December 1998
IM218: INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

QUESTION 1 (Compulsory)

Total Marks: 20 Marks

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SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS
for Question 1

1. (a) What are the duties of a typical project manager? [4]
(b) List and explain two different types of maintenance. [4]
(c) Copy and complete the following diagram to identify the different steps in the risk control cycle:

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Briefly explain each of the steps you that you have identified.

[4]
(d) In auditing a computer system, we may decide to audit around the computer, or to audit through the computer. Compare and contrast these two approaches.

 

[4]
(e) In your own words, suggest at least two ways in which the turnover rate of staff may be related to the difficulty of recruiting qualified personnel. [4]