UNIT - I
Internal Marks : 30 Decision Support System : Overview, components and classification, steps in constructing a dss, role in business, group decision support system.
UNIT - II Information system for strategic advantage, strategic role for information system, breaking business barriers, reengineering business process, improving business qualities.
UNIT - III Information system analysis and design, information SDLC, hardware and software acquisition, system testing, documentation and its tools, conversion methods.
UNIT - IV ZAD Marketing IS, Manufacturing IS, Accounting IS, Financial IS.
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SECURITY ANALYSIS & INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FINANCE : SPECIALIZATION PAPERS
UNIT – I
Q. Define Investment. Ans. Meaning of Investment : Investment involves making of a sacrifice in the present with the hope of deriving future benefits. Investment has many meanings and facets. The two most important features of an investment are current sacrifice and future benefit. We can now give a simple yet a broad definition of investment. We can define investment as “postponed consumption”. When you postpone consumption, sacrifice takes place n the present and is certain whereas the benefits occur n future and are uncertain. Therefore, risk and expected return from the investment