VTU Information Science (Semester 7)
Information Systems
December 2013
Total marks: --
Total time: --
INSTRUCTIONS
(1) Assume appropriate data and state your reasons
(2) Marks are given to the right of every question
(3) Draw neat diagrams wherever necessary


1 (a) What are the fundamental roles of information system in business? Explain briefly.
10 M
1 (b) Explain component of an information system.
10 M

2 (a) List and describe basic competitive strategies. Explain in detail.
10 M
2 (b) How to build knowledge creating company using IT?
10 M

3 (a) Explain the enterprise application architecture illustrating the major cross functional enterprise application and their interrelationships.
10 M
3 (b) Explain:
i) Human resources system (HRM)
ii) Accounting systems.
10 M

4 (a) What is SCM? Explain benefits and challenges of SCM.
10 M
4 (b) What is ERP? Benefits and challenges of ERP, explain in detail.
10 M

5 (a) Explain e-commerce application and issues in detail.
10 M
5 (b) Explain these
i) Business to business e-commerce
ii) Business to consumer e-commerce.
10 M

Write short notes on:
6 (a) Decision support systems
5 M
6 (b) Artificial intelligence
5 M
6 (c) Expert systems
5 M
6 (d) Management information system.
5 M

7 (a) Explain ethical responsibilities of business professionals.
10 M
7 (b) Explain the goal of security management. List the important security defences.
10 M

Write short notes on:
8 (a) Global IT management.
4 M
8 (b) Global data access issues
4 M
8 (c) Global business / IT strategies
4 M
8 (d) Managing the IS function
4 M
8 (e) Failure of IT management.
4 M



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