TM254 - Final - Fall2022-2023

Faculty of Computer Studies
TM254
Managing IT: The why, the what and the
how
Final Examination
Fall 2022 – 2023
Date: 04-January-2023
Number of Exam Pages: (7) Time Allowed: (3) Hours

(Including this cover sheet)
Instructions:
1- This exam has 3 parts.

2- Write your answer in the answer booklets. Answers given on the exam paper will
not be marked.
3- Student handbooks are NOT permitted in this examination.
4- The use of electronic devices that could have a memory is NOT permitted.
5- At the end of the examination, check that you have written your student ID, name
and your section number on the first page.
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Key Answer - Key Answer - Key Answer - Key Answer - Key Answer - Key Answer - Key Answer - Key
PART 1: Please select the best and most appropriate answer and write it on the answer
booklet. Total: 20 Marks
1. A relation is in ________ form if it is in second normal form and each non-key attribute is
directly (non-transitively) dependent on the full key.
a. first normal b. third normal c. Database form d. None of the above
2. ________ control can avoid locking requirements, and in particular can avoid the risk of
deadlock.
a. Optimistic concurrency b. pessimistic concurrency c. SQL concurrency d.Risk database
3. A _________is ‘a group of related activities carried out to achieve a specific objective.

a. database b. SQL server c. project d. software
4. Use the __________ process model if there is low uncertainty.
a. incremental b. agile c. iterative d. waterfall
5. A product ________________ captures relationships between sub-components.
a. flow diagram b. dataflow diagram c. service diagram d. All of the above

6. _________ the start of activities is an important technique when you want to smooth the
use of resources during the project execution.
a. Ignoring b. Splitting c. Delaying d. Extending

7. During ________ stage the team members can become argumentative as they put
forward competing ideas and try to establish the right way to approach the task.
a. forming b. norming c. storming d. communication

8. ___________ always take place between two or more parties?
a. Negotiation b. Project c. Scope d. None of the above
9. an ___________ or degradation of one or more services.
a. event b. incident c. interruption d. None of the above
10. A ____________ provider provides services to customers.
a. service b. SDLC c. database d. None of the above
PART 2: Answer all the questions. Total: 30 Marks
Question One: [20 marks]

What do each of the following represent? (That is, what is a description of the queries they
answer? (4 marks)
a. SELECT SUM(quantity) FROM production WHERE product = 'Oats';
b. What query does the following statement represent? (That is, what is a description of the
query it answers) (4 marks)
SELECT COUNT(name)
FROM country WHERE
area <100.0;
c. SELECT MAX(start_date), MIN(start_date) FROM commission; (4 marks)
d. Consider what might happen if we combine a non-aggregated column name and an

aggregated expression in the same SELECT statement: (4 marks)
SELECT name, COUNT(*)
FROM country;
What problem will occur?
e. Using an SQL SELECT statement containing a GROUP BY clause, write and test a
query that lists each decade (yr) and the total population for that decade. Your output will
have six rows: a row for 1960, one for 1970, etc. (4 marks)
Question Two: [5 marks]

What’s the problem with using the following table definition to write an SQL query to
generate the average cost of each department’s stationery supplies for a particular year?
obscuresales(t1, d21, s11, smersh, x23r_redact)
Question Three [5 marks]

a. What is regulatory framework? Support your answer with suitable example ? (3 marks)
b. Project Management for IT-Related Projects (PMIP), outlines a number of attributes that
can contribute to project success list any two of them. (2 marks)
a. with the industry bodies that oversee operation of that field. An example of this is the
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) – the information security
standard for organizations that process credit and debit cards. (2 marks for definition
and 1 mark for example)
b. Clearly defined responsibilities, Clear objective and scope, Control, change
procedure, Reporting and communication (2 marks, any two from the list)
PART 3: Answer all the questions. Total: 50 Marks
Question One: [20 marks]

a) Define the term Activity-on-node(AoN)? (2 marks)
b) Refer to the following Figure-1, which represents the sequence of activities used for
interior decoration project from the hotel extension case study. (18 marks)
Figure -1
You are required to add the timing (estimated duration) of various activities as given in
Figure-1 according to the following Table-1.
Table -1
Model Answer:
a) As the name suggests, Activity-on-node in this kind of network where the activities are
presented in nodes, which are typically drawn as rectangles. AoN networks are very
commonly referred to as precedence networks.
(2 marks)
b) solution for the activity-on-node network from the hotel extension project with durations
inserted is shown below. (18 marks)
Question Two: [20 marks]
a. What is the difference between quality assurance and quality control, and why are both
important in software development? (8 marks)
b. There are three types of process requirements which are: entry requirements,
implementation requirements and exit requirements. Briefly describe each of these? (12
marks)
Question Three: [10 marks]

Refer to Figure 2 below, shows an activity network with boxes labelled A-F, from the given
list below the figure match each activity with a box. (10 marks)
Figure 2: Activity network
Define requirements, Design software, integrate system, Build and test hardware, Design
hardware.
End of Assessment

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Number of Exam Pages: (7) Time Allowed: (3) Hours

1- This exam has 3 parts.

TM254/Final Main Version 1 of 6 2022-2023 / Fall

3. A _________is ‘a group of related activities carried out to achieve a specific objective.

a. flow diagram b. dataflow diagram c. service diagram d. All of the above

a. Ignoring b. Splitting c. Delaying d. Extending

a. forming b. norming c. storming d. communication

10. A ____________ provider provides services to customers.

a. service b. SDLC c. database d. None of the above

TM254/Final Main Version 2 of 6 2022-2023 / Fall

Question One: [20 marks]

a. SELECT SUM(quantity) FROM production WHERE product = 'Oats';

c. SELECT MAX(start_date), MIN(start_date) FROM commission; (4 marks)

d. Consider what might happen if we combine a non-aggregated column name and an

Question Two: [5 marks]

Question Three [5 marks]

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PART 3: Answer all the questions. Total: 50 Marks

Question One: [20 marks]

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Question Three: [10 marks]

Figure 2: Activity network

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