Management of information systems (mis) UE Past Papers Questions.

List and describe the list of information systems serving each of major functional areas of a business.

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ABC department stores would like to acquire software to do the following tasks. Identify what software packages they need to perform the following

1. Surf the web and their intranets and extranets
2. Send messages to each other computer stations
3. Help employees work together in teams
4. Use a group of productivity packages that work together easily
5. Help sales reps keep track of meeting and sales calls.
6. TYpe correspondence and reports
7. Analyze rows and columns of sales figures.
8. Develop a variety of graphical presentation

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Yo have been given responsibility for planning and implementing a computer software trainging program for the marketing deartment at ABC company. Trainging topics willl include word processing, spreadsheet, database and internet use. Trainging will be done by outside contractors. Eligibility for trainging will be based on the employee`s  job responsiblity and current knowledge level. Among those eligible , slots will be allocated based on seniority. Out has surveyed each employee in your department  about their level of knowledge for each type of software involved. A sample of relevent data for employees in your department appears above.

1. Using a database software packages create an appropriatedatabase table and enter the following sample data.
2. Use your database package`s querying capabilities to generate a prioritized list of employees who will be offered  slots  for the following training sessions

• Introduction to word processing .Employees whose skill levl in none or low and whse job type is not technical are eligible for this session
• Introduction to the iternet . All employees whose internet use skill level is none are eligible
• Introduction to database systems. Employees whose database skill level is low or none and whose job type is managerial or technical are eligble.

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An information  literate knowledge worker will be able to ____ , while a technology literate knowledge worker will always be able to _____.

• Define what information they need , define what technology he/she needs.
• Know how and where to obtain that information , create new knowledge when required
• Understand information before they even receive it, understand how technology affects him/her
• Act appropriately based on the information , know how and when to use technology

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Which dimension of information describes being able to access information from a hotel room?

• Time dimension
• Online dimension
• Form dimension
• Location Dimension

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