COMM 226 Final Exam Information

Material
The exam covers the material below:
1. Chapters: 1,2,3,4,5, 6, 7, 8,9,10, 11, 15, 16, 17,
18, 19 and Microsoft Database Module
The exam has three parts:
1. Short answer problems (app. 35 marks)
2. Multiple choice questions (app. 50 marks)
3. Database problem (app. 15 marks)
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Part 1. Short answer problems

There will be three short problems (4-7 sentences

long)
The requirements will include:
• Problem diagnosis (e.g., identification of
advantages and disadvantages of a particular
approach presented in the problem)
• Application of a relevant approach or model
• Suggesting a solution
Note that not every problem will require every of the
three types of solutions.
An example of the short answer problem
Gupta is the project manager for a big software acquisition for his
company. His company, CanFruits, develops and manufactures
agricultural products, such as specialized seeds for different growing
conditions. The new software to be acquired is a production-planning
software package that is intended to support much of the planning and
development process at CanFruits. Gupta has experience managing the
development of in-house software packages, and developing the
package in-house is one option. Another option he has recently heard
about is a production-planning software package that is being developed
using open-source development approaches. He intends to investigate
both options carefully.
• Describe the advantages and disadvantages of in-house software
development.
• Did Gupta consider all possible options? If not, then discuss
advantages and disadvantages of one option which he not
considered?
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Part 2. Multiple choice questions

There will be 60 MCQs

One example:
These systems track materials and other assets
upon arrival into the warehouse and inventory. How
are they called?
a) Executive information systems (EIS)
b) Document management systems (DMS)
c) Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
d) Logistics management systems (LMS)
e) Knowledge management systems (KMS)
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Part 2. Multiple choice questions

Another example:
A/An ___________ application is an example of
utility software that helps guard your computer
against unauthorized access when connected to a
network.
a) driver
b) firewall
c) anti-virus
d) malware
e) spam defender
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Part 3. Database question
The data model of a health centre is shown below. In this centre, a
therapist admits a patient who requires a treatment. Depending
on their health problems, patients are given a room in one of the
many units (e.g., chiropractic, physiotherapy, acupuncture, etc.).
Each unit is located on a different floor and has many rooms. All
rooms are private, that is, there is only one patient per room.
Complete the following requirements.
a) Fill-in missing keys, if required
b) Underline the Primary Keys in the data model below
c) Circle the Foreign Keys in the data model below
d) Create (draw) the link between the tables and show their
cardinality
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Part 3. Database question (cont.)
Therapist Patient
Therapist ID Last name
Last name Room no.
Specialty Date of birth
Email Telephone
Telephone __________
__________

Room Unit
Room no. Floor no.
Telephone Unit name
Unit name __________
Telephone