Question 3 [20 marks] (a) A company wishes to purchase an off-the-shelf software package for its back office inventory activities. List six steps involve in evaluating the software tool. [3 marks] (b) ana The following three components are among the major components that must be coordinated to provide a firm with a coherent IT infrastructure -Consultant and System Integrators -Data Management & Storage -Networking & Telecommunication Discuss briefly the purpose of managing the above components for the IT infrastructure. [9 marks] (c) Explain how the use of 'Grid Computing provides cost savings facilities to organisations. [2 marks] Page 3 of 4 Management Information Systems - CSE3203 (d) Software as a Service (SaaS) is a cloud-based software. Give three features of the SaaS concept. [3 marks] (e) Explain how the use of Information Systems resources in organisations allow businesses to operate 24/7, despite the fact that official business hours remain unchanged from 09:00 to 17:00. Support your answer with concrete example. [3 marks]