CS-05: ELEMENTS OF SYSTEM ANALYSIS
& DESIGN DEC 1998
| Time: 3 hours |
Max. Marks : 75 |
Note : There are 5 questions in this paper. Question 1 is compulsory
and carries 30 marks. Attempt any three from the rest.
| 1. | (a) |
What fact-finding techniques would you use for investigating the information requirements of a large hotel to improve the marketing of seminars and conferences? Which do you think will be most effective? What problems do you anticipate in conducting this investigation? |
| 2 | Discuss the features and relative merits of system flowcharts, decision tables and decision trees. Which do you find easiest to draw and understand? | |
| 3 |
Distinguish between transaction processing systems, management information systems, 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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| 4 | Describe the importance and
characteristics of a good documentation in systems development process. What elements should be included in a good documentation package? |
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| 5 | Enumerate the factors that are important to the quality of a software system. Illustrate their characteristics with focus on a large financial enterprise such as a Bank | |
| 6. | Write brief noted on any five of the following : | |
| (a) System development life cycle (b) Software crisis | ||
| (b) Software crisis | ||
| (c) Legal feasibility of a systems project (d) Data dictionaries | ||
| (d) Data dictionaries | ||
| (e) Multi-media | ||
| (f) Hypertext | ||
| (g) 4 GL | ||
| (h) Audit trail |