CASE STUDY 2009 QUESTION

1. Explain the benefit to the Investment Company of using an MIS System.
2. Identify 2 Advantages of EDI to the Investment Company?
3. Customers may want to be able to access real time information about their investments, stocks and shares. Describe the technology that Hector’s company can implement to achieve this?
4. Compare Wi-fi and Wi-MAX?
5. Compare the advantages and disadvantages, of using a web conferencing system in Hector’s business?
6. Describe how the use of encryption can increase security of data within the Investment Company?
7. Define VPN, and explain which problem it might solve for the Investment business?
8. Explain how DHCP works, and whether this would be a good option within one of the offices?
9. Compare WEP/WPA encryption methods and which is most secure, and so should be used by the company?
10. If the company goes with using a browser for its main communication systems, explain why they would use a https:// URL address protocol?
11. Describe two systems that the company could use that would stop document compatibility problems?
12. Discuss the term ‘data integrity’ in relation to the Investment Companies problems?
13. If the company was to introduce a VLE, what features could the company include to enable collaboration?
14. What does an International Fund Manager do?
15. How would the Investment Company stop issues of data security on it’s laptops completely (think of a complete solution?)
16. Explain the main features of a VLE?
17. Evaluate the use of SSID encryption within wireless networks?
18. To what extent do you think the following technology will increase efficiency at the Investment Company – MIS?
19. Explain with a diagram the main components of a LAN using a diagram and then suggest the main vulnerabilities of this LAN – please use the following terms: - router, switch, MAC address, IP address, Proxy Server, File Server, Gateway?
20. Evaluate the main issues with introducing new technologies within the Investment Company and therefore an IT system, which will help these issues?
21. Explain the benefits and problems of using Bluetooth to send data between the businesses personnel?