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NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA,

PLOT 91, CADASTRAL ZONE, UNIVERSITY VILLAGE, JABI – ABUJA


FACULTY OF SCIENCES
2021_2 45678

Course Code: DAM364


Course Title: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (MIS)
Time: 2 Hours
Credit: 2 Units
Instruction: Attempt 4 questions. Question1 is Compulsory and any other three (3)
Questions
QUESTION ONE (25 MARKS) COMPULSORY
a. Distinguish between a Resident virus and a Non- Resident virus. (4 Marks)
b. Briefly discuss any four (4) advantages of MIS. (4 Marks)
c. Briefly discuss the relationship between Data, Information and Instruction. (3 Marks)
d. Outline five (4) purposes of Information Technology. (2 Marks)
e. Explain the ethical issues of I.T. with regard to; Predictability and Speed. (2 Marks)
f. Explain the concepts of MUA and MTA as it relates to email processing. (4 marks)
g. Despite the usefulness of the Internet, it still has some limitations. Outline 6 of such
limitations. (3 Marks)
h. What is Teleprocessing? (3 Marks)
QUESTION TWO (15 MARKS)
a. An organization is about to embark on the use of MIS for adequate decision making, but
however experiences some bottlenecks. What could be these bottlenecks? (3 Marks)
b. Briefly write short note on “Time Sharing Mode”. (3 Marks)
c. Briefly explain the term “Logic Bomb”. (3 Marks)
d. What is a Computer Worm? (2 Marks)
e. What are Gray codes? Give a table of Gray codes of 0 to 9. (4 Marks)
QUESTION THREE (15 MARKS)
a. Explain “Fax” operations and state its advantages. (5 Marks)
b. Distinguish between fields, records and files. (3 Marks)
c. A National On-line seller wants to begin selling its products internationally. Explain how
he can use DSS to determine if that will be a wise business decision. (4 Marks)
d. Briefly discuss the Simplex Mode of Information Communication. (3 Marks)

QUESTION FOUR (15 MARKS)


a. Find the Excess 3 codes equivalent of the following BCD codes
(i) 1001 (2 Marks) (ii) 0111 (2 Marks) (show your working)
b. Discuss any three (3) techniques that can be used to enhance Information Security. (5
Marks)
c. In a single sentence each, explain the following cryptographic systems stating their year
of invention, inventors and specific uses.
(i) Data Encryption Standard (DES) (2 Marks)
(ii) Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) (2 Marks)
(iii) Rivest, Shamir, Adleman (RSA) (2 Marks)

QUESTION FIVE (15 MARKS)


a. State five functionalities each of Top Management and Middle Management Level.
(5 Marks)
b. As organization grows the need to develop MIS becomes inevitable. Discuss, with the
aim of bringing out the advantages and disadvantages. (3 Marks)
c. Distinguish between Half and Full Duplex Mode of Information Communication. Give an
example each of half and full duplex mode. (4 Marks)
d. Outline any four (4) basic requirements needed to connect to the internet. Explain any
two. (3 Marks)

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