Sunday, 10 September 2017




Answer all the questions. Each question carries 40 marks. 20 marks are for viva-voce. You may use illustrations and diagrams to enhance the explanations. Please go through the guidelines regarding assignments given in the Programme Guide for the format of presentation.

  1. Characterize the architectural operations of SIMD and MIMD computers. Distinguish between Multiprocessors and Multicomputers based on their structures, resource sharing, and interprocessor communications. Also, explain the differences among UMA, NUMA, COMA and NORMA computers.
  2. Explain the differences between string reduction and graph reduction machines.



This assignment has eight questions. Answer all questions. Each question is of 10 marks. Rest 20 marks are for viva voce. You may use illustrations and diagrams to enhance the explanations. Please go through the guidelines regarding assignments given in the Programme Guide for the format of presentation. Answer to each part of the question should be confined to about 300 words.

  1. What is ERP? Explain different components of an ERP system. Compare ERP with other similar software solution.
  2. What is portfolio management? Discuss the uses and significance of various tools used to automate the portfolio management processes.
  3. Discuss why management needs information. Is it possible for the management of an organization to make effective decisions without the aid of an information system? Explain.
  4. How are databases used in e-business? How does e-business fit into different locations within the production chain?
  5. What is the role of OLAP in decision-making? What does the term drill mean down in an executive information system?
  6. Explain different advantages and disadvantages of Knowledge Management in Organisations.
  7. Explain some of the security threats to information systems? How does encryption ensure data security?
  8. What is total cost of ownership (TCO)? What are the different cost factors for computation of the TCO of any system? Explain.

Thursday, 7 September 2017



There are eight questions in this assignment, which carried 80 marks. Rest 20 marks are for viva-voce. Answer all the questions. Please go through the guidelines regarding assignments given in the Program Guide for the format of presentation. Use diagram as part of answer wherever required for better explanation.

1. What is OOAD? Explain concepts of generalization and specialization in OOAD, with the help of examples.

2. What is class diagram ? Draw class diagram for Online Banking System.

3. Explain advantage of use case diagram? Draw use case diagram for Online Banking System.

4. Draw a sequence diagram for Online Movie Ticket Booking System.

5. (a) What is inheritance ? Explain its advantages.
    (b) What is dynamic modeling? Explain its advantages

6. Explain relation of functional model with object model and dynamic model.

7. Draw a DFD for Online Admission System of an University. Make necessary assumptions required.

8. Write short note on followings (minimum in 300 words)
     i) One –way association and two-way association
     ii) Issues in Concurrency Control