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23-Ind-B4 Design of Information Systems: December 2013

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  1. Question 1 Information Systems Terminology — Select-20-of-40 Glossary
  2. Question 2 Cloud Computing — Characteristics, Service Types, and Deployment Models
  3. Question 3 Contemporary Software Platform Trends
  4. Question 4 Core Capabilities of a DBMS
  5. Question 5 Hardware and Software Components of a Typical Computer Network
  6. Question 6 Internal and External Threats to Information Systems
  7. Question 7 Strategic Business Objectives and How Information Systems Support Them
  8. Question 8 Economic, Organizational, and Behavioural Impacts of Information Systems
  9. Question 9 The Business Value Chain Model
  10. Question 10 The Five Moral Dimensions of Information Systems
  11. Question 11 Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of an Information System
  12. Question 12 Major Steps in the Information System Development Process
  13. Question 13 Why Large Information System Projects Fail, and How to Minimize the Risk

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National Exams — December 2013 — 98-Ind-B4, Design of Information Systems. 3 hours; closed book, no calculator permitted. The exam comprises four parts: Part A (select 20 of 40 terms and explain each in a sentence or two, 2 marks each = 40 marks), Parts B and C (select 2 of 5 questions in each part, 11 marks each = 22 marks per part), and Part D (select 1 of 2 questions, 16 marks). Complete answers to every term and every question in all four parts follow below, not only the minimum selection a candidate would submit on exam day.

Reference texts: Laudon & Laudon, Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm, 15th ed.; Schwalbe, Information Technology Project Management, 9th ed.