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23-Ind-B4 Design of Information Systems: December 2017

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  1. Question 1 Information Systems Terminology — Select-20 Glossary
  2. Question 2 DBMS Capabilities — Relational vs. Non-Relational Systems
  3. Question 3 Types of Networks in a Large Corporate Network Infrastructure
  4. Question 4 How the World Wide Web Works — Technologies, Standards, and Addressing
  5. Question 5 Securing Information Systems — Framework, Encryption, and PKI
  6. Question 6 IT Infrastructure Components and the Impact of Cloud Computing
  7. Question 7 IT Strategies for Competitive Forces — Porter's Model and the Internet
  8. Question 8 Business Processes, Functional-Area Examples, and IT Improvements Tied to Strategic Objectives
  9. Question 9 Legal Frameworks for Intellectual Property Protection and IT's Challenges to Them
  10. Question 10 Big Data Analytics — A Concrete Example and Its Ethical Dilemmas
  11. Question 11 Traditional vs. Internet-Enabled Digital Markets, and the Impact on Digital Goods
  12. Question 12 The Software Development Life Cycle and Alternative Development Approaches
  13. Question 13 Costs and Benefits of an Information Systems Project

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National Exams — December 2017 — 98-Ind-B4, Design of Information Systems. 3 hours; closed book, no calculator permitted. The exam comprises four parts: Part A (select 20 terms from the list given and explain each in a sentence or two, no more than 50 words, 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.