MIDTERM EXAMINATION

Fall 2008
CS507- Information Systms !Sssion - 2"
#$stion No% & ! Mar's% & " - (las )*oos on
Follo+in, statmnt is tr$ for +*i)* of t* follo+in, mo-l.

(ro/i-s arly in-i)ation of ins$rmo$nta0l ris's1 +it*o$t m$)* )ost





#$stion No% 2 ! Mar's% & " - (las )*oos on
D/al$ation of )$rrn)y is )all- 22222222
Intrst rat
Inflation
Mar'$3

#$stion No% 4 ! Mar's% & " - (las )*oos on
2222222222 so$r)s matrials in +*i)* t* information from s)on-ary
so$r)s *as 0n -i,st-5

(rimary
Trtiary
S)on-ary

Trtiary So$r)s
&5 6or's +*i)* list 3rimary an- s)on-ary rso$r)s in a s3)ifi) s$07)t ara
25 Matrials in +*i)* t* information from s)on-ary so$r)s *as 0n 8-i,st-8 -
rformatt- an- )on-ns-1 to 3$t it into a )on/nint1 asy-to-ra- form5
3. Sources which are once removed in time from secondary sources
#$stion No% 9 ! Mar's% & " - (las )*oos on
D0tor:s a,in, r3ort D0tor:s a,in, r3ort is an ;am3l of t*
follo+in, 3*as.


Dsi,n
Intlli,n) !(< 72"


(*ass E;am3ls
Intelligence

Debtors aging report
Design Devise a discount or training policy
Choice Select a discount/training policy
Implementation Implement the discount/training
policy
Monitoring valuate recovery patterns! relevant
costs involved.
+++5/$=s5nt>
*tt3%>>,ro$3s5,oo,l5)om>,ro$3>/$?s

#$stion No% 5 ! Mar's% & " - (las )*oos on
T*r ar T6O 3*ass of t* -)ision ma'in, 3ro)ss

TR@E
FAASE
"here are five phases of the decision ma#ing process $% & '3(
#$stion No% B ! Mar's% & " - (las )*oos on
6*i)* of t* follo+in, 3*as of -)ision ma'in, 3ro)ss in/ol/s
sar)*in, for )on-itions in t* n/ironmnt t*at )alls for -)isions.
Intlli,n)
Dsi,n
C*oi)
Im3lmntation

(*ass of -)ision-ma'in, 3ro)ss ar%

C Intlli,n) D sar)*in, for )on-itions in t* n/ironmnt t*at )all for
-)isions
C Dsi,n D in/ntin,1 -/lo3in,1 an- analy=in, 3ossi0l )o$rss of
a)tion
C C*oi) D sl)tin, a )o$rs of a)tion from t*os a/aila0l
C Im3lmntation D im3lmntin, t* sl)t- )o$rs of a)tion
Monitoring checking the consequences of the decision made after implementation
#$stion No% 7 ! Mar's% & " - (las )*oos on
Str$)t$r- (ro0lms 3ossss m$lti3l sol$tions1 sol$tion 3at*s1 f+r
3aramtrs +*i)* ar lss mani3$lat a0l1 an- )ontain $n)rtainty
a0o$t +*i)* )on)3ts1 r$ls1 an- 3rin)i3ls5

"rue
)alse
@nstr$)t$r-% (ro0lms 3ossss m$lti3l sol$tions1 sol$tion 3at*s1
f+r 3aramtrs +*i)* ar lss mani3$lat a0l1 an- )ontain
$n)rtainty a0o$t +*i)* )on)3ts1 r$ls1 an- 3rin)i3ls ar n)ssary
for t* sol$tion or *o+ t*y ar or,ani=- an- +*i)* sol$tion is 0st5
!(< BE"
#$stion No% 8 ! Mar's% & " - (las )*oos on
6*i)* of t* follo+in, mo-l )om0ins t* lmnts of t* +atrfall
mo-l +it* t* 3*iloso3*y of 3rototy3in,.

(rototy3in,
Itrati/
In)rmntal
RAID
T* in)rmntal mo-l is a mt*o- of soft+ar> Information Systm
-/lo3mnt +*r t* mo-l is -si,n-1 im3lmnt- an- tst-
in)rmntally $ntil t* 3ro-$)t is finis*-5 It in/ol/s 0ot* -/lo3mnt
an- maintnan)5 T*is mo-l )om0ins t* lmnts of t* +atrfall
mo-l +it* t* 3*iloso3*y of 3rototy3in,5!( < E9"
#$stion No% E ! Mar's% & " - (las )*oos on
T* st$-y of 0$sinss 3ro0lm -omain $s- to r)ommn-
im3ro/mnts an- s3)ify t* 0$sinss RF$irmnts for t* sol$tion is
)all-%

Systm Analysis
Systm Dsi,n
Ris' Mana,mnt
Ris' Analysis
Systm analysis )an 0 -fin- sim3ly as% GT* st$-y of 0$sinss
3ro0lm -omain to r)ommn- im3ro/mnts an- s3)ify t* 0$sinss
rF$irmnts for t* sol$tion5H
!( < &02"
#$stion No% &0 ! Mar's% & " - (las )*oos on
Data minin, )an allo+ a firm to -/lo3%
DSS based on the *eb and Specific mar#eting campaigns for different
customer segments
Specific mar#eting campaigns for different customer segments
DSS 0as- on t* 605

#$stion No% && ! Mar's% & " - (las )*oos on
Tar,tin, a-/rtisin, to )$stomrs to -------------- t* 3ro0a0ility1 t*at
an offr is a))3t-5

D)ras
In)ras
Sta0l
"argeting advertising to customers to increase the probability that an offer is
accepted $%& +,(
#$stion No% &2 ! Mar's% & " - (las )*oos on
DSS )an stim$lat inno/ation in -)ision ma'in, 0y *l3in, mana,rs
to ;istin, -)ision ma'in, 3ro)-$rs5
Tr$
Fals
DSS )an stim$lat inno/ation in -)ision ma'in, 0y *l3in, mana,rs to
;istin, -)ision ma'in, 3ro)-$rs5 !( < 99"
#$stion No% &4 ! Mar's% & " - (las )*oos on
T* trm information ar)*it)t$r -s)ri0s a s3)iali=- ----------------
+*i)* rlats to t* mana,mnt of information an- m3loymnt of
informational tools5

S'ill St
Data St
Tool St
T* trm information ar)*it)t$r -s)ri0s a s3)iali=- s'ill st +*i)*
rlats to t* mana,mnt of information an- m3loymnt of
informational tools5 !( < 90"

#$stion No% &9 ! Mar's% & " - (las )*oos on
Infrastr$)t$r1 ,nrally1 is t* st of intr)onn)t- str$)t$ral
lmnts that provide the framwork for supporting the entire str$)t$r

Infrastr$)t$r
D)ision S$33ort Systm
Mana,mnt Systm
Infrastr$)t$r1 ,nrally1 is t* st of intr)onn)t- str$)t$ral
lmnts t*at 3ro/i- t* fram+or' for s$33ortin, t* ntir str$)t$r
!( < 4E"

#$stion No% &5 ! Mar's% & " - (las )*oos on
Ii,* l/l of fori,n tra- *as rs$lt- in im3orts an- ;3orts +*i)*
rF$ir intr lin'a, for smoot* )oor-ination5
Tr$
Fals
Ii,* l/l of fori,n tra- *as rs$lt- in im3orts an- ;3orts +*i)*
rF$ir intr lin'a, for smoot*)oor-ination5 !( < 2E"

#$stion No% &B ! Mar's% & " - (las )*oos on
6*i)* of t* follo+in, so$r)s ar ori,inal matrials on +*i)* ot*r
rsar)* is 0as-.
(rimary
S)on-ary
Trtiary
Non of t*s
%rimary sources are original materials on which other research is based $% &
-.(

#$stion No% &7 ! Mar's% & "
On +*at fa)tors n- of information -3n-s in any or,ani=ation.
Sol$tion%-

Joo- information is ssntial for ff)ti/ o3ration an- -)ision
ma'in, at all l/ls in 0$sinsss5 I-ntifis an- ill$strats t* -iffrnt
'in-s of information 0y t* )om3l; intrnal an- ;trnal
)omm$ni)ation lin's of a ty3i)al RKD -3artmnt5 Dis)$sss t* fa)tors
+*i)* )on-ition mana,rsL $s of information1 namly mana,rsL rols
an- tas'sM -)ision-ma'in, 3ro)sss !strat,i) an- o3rational"M
rational an- altrnati/ 0*a/io$rM )o,niti/ styl an- 3r)3tionM an-
G*i--n a,n-aH fa)tors s$)* as t* sym0oli) $s of information an-
information as 3o+r5 S$33ort- 0y sl)t- ra-in,s1 an- ta0ls of
information ty3s1 3ro)sss an- $ss5

#$stion No% &8 ! Mar's% & "
Dfin T#M.
Sol$tion%

T#M is a st of mana,mnt an- )ontrol a)ti/itis +*i)* fo)$s on F$ality
ass$ran)5 !( < B&"

#$stion No% &E ! Mar's% 2 "
Enlist t* ty3s of mo-ls $s- in DSS5
Sol$tion%- !( < 98"
(*ysi)al Mo-ls
Narrati/ Mo-ls
Jra3*i) Mo-ls
Mat*mati)al Mo-ls

#$stion No% 20 ! Mar's% 4 "
6*at is t* n- for A))o$ntin, information systm !AIS" to 0 lin'-
to all t* information systms in an or,ani=ation5 .
Sol$tion%- !( < B5"
A))o$ntin, information systm is lin'- to all t* information systms
in an or,ani=ation5 T*is is im3ortant 0)a$s t* -ata rF$ir- for
3ro3r 0oo' '3in, an- ,nration of transa)tional r3orts is ;tra)t-
from all o/r t* or,ani=ation5 For instan) sals information )an 0
so$,*t only from mar'tin, information systm an- sto)' information is
a/aila0l in man$fa)t$rin, information systm5
T* 3$r3os of AIS is to a))$m$lat -ata an- 3ro/i- -)ision ma'rs
!in/stors1 )r-itors1 an- mana,rs" +it* information to ma' -)ision5
#$stion No% 2& ! Mar's% 5 "
Dis)$ss t* attri0$ts on +*i)* Or,ani=ational Information
RF$irmnts -3n-s

Sol$tion%
"here are several surveys indicate that a significant percentage of data
warehouses fail to meet business ob/ectives or are outright failures. 0ne of the
reasons for this is that re1uirement analysis is typically overloo#ed in real
pro/ects. 2oal3oriented approach to re1uirement analysis for data warehouses
based on the "ropos methodology. "wo different perspectives are integrated for
re1uirement analysis4 organi5ational modeling! centered on sta#eholders! and
decisional modeling! focused on decision ma#ers. 0ur approach can be employed
within both a demand3driven and a mi6ed supply/demand3driven design
framewor#.
Also F$n)tional s)$rity rF$irmnts of information systms )an
ro$,*ly 0 )lassifi- into t+o% )om3$tr s)$rity rF$irmnts an-
)omm$ni)ations s)$rity rF$irmnts5 C*alln,s for -/lo3in,
notations for ;3rssin, t*s rF$irmnts ar n$mro$s1 most
im3ortantly t* -iffi)$lty of -alin, +it* layrs of a0stra)tion1 fl;i0ility
to a-a3t into many ty3s of rF$irmnts1 ,ro$3in,s of rF$irmnts1
an- rF$irmnt -3n-n)is5 Many fram+or's for -alin, +it*
information s)$rity *i,*li,*t t* im3ortan) of a 3ro3rly -fin-
or,ani=ation of s)$rity 0$t fail to sta0lis* mo-ls to s$33ort t*
s3)ifi)ation5 T*is 3a3r sta0lis*s on s$)* mo-l an- -monstrats
*o+ t* a0o/ -iffi)$ltis )an 0 o/r)om t*ro$,* ;tnsi/
a33li)ation of or,ani=ational mo-lin, of information s)$rity5

#$stion No% 22 ! Mar's% &0 "
6*at ar t* mana,mnt styls. Dis)$ss in -tails5

Sol$tion%-
Nario$s mana,mnt styls )an 0 m3loy- -3n-nt on t* )$lt$r
of t* 0$sinss1 t* nat$r of t* tas'1 t* nat$r of t* +or'for) an-
t* 3rsonality an- s'ills of t* la-rs55
T*r ar t*r Mana,mnt Styls5
A$t*oritati/
(arti)i3ati/
Mi;-

&"A$t*oritati/

An A$to)rati) or a$t*oritarian mana,r ma's all t* -)isions1 '3in,
t* information an- -)ision ma'in, amon, t* snior mana,mnt5
O07)ti/s an- tas's ar st an- t* +or'for) is ;3)t- to -o ;a)tly
as rF$ir-5 T* )omm$ni)ation in/ol/- +it* t*is mt*o- is mainly
-o+n+ar-1 from t* la-r to t* s$0or-inatM )riti)s s$)* as Elton
Mayo *a/ ar,$- t*at t*is mt*o- )an la- to a -)ras in moti/ation
from t* m3loyLs 3oint of /i+5 T* main a-/anta, of t*is styl is
t*at t* -ir)tion of t* 0$sinss +ill rmain )onstant1 an- t* -)isions
+ill all 0 similar1 t*is in t$rn )an 3ro7)t an ima, of a )onfi-nt1 +ll
mana,- 0$sinss5 On t* ot*r *an-1 s$0or-inats may 0)om *i,*ly
-3n-nt $3on t* la-rs an- s$3r/ision may 0 n--5 Aman-a
Jlass is t* fo$n-r of t*is $niF$ mana,mnt styl5


2" (arti)i3ati/

In a Dmo)rati)styl1 t* mana,r allo+s t* m3loys to ta' 3art in
-)ision ma'in,1 t*rfor /ryt*in, is a,r- 0y t* ma7ority5 T*
)omm$ni)ation is ;tnsi/ in 0ot* -ir)tions5 T*is styl )an 0
3arti)$larly $sf$l +*n )om3l; -)isions n- to 0 ma- t*at rF$ir
a ran, of s3)ialist s'ills% for ;am3l1 +*n a n+ )om3$tri=-
systm n-s to 0 3$t in 3la) an- t* $33r mana,mnt of t*
0$sinss is )om3$tr illitrat5 From t* o/rall 0$sinssLs 3oint of
/i+1 7o0 satisfa)tion an- F$ality of +or' +ill im3ro/5 Io+/r1 t*
-)ision-ma'in, 3ro)ss is s/rly slo+- -o+n1 an- t* n- of a
)onsns$s may a/oi- ta'in, t* 0st -)ision for t* 0$sinss5


4" Mi;-
T*is a33roa)* is a )om0ination of 0ot* a0o/ styls5 In3$t is ta'n an-
rs3)t-1 final -)ision is ta'n 0y t* snior mana,mnt '3in, in
/i+ t* /i+s ,i/n 0y t* m3loy5