ASSIGNMENTS

PROGRAM: MBA 2yrs

SEMESTER-I
Subject Name
: Information Technology for Managers
Batch
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INSTRUCTIONS
a) Students are required to submit all three assignment sets.
ASSIGNMENT
Assignment A
Assignment B
Assignment C

DETAILS
Five Subjective Questions
Three Subjective Questions + Case Study
40 Objective Questions

MARKS
10
10
10

b)
c)
d)
e)

Total weightage given to these assignments is 30%. OR 30 Marks

All assignments are to be completed as typed in word/pdf.
All questions are required to be attempted.
All the three assignments are to be completed by due dates (specified from
time to time) and need to be submitted for evaluation by Amity University.
f) The evaluated assignment marks will be made available within six weeks.
Thereafter, these will be destroyed at the end of each semester.
g) The students have to attached a scan signature in the form.
Signature
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_________________________________
Date
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) Tick mark in front of the assignments submitted
Assignment A
Assignment B
Assignment C

Assignment A
Marks 10

Answer all questions.

1. Discuss the importance of Information as a resource.
2. How is MIS used in Personnel Management?
3. What is the concept of Enterprise Resource Planning?
4. Explain how is organization a system, where inputs are processed to get a
desired output.
5. What does the term Feasibility mean? What feasibility requirements concern
the System Analyst?
6. How do you create an expert system?
7. How is the information useful in system analysis? Explain
8. Write short notes on any three of the following
a. Primary & Secondary memory
b. Operating System
Operating System (OS)
OS is a set of programs that playing a major role for monitoring and
controlling devices (PCs, laptops, mobiles and tabletsetc.) activities
.It is an interface between a user and computer resources (MemoryCPU-Applications-Devices).It manages computer resources to provide
services to computer programs. Without OS the PC is useless.
Operating System Tasks:
OS is controls inputs and output devices , manages transfer of
application in and out memory ,provides and organizes CPU processing
times ,maintains security and user access to resources ,provides ability
of errors detection and corrections and provides user interface via
commands graphical user Interface(GUI).
Operating System Types
Based in Type of applications and computer OS categorized as follow:

(1)Single User, Single task

User can do one thing at a time
Example: PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) OS
(2)Single User, Multitasks
User is able to use multiple applications simultaneously
Example: Windows OS
(3)Multi user Operating System
Allow multiple users to simultaneously use resources on single
computer
Example: UNIX OS.
(4)Real Time Operating System
It used in places that require higher time response .It can be Hard RTOS
(time is fixed) or Soft RTOS (time is changeable).
(5)Distributed Operating System
Data can be stored and processed on a multiple computers
Example: Network OSs
Examples of famous operating systems:
1-Windows (Microsoft) 3-Android OS
2-Mac (Apple)
c. Networking
Network is a set of nodes or devices (computers and computerized peripherals such as printers)
that connected together through communication links (wired or wireless media.).
To send date from place to another you need a combination of software (instruction sets that make
possible the service that we expect from the a network) and hardware (to move signals from one place
to another)
Computer networking is allow you to share your files with by using different methods like File
Transfer Protocol (FTP) , P2P - Peer to Peer File Sharing, Email and Online Sharing Services.
Networks are distinguished based on their geographical span. A network can be as small as
distance between your mobile and as large as the internet itself, covering the whole geographical
world.
To install and design a network you need to determine what network layout topologies used;
network topologies are categorized into the following basic types:

Bus: A single cable, the backbone functions as a shared communication medium that devices
attach or tap into with an interface connector, if any device faced a failure the other devices are
not affected. Just shared medial failure effects the entire network

Ring: every device has exactly two neighbors for communication purposes. All messages travel
through a ring in the same direction any failure effects the entire network

Star: all devices are connected to a central PC ;if any device faced a failure the other devices
are not affected

Mesh: every device connects to every other; if any device faced a failure the other devices are
not affected

Network architecture are categorized into two main types; client \server and peer to peer networks,
in client \server network one PC acts as central device to provide the service and the other requests
service but in later all device have equal weight to use the resources.
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet
Protocol Suite (TCP/IP) to serve billions of users worldwide. The system is called an Intranet If PCs are
connected internally in an enterprise without any connection outside to world but if the connection
spans through cross-enterprise boundaries is called Extranet

Network spans geographically to different areas; it can be categorized as:

Local Area Network (LAN): it spanned inside a building, office or a campus, size is limited to a
few kilometers.
Wide Area Network (WAN): It covers a wide area which may span across provinces and even
a whole country or even the whole world.
Metropolitan Area Network (MAN): Its size between LAN and WAN .It covers area inside a
city.

d. E Commerce
e. Internet as a source of business information

Assignment B
Marks 10

Answer all questions.

Read the case study given below and answer the questions given at the
end
Case Study
A waiter takes an order at a table, and then enters it online via one of the six
terminals located in the restaurant dining room. The order is routed to a printer in
the appropriate preparation area:
the cold item printer if it is a salad,
the hot-item printer if it is a hot sandwich or
the bar printer if it is a drink.
A customers meal check-listing (bill) the items ordered and the respective prices
are automatically generated. This ordering system eliminates the old threecarbon-copy guest check system as well as any problems caused by a
waiters handwriting. When the kitchen runs out of a food item, the cooks send
out an out of stock message, which will be displayed on the dining room
terminals when waiters try to order that item. This gives the waiters faster
feedback, enabling them to give better service to the customers. Other system
features aid management in the planning and control of their restaurant
business. The system provides up-to-the-minute information on the food items
ordered and breaks out percentages showing sales of each item versus total
sales. This helps management plan menus according to customers tastes. The
system also compares the weekly sales totals versus food costs, allowing
planning for tighter cost controls. In addition, whenever an order is voided, the
reasons for the void are keyed in. This may help later in management decisions,
especially if the voids consistently related to food or service. Acceptance of the
system by the users is exceptionally high since the waiters and waitresses were
involved in the selection and design process. All potential users were asked to
give their impressions and ideas about the various systems available before one
was chosen.

Questions:
a) In the light of the system, describe the decisions to be made in the area of
strategic planning, managerial control and operational control? What information
would you require to make such decisions?
b) What would make the system a more complete MIS rather than just doing
transaction processing?
c) Explain the probable effects that making the system more formal would have on
the customers and the management.

Assignment C
Marks 10

Answer all questions.

Tick mark the most appropriate answers:1. In digital computer, data is represented in
a) Decimal Form
b) Binary form
c) Octal form
d) Hexadecimal form

2. Add, subtract, multiple and logic operations are performed by a)

Registers
b) Control unit
c) ALU
d) None of these

3. The data processing consists

a) Capturing the input data
b) Manipulating the data
c) Handling the output
d) All of the above

4. A plotter is
a) An impact device to produce good quality graphics
b) An output device to produce drawings and graphics
c) A fast output device using camera lenses
d) None of the above

5. Which of the following is/are GUI based operating system?

a) MS DOS
b) UNIX
c) Window 3.1
d) Windows Vista

6. The largest unit of storage is

a) Terabyte
b) Petabyte
c) Exabyte
d) Zettabyte
7. Machine language programs are written using

a) 0s and 1s
b) Mnemonic codes
c) English like words
d) None of the above

8. A file is corrected immediately after the input of a transaction. This is an

example of
a) Sorting
b) Batching
c) On line updating
d) Off line updating

9. A logic gate is an electronic circuit which

a) Makes logic decisions
b) Allows electron flow only is our direction
c) Works on binary algebra
d) Alternates between 0 & 1 values

10. An organized collection of logically relate data is known as a)

Data
b) Meta data
c) Database
d) Data versus information
11. A JPG is

a) A Jumper Programmed Graphic

b) A format for an image file
c) A type of hard disk
d) A unit of measure for memory

12. Another word for Graphics for a word processor?

a) Peripheral
b) Clipart
c) Highlight
d) Execute

13. The name of E-computer programs usually developed by government

agencies that can be freely copied and used
a) Public domain software
b) Freeware
c) Shareware
d) Pirated software

14. Some software packages attempt to encode the knowledge and decision
rules of human specialists in order to use them for making their own decisions.
This software is referred as
a) Artificial intelligence packages
b) Expert systems
c) Knowledge based systems
d) None of these

15. Following is not a responsibility of DBMS software

a) Creating physical and logical designs
b) Removing flagged records for deleting
c) Creating and maintaining the data dictionary
d) Monitoring performance

16. On which of the following sites can you set up your e-mail account
a) www.linux.org
b) www.gre.org
c) www.syvum.org
d) www.gmail.com

17. What is a URL?

a) A computer software program
b) A type of UFO
c) The address of a document or page on the world wide web
d) An acronym for Uniform Resource learning

18. What is the difference between Internet and an intranet?

a) One is public, the other is private
b) One is safer than the other
c) One can be monitor, the other cant
d) None of the above

19. Decision making is which activity

a) Intuitive
b) Cognitive
c) Systematic
d) Analytic

20. Decision support system are used for

a) Line managers
b) Top level managers
c) Middle level managers
d) System user

21. A Management Information System (MIS) is one which

a) Is required by al managers of an organization
b) Processes data to yield information of value in tactical management
c) Provides operational information
d) Allows better management of organization

22. A set of programs that handle firms database responsibilities is called

a) DBMS (Database Management System)
b) Database processing System
c) Data Management System
d) All of the above

23. To access information from a database, you need

a) EIS
b) DBMS
c) MIS
d) None of the above

24. Newspaper, magazine, radio, television are example of

a) Storing information
b) Retrieving information
c) Communication information
d) Acquiring information

25. The architecture of the MIS plan provides:

a) A way to handle the system or subsystem by way of simplification on, coupling
and decoupling of subsystems.
b) For preparing the schedule of the system in the overall information requirement
c) An online information on the stocks markets and the accounts balance.
d) None of these.

26. Management science also known as mathematics.

a) Operations research
b) Management accounting
c) Exchange commission
d) System theory

27. EIS should offer the capability to into the data.

a) Drill down
b) Drill Up
c) Drill diagonal
d) All of the above

28. The business re-engineering requires a major change in the

a) Machine
b) Mindset
c) Material
d) Infrastructure

29. Which of the following system helps you with making a decision about a
non structured problem?
a) A.I.
b) Neutral Network
c) Genetic Algorithms
d) D.S.S.

30. Inventory is also referred to as

a) Stock
b) Warehouse Capacity
c) Material
d) Material in hand

31. are knowledge based system to which present rules are applied to solve a
particular problem .
a) ES
b) AI
c) KBS
d) Base rule

32. A system Theory of organization sees the firm as a

a) Network of resource flow
b) System transforming inputs into output
c) Physical System managed by a manager using a conceptual system
d) All of the above

33. decision are those decision for which policy standards or guidelines are
already established
a) Programmable
b) Control
c) Predictive reports
d) Relevant
34. Which of the following is not an important principle for evaluating the raw data
for decision making
a) Selection
b) Pattern

c) Average
d) Over View

35. A DBA is a
a) A person
b) A Computer device
c) A Communication technique
d) All of the above

36. A constraint that does not affect the feasible solution region is known as
a) Redundant Constraint
b) Unbounded solution
c) Slack variable
d) Surplus variable

37. The product structure file is also called as

a) Item master file
b) Bill of materials file
c) Operations file
d) All of the above
38. Computer support to the manager has been in
a) Alternative identification
b) Alternative selection

c) Problem identification
d) Alternative evaluation

39. A central purpose of most decision support systems is

a) To build a model of the decision making problem
b) To design a database management system
c) To build an expert system
d) None of the above.

40. The four major corporate resources are money, material, information and
a) People
b) Icons
c) Information System
d) None of the above