VTU Information Science (Semester 7)
Information Systems
December 2014
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 is an information system? Explain briefly fundamental roles of IS in business. Give example for each role.
10 M
1 (b) With a neat diagram, explain information system resources.
10 M

2 (a) Explain the business competitive forces and competitive strategies that appear in the market place.
10 M
2 (b) With neat figures, explain how a customer focused business builds customer value and loyalty using internet.
5 M
2 (c) Explain the concept of building a knowledge creating company and KMS.
5 M

3 (a) What are transaction processing system and explain transaction processing cycle.
8 M
3 (b) Explain enterprise collaboration system and the tools associated with it.
6 M
3 (c) What are human resource information system and explain how they support strategic, tactical, operational use of human resources of an organization.
6 M

4 (a) With a figure, explain how CRM supports 3 phases of the relationship between a business and its customers.
6 M
4 (b) What is ERP? Explain benefit and challenges of ERP.
8 M
4 (c) Explain benefits and challenges of SCM.
6 M

5 (a) Explain essential e-commerce processes.
10 M
5 (b) Explain e-commerce sucess factors.
10 M

6 (a) Explain four basic analytical modelling activities involved in DSS.
8 M
6 (b) Discuss about management reporting alternatives.
6 M
6 (c) Explain major application area of AI.
6 M

7 (a) Discuss about business ethics and technology ethics.
10 M
7 (b) Explain about tools of security management of IT.
10 M

8 (a) Explain business/IT planning process and also a IT architecture that is created by strategic business/IT planning process.
10 M
8 (b) Explain political geo-economic, cultural challenges in global IT management and also explain global business/IT strategies.
10 M



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