Lecture 1, 2, 3, 4 Business: Formal organization that makes profit. MIS: How to use information system and technology to help your firm achieve business objectives. Why is information system important for business? 1. Operational excellence 2. New products, services, and business models. 3. Improved decision making 4. Attain consumer and supplier intimacy. 5. Promote competitive advantages. 6. Ensure survival of organization. Data: Raw facts that represent objects and events occurring in an organization
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Essentials of Business Information Systems, 7th Edition, Pearson (Prentice Hall), 2007 Chapter 1 Business Information Systems in Your Career Multiple Choice Questions 1. One of the recent critical challenges facing Major League Baseball was: a. b. c. d. poor coordination between local and national sales channels. poorly managed sales channels. outdated information systems. decreasing ticket sales. Answer: d 2. improved flexibility. improved decision making. improved business
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Contents Introduction 1 Management Information System 1 Cloud Computing 3 Defining Cloud Computing 3 Cloud Service Models 4 Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) 4 Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) 4 Software -as-a-Service (SaaS) 5 Cloud Delivery Models 5 Public Cloud 5 Private Cloud 6 Hybrid Cloud 6 Challenges and Outstanding Issues 6 Loss of IT-control 7 Data Management 7 Privacy and Legal 7 Performance and QoS 8 Security 9 Conclusion 11 Introduction : Information
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The study of computer based Information Systems (IS) is not just limited to traditional computers and servers, but also includes such devices as: a. Network Routers b. Mobile Phones c. Telecommunication Switches d. All of the Above 2. Information Technology (IT) refers only to the information processing software programs of a computer system: True or False 3. Information Systems are used in the business world to support an organization’s: a. Decision Making b. Business processes and operations
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RFP for Phone System ABCD PVT. LTD. TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM Introduction ABCD Pvt. Ltd. requires an integrated voice connectivity solution for their Thapathali branch. This is a request for proposal to provide the equipment and services outlined in Section II - System Requirements. ABCD Pvt. Ltd. of Thapathali will award this contract on a competitive basis. Instructions for Completing the Proposal The proposal needs to answer all questions listed in Part I - Project Description
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MIS – Homework ES Week 1 1. An information system can be defined technically as a set of interrelated components that collect (or retrieve), process, store, and distribute information to support: (Points: 2) Decision making and control in an organization. Communications and data flow. Manager's analyzing the organization raw data. The creation of new products and services. 2. The fundamental set of assumptions, values and ways of doing things that has been
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Is a series of Input, Process, Output and Storage. Components of a Computer * Input, Process, Output, Storage and Communication Computer Systems * It has data inputs, processes that transform data into output that is required. Basic Computer Units (Refer Figure 1.1) * Input – Data flowing from the outside environment into the computer system. E.g., keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner, barcode readers, voice input, hard disk or floppy disk. * Central Processing Unit (CPU) – all data
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The American Review of Public Administration http://arp.sagepub.com/ Mission Mystique : Strength at the Institutional Center Charles T. Goodsell The American Review of Public Administration 2011 41: 475 originally published online 25 May 2011 DOI: 10.1177/0275074011409566 The online version of this article can be found at: http://arp.sagepub.com/content/41/5/475 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: American Society for Public Administration Additional
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PART A (60 questions – 1 mark each). 1. Which of the following are types of Information Systems?: A) MIS, TPS, DSS B) URL, HTTP, XML C) HTML, ASCII, WWW D) UML, USB, SCM 2.When considering data and information,: A) data is a collection of unorganized facts and information is data that has been transformed into something useful B) data is unimportant and businesses should only consider information C) data is critical when developing a solution to a problem while information should be considered only
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Definitions: * Human resource management= the management function focused on maximizing the effectiveness of the workforce by recruiting world-class talent, promoting career development and determining workforce strategies to boost organizational effectiveness * Job analysis the examination of specific task that are assigned to each position independent of who might be holding the job at any specific time. * Job description= an explanation of the responsibilities for a specific position
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