CS-05: ELEMENTS OF SYSTEM
ANALYSIS & DESIGN DEC 1997
| Time : 3 Hours |
Max. Marks : 75 |
NOTE : There are 6 question no.6 is
compulsory and carries 25 marks. From the remaining questions, you may attempt
any three. Each of these questions carries 15 marks.
| 1. | Write brief notes on any five of the following : | |
| (a) | Waterfall model | |
| (b) | Data dictionaries | |
| (c) | Audit trail | |
| (d) | Ergonomics | |
| (e) | OCR | |
| (f) | Hot Sites | |
| (g) | HIPO | |
| (h) | Green P.C. | |
| 2. |
Distinguish between transaction processing systems, management information system decision support systems and office automation systems. Illustrate their characteristics with focus on a large financial enterprise such as a Bank. |
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| 3. |
Enumerate the factors that are important to the quality of a software system. Illustrate their relative significance in a qualitative manner with some examples. |
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| 4. |
State 3 important reasons why computer output are required. Give an example of a situation where the output of one computer is used as am input for another, without any human intervention or decision process. Rank 5 considerations involved in output design in decreasing order of importance from the point of view of the user. |
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| 5. |
What hardware and software would be required by an Organisation contemplating use of multi-media in its work ? What are the ways in which a business organisation could benefit by installing a multi-media machine in its premises ? What would be the differences between equipment required for development and that appropriate for delivery of multi-media ? |
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| 6. |
What are the attributes that a good system analyst must have ? Illustrate two possible situations where a computer professional may face an ethical dilemma. From where can he obtain guidance on the appropriate stand that he should take when confronted with such a problem |