NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

UNIVERSITY VILLAGE, PLOT 91, CASDASTRAL ZONE, NNAMDI AZIKIWE EXPRESS WAY, JABI, ABUJA.
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
MAY/JUNE 2013 EXAMINATION

COURSE CODE:                  EDA 842

COURSE TITLE:                 APPLICATION OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

SYSTEMS (MIS) IN EDUCATION (2C)

TIME:                                    2 HOURS

ANSWER THREE QUESTIONS                                

1. a)i    What is Management Information System?            4marks

      ii)   List and discuss FOUR objectives of management information system. 10marks

    b)     In a tabular form, discuss four problems and solutions in the application of Management Information System in an organization.           10marks

2. a)     What is a computer?                                                              4marks

     b)i.  Using THREE criteria, classify computers into different types     6mrks

         ii Give a detailed description of different types of computers based on classification in     (bi)                                                       10marks 

 3.        a).        What is a data base?               2marks

            bi)        List and explain FIVE parts of a database    (10marks)

The following students (male and female) registered for EDA 842 during the 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 academic sessions at the NOUN Lagos study centre. From 2004/2005 to 2008/2009, 2,500, 3,000, 4,500, 3750, 2,750 males were on roll in that order while 3,750, 5,000, 3,500, 4,500 and 3,500 females were enrolled for that same period. In a sequential order, describe the procedure for the presentation of registered students in a bar chart       10marks

               ii)         Explain the procedure for shutting down a computer    2 marks

4. a)     Write short notes on the following:

1. Attributes of good information (ii) Central Processing unit (iii) Dialog box

(iv)       Microsoft excel (137)v ) formulate   4marks each