MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
NATIONAL ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY
School of Advanced Education Programs
Management Information Systems
Mode of study:
Full time. Intake: 61
Exam place: Online on LMS
Exam date: Nov 23, 2021 Exam time: 08:00
Allowed time: 90 minutes
Class: Advanced Finance 61A
Note: This is an open book exam.
1. List main components of an information system and explain them briefly.
2. What are main purposes of transaction processing systems? Give an example of
a transaction processing system and its typical transactions.
3. What are main purposes of financial information systems?
4. Give an example of “lock in suppliers” as one of the basic ways to gain
competitive advantages and explain. Do not use examples in the textbook.
5. What are late movers and their main advantages?
6. Compare advantages and disadvantages of data management using traditional
file approach and database approach.
7. Each person in a country is identified by his/her identification card with a unique
identification number (ID number). His/her name, gender, date of birth and
address is on the card. The person may have one or more driving license(s) on
which his/her name and ID number are printed. Each driving license has a unique