CONFIDENTIAL TEST 1 /MAY 2021 / IPS250/ITS332 UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA TEST 1 – ANSWER BOOKLET COURSE : INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT COURSE CODE : ISP250 / ITS332 DATE : 28 MAY 2021 TIME : 2 HOURS NAME : MATRICS NO : GROUP : INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES This question paper consists of three (2) PARTS: PART A (6 Questions) - 30 marks PART B (3 Questions) - 30 marks MARKS : PART A PART B / 30 Marks / 30 Marks TOTAL / 60 Marks DO NOT START UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO 1 CONFIDENTIAL TEST 1 /MAY 2021 / IPS250/ITS332 PART A (30 MARKS) 1. Identify the main components of an information system and describe the system’s processes. (6 Marks) 2. What is information system and why is it is important to a business? (4 Marks) 2 CONFIDENTIAL 3. 4. TEST 1 /MAY 2021 / IPS250/ITS332 The figure below shows four main yardsticks of feasibility study, what is feasibility? Briefly discuss tangible benefit vs intangible benefit (6 Marks) In addition to outsourcing options as shown in the figure below, a company can choose to develop its own systems. State two (2) reasons why a company should opt for in house development? (6 Marks) 3 CONFIDENTIAL TEST 1 /MAY 2021 / IPS250/ITS332 5. What is systems requirement? Give one (1) example for process and performance system requirement. (4 Marks) 6. What is the relationship between a context diagram and diagram 0? (4 marks) 4 CONFIDENTIAL TEST 1 /MAY 2021 / IPS250/ITS332 PART B (30 MARKS) 1. The manager for Human Resource Department of Giro Company says to you, the IT director cum System Analyst, “This systems development life cycle takes too long.” The manager requests that the IT department to skips the initial steps for human resource department and immediately get to work on the solution and system implementation. What would your answer be to the manager? (6 marks) 5 CONFIDENTIAL TEST 1 /MAY 2021 / IPS250/ITS332 2. KnowITAll College is considering a new information system that will speed up the registration process. As a system analyst, you are asked to develop a plan for fact finding. a. List four (4) possible techniques that you might use. (4 marks) b. Describe an advantage for three (3) techniques stated in question a. (6 marks) 6 CONFIDENTIAL TEST 1 /MAY 2021 / IPS250/ITS332 3. As a senior system analyst at KnowItAll College, you are leading the development team for the new registration system and you need to explain the data and process modeling tools to the newly hired junior system analyst. a. Describe three (3) rules for creating a context diagram. (6 marks) b. Lists two (2) dos and two (2) don’ts when developing DFDs. (8 marks) 7 CONFIDENTIAL TEST 1 /MAY 2021 / IPS250/ITS332 END OF ANSWER BOOKLET 8
