GTU BE 8th Semester 2181503 Management Information System (Department Elective – III) Summer 2018 Question Paper

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Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.___________
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
BE – SEMESTER ?VIII (NEW) – EXAMINATION ? SUMMER 2018
Subject Code: 2181503 Date: 30/04/2018
Subject Name: Management Information System (Department Elective –
III)
Time: 10:30 AM to 01:00 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.

MARKS
Q.1 (a) Define MIS. 03
(b) Discuss application of MIS in Indian industries. 04
(c) Discuss how information system design influences the productivity of
any organization. Take an example of public services.
07

Q.2 (a) Define and classify systems. 03
(b) Explain the system concept with its various components. 04
(c) ?Without computer, it will very difficult to implement MIS.? -Criticize
the statement.
07
OR
(c) Distinguish data and information citing example of ?Aadhar-card?. 07
Q.3 (a) Explain in short the necessity of system analysis. 03
(b) Discuss detail design phase of MIS development. 04
(c) Take an example of Railway reservation system, and criticize
characteristics of good MIS therein.
07
OR
Q.3 (a) Describe main three problems in implementation of MIS. 03
(b) Distinguish off-line and on-line data processing. 04
(c) Discuss role of effective MIS in an organization. Explain quoting
example of a giant retail chain.
07
Q.4 (a) Define database management. 03
(b) Discuss Programmed decision v/s Non- programmed decision. 04
(c) How will you identified and develop sources of information? 07

OR
Q.4 (a) What do you mean by ?Transaction processing system?? 03
(b) Explain the concept of data base management citing an example. 04
(c) Discuss data flows and components of a typical marketing information
system.
07
Q.5 (a) What is DSS? 03
(b) Explain application of DSS with suitable example. 04
(c) Discuss relational database management system, and its structure. 07
OR
Q.5 (a) List out various database models. 03
(b) What do you know about ?Artificial intelligence and Expert system?? 04
(c) Discuss concept of file, records and field in building a database, citing
an example of student section database of your institute.
07
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