Question 1:
(a) What issues has to be addressed when building an e-commerce Web site?
(b) How do enterprise systems help businesses achieve operational excellence?
(c) How can firms assess the business value of information systems projects?
Question 2:
(a) How do information systems serve the various levels of management a business?
(b) Many organisations adopt a multi-tiered architecture to run their web based applications. With the help of a diagram, identify the vulnerabilities and threats posed by such a model.
(c) What are the alternative methods for building information systems?
Question 3:
(a) What are essential elements to be considered if an organisation wishes to adopt the concept of collaboration?
(b) Describe how the Porter's Value Chain model may be used to decide on the most appropriate business strategy for organisations to remain competitive.
(c) In what type of circumstances would you advise a company to use data mining as an important business tool?