Section A-1
- A company sells books online. It has no physical retail outlets. Its information systems which drive this activity can therefore be described as Mission Critical.
- One type of computer system often used in business is connected to real world signals and then processes these signals to drive an electro-mechanical device. This type of system is a Control System.
- Which of the following is a transaction processing system? Hotel Reservation System.
Section A-2
- Which THREE (3) of the following are inbound logistic activities in a business?
- Inventory Control
- Warehousing
- Vehicle Scheduling
- Which THREE (3) of the following activities of a business create value for a customer and can be described as direct?
- Assembly
- Machining
- Sales Force Operation
- Which THREE (3) of the following types of information system are typically used at the operations level in a business?
- Knowledge Work and Automation Systems
- Control Systems
- Transaction Processing Systems
Section B
- State FOUR (4) features of a system.
- It has input
- It has process
- It has output
- It has an objective
- It has components that working together
- Distinguish between data and information.
- Data is encoded information
- Information is the meaning that is assigned to data.
- Define the term information systems.
- Information system is hardware, software, data, people and procedures that works together to produce quality information.
- Information system is any system that makes use of IT.
- Information system is a computer-based system that provides managers with the tools for organizing, evaluating and efficiently running their departments.
- Explain what is meant by a mission critical information systems.
- It is an information system that is crucial to the performance of the business/operation.
- It make use of IT which is the central of the work of the business.
