April
1999 QUESTION 1 (Compulsory) Total Marks: 20 Marks |
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| (a) | What information, as opposed to data,
in the context of information management? Identify two properties of information, and
explain the difference (with respect to these properties) between information suitable for
operational control and information suitable for strategic planning.
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| (b) | Outline two reasons for an organization to
provide continuous training for its staff.
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[2] |
| (c) | Give an example, with the aid of a diagram, of a
career ladder for a small data processing department.
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[4] |
| (d) | Explain the difference between theoretical
and physical benchmarking of hardware proposals. Why are two separate
benchmarking processes used?
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| (e) | Explain what is meant by the term separation
of EDP functions; in particular, what is the purpose of this separation? Give two
guidelines for achieving this separation.
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| (f) | What is a firewall? | [2] |