1. What are the different types of Agility?
2. List the competitive forces and the competitive strategies?
3. Describe the “Distributed Grid Computing” and what are their advantages and disadvantages?
4. What is the difference between sequential access storage device and direct access storage device?
5. Write some notes about different semiconductor memory devices in computer.
6. Give a short description about the following
a. Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks
b. Magnetic Tape
7. What is the basic difference between hardware and software? Explain briefly.
8. Briefly explain the terms: Custom software, Commercial Off-the-Shelf Software (called COTS), and Open-source software.
9. What is the difference between the Machine Language and the Assembler Language?
10. What is the difference between the System Management and System Development Programs?
11. List and give a brief description about the operations used in relational data base structure?
12. Explain any Two database models?
13. Distributed Database is one type of databases. Mention three other database types.
14. “Lack of data Integration” is one problem of traditional file processing. Mention three other problems.
15. What is a telecommunication media and its application? List and explain any three most significant communication media available in the market.
16. Explain various types of telecommunication networks from geographical area and ownership perspective.
17. Explain the interactive marketing
18. Give two objectives of the Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
19. Mention the steps in developing IS solutions?
20. Briefly describe the five basic resources of an information system.
21. What are the differences between custom software, COTS (commercial of the shelf software), and open source software?
22. What is the difference between traditional file processing approach and database management approach?
23. What are the basic strategies in the business use of IT?
24. Differentiate briefly between the batch processing and online processing?
25. What is Financial Management Systems?
26. What role does database management play in managing data as a business resource?
27. Discuss the five Database Structures (Models).
28. Discuss the differences between client/server and peer-to-peer networks?
29. The CPU (Central Processing Unit) consists of two units. What are these units and their functions?
30. What are the main Information systems activities and describe each activity?
31. Discuss about value chain and strategic IS.
32. What are the Storage Tradeoffs? Discuss the Storage Tradeoffs for both primary storage and secondary storage media.
33. What is the main goal of Middleware?
34. What is Database Management System (DBMS)?
35. What is the Business Value of Intranets?
36. What is the difference between a LAN, a MAN, a WAN networks?
37. What is the Online Transaction Processing Systems?
38. How could sales force automation affect salesperson productivity, marketing management, and competitive advantage?