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UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS

EXAMINATION FOR MAY/AUGUST 2016/2017 DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER


SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
COURSE CODE: RCS 025
DATE: 3rd AUGUST 2017 TIME: 2 HOURS
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
Students are NOT permitted to write on the examination paper during exam time.
This is a closed book examination. Text book/Reference books/notes are not permitted.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
This examination paper consists Questions in Section A followed by section B.
Answer Question 1 and any Other Two questions.
QUESTIONS in ALL Sections should be answered in answer booklet(s).
1. PLEASE start the answer to EACH question on a NEW PAGE.
2. Keep your phone(s) switched off at the front of the examination room.
3. Keep ALL bags and caps at the front of the examination room and DO NOT
refer to ANY unauthorized material before or during the course of the
examination.
4. ALWAYS show your working.
5. Marks indicated in parenthesis i.e. ( ) will be awarded for clear and logical
answers.
6. Write your REGISTRATION No. clearly on the answer booklet(s).
7. For the Questions, write the number of the question on the answer booklet(s) in
the order you answered them.
8. DO NOT use your PHONE as a CALCULATOR.
9. YOU are ONLY ALLOWED to leave the exam room 30minutes to the end of the
Exam.
10. DO NOT write on the QUESTION PAPER. Use the back of your BOOKLET for
any calculations or rough work.

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SECTION A (Compulsory)

QUESTION ONE (30 Marks)

a) Define; (10 Marks)

i) Management Information System


ii) System Engineers
iii) System Analyst
iv) System Development Life Cycle
v) Network Analysis

b) Explain the different phases of system development life cycle (8 Marks)


c) Explain the features of a system. (6 Marks)

d) Briefly describe six challenges faced by System Analyst (6 Marks)

SECTION B (OPTIONAL 2 OUT OF 4)

QUESTION 2 (20 MARKS)


a) Explain the following models: Relational model, Network model and Hierarchical model
(6
Marks)
b) Highlight the procedure for producing a data flow diagram (4 Marks)
c) List and explain the four basic symbols in Data Flow Diagrams (4 Marks)
d) Briefly describe six (6) Attributes of information produced by a developed System that
is good for decision making (6 Marks)

QUESTION 3 (20 MARKS)


a) Show the advantages and disadvantages of questionnaires, interviews and observation
(6
Marks)

b) Outline Six (6) criteria that may be used to select a System Project. (6 Marks)

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c) Discuss causes of system failure? (8 Marks)

QUESTION 4 (20 MARKS)


a) Describe the following key aspects of the feasibility analysis: Technical feasibility,
Economical feasibility; Operational feasibility; Schedule feasibility and Feasibility report
(6
Marks)
b) Whenever new patients are seen for the first time, they complete a patient information
form that asks their name, address, phone number, and insurance agent, all of which is
stored in the patient information file. Patients can be signed up with only one agent.
Each time a patient visits its doctor, an insurance claim is sent to the agent for payment.
The claim must contain information about the visit, such as the date, purpose, and cost. It
would be possible for a patient to submit two claims on the same day. Draw a Data Flow
Diagram (DFD) for the situation. (14 marks)

QUESTION 5 (20 MARKS)


a) Explain waterfall model (4 Marks)
b) Explain the different phases of system development life cycle (6 Marks)
c) State and explain six advantages of project scheduling? (6 Marks)
d) A system leads to a lot of planning and less of implementation. Do you agree, justify your
answer. (4 Marks)

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