Business Information
Guidelines for Assignment 1
a. This is a group assignment. Make sure ALL group members contribute their ideas, help or whatever that is/ are needed to complete it.
b. Submit the assignment by the next Thursday’s class (6/9/2013)
c. Write all group members’ name and matric number on the cover page.
Assignment 1
(1) A library makes an excellent information systems model. It serves as a very large information storage facility with text, audio, and video data archives. List a library's equivalents elements. (20 marks)
Element/Resources
Example
People
Software
Hardware
Network
Data
Control
Input
Processing
Output
Storage
(2) Refer to figure 1.4 in your textbook to help you answer this question. In what major ways have information systems in business changed during the last 40 years? What is one major change you think will happen in the next 10 years? (15 marks)
(3) Are Textbooks History?
a. Go to http://www.wikipedia.com/ and use the search box to look up "Knowledge worker."
a.i. Compare Wikipedia's article to the information provided within this textbook. (Provide definition/ information from both resources)
a.ii. Which source did you find easiest to use? Briefly explain why.
a.iii. What advantages did Wikipedia provide?
a.iv. What advantages did this textbook provide?
(15 marks)
What were the different changes at Intel of the first three years of Barrett’s tenure?
Barrett sought to diversify Intel by expanding into arenas outside of chip manufacturing, expanding into Internet related services and into production of information and communication appliances. He poured money into new markets looking for ways to expand his brand, he also sought to make Intel more flexible and attempted to reorganize the company and avoid duplicated responsibilities. Unfortunately, many of his efforts were failing and Intel was in worse shape three years into his tenure than they were when he took over.
2. Of the
a. This is a group assignment. Make sure ALL group members contribute their ideas, help or whatever that is/ are needed to complete it.
b. Submit the assignment by the next Thursday’s class (6/9/2013)
c. Write all group members’ name and matric number on the cover page.
Assignment 1
(1) A library makes an excellent information systems model. It serves as a very large information storage facility with text, audio, and video data archives. List a library's equivalents elements. (20 marks)
Element/Resources
Example
People
Software
Hardware
Network
Data
Control
Input
Processing
Output
Storage
(2) Refer to figure 1.4 in your textbook to help you answer this question. In what major ways have information systems in business changed during the last 40 years? What is one major change you think will happen in the next 10 years? (15 marks)
(3) Are Textbooks History?
a. Go to http://www.wikipedia.com/ and use the search box to look up "Knowledge worker."
a.i. Compare Wikipedia's article to the information provided within this textbook. (Provide definition/ information from both resources)
a.ii. Which source did you find easiest to use? Briefly explain why.
a.iii. What advantages did Wikipedia provide?
a.iv. What advantages did this textbook provide?
(15 marks)
What were the different changes at Intel of the first three years of Barrett’s tenure?
Barrett sought to diversify Intel by expanding into arenas outside of chip manufacturing, expanding into Internet related services and into production of information and communication appliances. He poured money into new markets looking for ways to expand his brand, he also sought to make Intel more flexible and attempted to reorganize the company and avoid duplicated responsibilities. Unfortunately, many of his efforts were failing and Intel was in worse shape three years into his tenure than they were when he took over.
2. Of the