Other Master Degree-Master of Library and Information Sciences (MLIS) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS (Alagappa University - Directorate of Distance Education-2012)

DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.L.I.S DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2012
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 Marks
PART A – (5 × 8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions in about 200 words.
1. Discuss the various input devices.
2. Enumerate the salient features of MS-DOS.
3. Describe the different methods of file organisation in computer based libraries.
4. Explain the different types of Database structure.
5. Discuss in detail the need and purpose of networking.
6. Highlight the advantages of applying computers in library routine.
7. What do you mean by system Analysis and explain its various components?
8. Explain the criteria of selection of a good library software.
PART B – (4 × 15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions in about 400 words.
9. Explain the role of INIS in promotion and exchange of nuclear information.
10. Trace the history and development of different generations of computers.
11. Explain the steps involved in designing a bibliographic database.
12. Write an essay on use of Internet and E-mail in libraries.
13. Write in detail about the functioning of NISSAT.
14. Write about the impact of Information Technology on information services.
15. Write an essay on different types of networking.

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