, Online processing, Transaction Processing and Real-time Systems      (9 marks)
  2. Explain three (3) main problems with the Traditional File System   (6 marks)

 

QUESTION 4

  1. Explain Businesses Pre-Information Systems.  (5 marks)
  2. Explain the meaning of the term RAM is volatile  (5 marks)
  3. Describe the different sizes of computer systems.   (5 marks)

 

QUESTION 5

  1. What are the roles of Management Information Systems in Business-Decision Making?   (12 marks)
  2. What is an Electronic Data Processing System? (3 marks)

QUESTION 6

  1. Define the term a computer file   (3 marks)
  2. Explain the functions of a register      (3 marks)
  3. Describe three (3) variations of ROM    (9 marks)

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