Information System and Software Application
BIS/219
April 25, 2012
Information System and Software Application There are many types of information systems and software application that an organization uses to run their business. Today organization uses information system and software application to broaden their horizon and allow their business to function at its full capacity. For example, human resources uses the software application to manage employees, were is accounting uses the software application to help manage the company finances and other application that help manage the company on a day- to- day operations, databases; hardware and network are also examples of the information system. Every organization has different and specific duties they must perform. The information systems and Software application is use to run a business in today environment as well as managing every aspect of their business affairs. Also it will help determined how well a business is doing and which direction it is going. Business that takes the opportunity to seek investment in this type of software can help take accurate inventory of their company. Three major organization departments that help runs a company are human resources, marketing, and accounting. Human resources gather the information that relates to the employees and their company. Human resources uses the information system and software applications to help maintain the company, such as hiring, employees, collecting employee personal information, attendance, work related issues, performance, salaries, and benefit information. HR also uses a different type of information system and software application to help with tracking pay rates, time, and money, tax withholding, sick leave, vacation time as well as any other information require by the company (Human resources tools, 2010). There