FINAL-MICS Important Topics

FINAL-MICS Important Topics

Lesson 1

1. Decomposition with example
2. Expert systems
3. Characteristics of Information

Lesson 2

1. Business Cycles
2. Batch Processing & Direct Processing

Lesson 3

1. Limitations of MIS
2. Factors to design MIS
3. Pre-requisites of MIS

Lesson 4

1. What is a model? Benefits of a computerized model
2. Personnel information system
3. MRP
4. Systems approach to problem solving

Lesson 5

1. Tools for DSS
2. Purpose of EIS
3. Components of DSS

Lesson 6

1. Benefits of C/S
2. Risk & Control Techniques
3. Traditional computing models

Lesson 7

1. Cost/Benefits of analysis
2. Fact finding techniques
3. Analysis of present system
4. Prototyping approach
5. Reasons why organizations fail to achieve systems development objectives

Lesson 8

1. Systems manual
2. Coding system
3. Designing data entry
4. Forms design

Lesson 9

1. PDLC
2. Factors for evaluation vendors proposals
3. Vendor evaluation methods

Lesson 10

1. Conversion strategies
2. Systems maintenance
3. System evaluation

Lesson 12

1. BPR & BE
2. Evaluation of ERP
3. Post implementation scenario

Lesson 13

1. O/S Security controls
2. DRP
3. Steps against virus
4. DBMS controls
5. System development controls

Lesson 14

1. Data coding errors & Controls
2. Input Controls

Lesson 15

1. Categories of computer frauds based on the data processing model
2. Risk to business from computer frauds
3. Disk Imaging and analysis technique
4. Steps to detect computer fraud

Lesson 17

1. Concurrent audit techniques
2. Computer security framework
3. Detecting unauthorized program changes
4. IS auditor concern areas

Lesson 18

1. Core principles of information security
2. Security policy contents
3. security administrator
4. Restorative information protection

Lesson 19

1. Categories of CASE tools
2. Programming work-bench