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The document is a terminal exam for BBA-5 students at COMSATS University Islamabad, focusing on Management Information Systems. It includes various parts addressing fundamental concepts, lifecycle, applications of information systems, communication networks, and enterprise systems applications. Each part contains scenarios and questions designed to assess students' understanding and application of information systems in real-world contexts.

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Terminal Exam Format

The document is a terminal exam for BBA-5 students at COMSATS University Islamabad, focusing on Management Information Systems. It includes various parts addressing fundamental concepts, lifecycle, applications of information systems, communication networks, and enterprise systems applications. Each part contains scenarios and questions designed to assess students' understanding and application of information systems in real-world contexts.

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COMSATS University Islamabad

Department of Management Sciences


Terminal Exam

Class: BBA-5 Date: 18 /01/2025


Subject: Management Information Systems Instructor: Muhammad Aziz Ul Haq
Name: ___________________________ Registration # ___________________
Instructions, please be very concise while answering the following questions and try to support
your answers with sound logic and reasoning. Please return the question paper after solving.

Part 1: Fundamental concepts of Information System (CLO-1)

Scenario: A company is developing an information system to automate their sales and inventory
process.
Questions:
Q.1) Power BI is a tool to create professional dashboards in the pyramid organization identify
where we can utilize these dashboards to improve decision making? (02)
Q.2) The use of big data in Information system has revolutionized the field explain why? (02)
Q.3) Explain the difference between data and information? (01)

Part 2: Lifecycle of Information System (CLO-2)

Scenario: You are running a medium sized LED manufacturing company in Pakistan. The cost of
manufacturing a single unit of LED light bulb is 10PKR while exporting the same LED light bulb is
6PKR.
Questions:
Q.4) Describe how transection cost theory to improve productivity? (02)
Q.5) Illustrate when can we use vertical integration to improve productivity? (03)
Q.6) Illustrate whether your company should act as a first mover or a fast follower in adopting
advanced manufacturing technologies to remain competitive. Justify your answer. (03)

Part 3: Applications of Information System E-Commerce (CLO-3)

Scenario: You are planning to start a medium-sized E-commerce based company for buying selling
T-shirts.
Questions:
Q.7) Apply five typical steps to start this Ecommerce based company? (10)

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Q.8) Relate how disintermediation to the consumer can help in companies growth? (02)

Part 4: Communication Networks (CLO-4)


Scenario 1: You are a university student who is running a small E-Comm based startup aiming to
improve efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Questions:
Q.9) Identify what sort of internet connection will you buy and on what KPIs will you check
your connection?
(03)
Q.10) Identify which delivery method we use in internet traffic and why it is better than other
methods? (02)
Q.11) Summarize all the steps in a daily life scenario of opening a web page in a browser? (05)
Q.12) If you are running a content distribution network, identify will you go for a single strong
server will you have multiple networks distributed across the world? (02)

Part 5: Enterprise Systems Applications and Business intelligence (CLO-5)

Scenario: You are working as a Business Intelligence (BI) consultant for a mid-sized retail
company, "AliPro." The company has been facing challenges in understanding customer behavior
and managing its inventory efficiently. Currently, they have data from various sources like their
online store, physical stores, customer feedback forms, and market reports. However, this data is
scattered across different systems and is often inconsistent.
Questions:
Q.13) As a BI consultant apply the five basic steps to improve the efficiency? (05)
Q.14) Present some examples of data quality issues? (03)
Q.15) Use the given table to compile the data cube? (05)
Product \ R1 R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 R2
Region (Q1) (Q2) (Q3) (Q4) (Q1) (Q2) (Q3) (Q4)
P1 10 15 30 10 20 15 22 2
P2 5 10 25 12 25 20 25 4
P3 15 25 20 14 22 10 30 6
P4 37 28 10 15 26 34 40 39

Good Luck
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