Information systems (IS)

the study of complementary networks of hardware and software that people and organizations use to collect, filter, process, create, and distribute data.

Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Business Pressures, Organizational ,Responses, and IT Support

Business Pressure The business environment is the combination of social, legal, economic, physical, and political factors that affect business activities. Significant changes in any of these factor are likely to create business pressure on the  organization. The three types of business pressures faced are: market, technology, and societal pressures. The Global Economy and Strong Competition Regional agreements NAFTA – European Union BRIC Cost of labor Outsourcing / off shoring  Strategic Systems increase market share and/or profits better negotiate...

Sunday, 24 February 2013

The Global Web-Based Platform

Best represented by the Internet and the World Wide Web Internet (Net) : Large network that connects smaller networks globally Launched in 1969 National computer network US funded project called  ARPANET  [Advanced Research Project Agency Network] Being connected to the Internet is often described as being online World Wide Web – the Web , WWW: A multimedia Interface to resources available on the Internet Introduced in 1992 at CERN  [Centre for European Nuclear Research] in Switzerland Enables us to connect, compute, communicate, collaborate, and compete everywhere and anytime Operates...

Tuesday, 19 February 2013

Information Systems: Concepts and Management

 Business Process: a collection of related activities that produce a product  a service of value to the organization, its business partners, and/or its customers.    One functional area   Cross-functiona  IS process data into information   Get the right information to the right people at the right time in the right amount and in the right format Data: elementary description of things, events, activities and transactions that are recorded, classified and stored but are not organized to convey any specific meaning. Information: data that is organized and structured within a context, and...

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