Mb0047
Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester II
MB0047 – Management Information Systems - 4 Credits (Book ID: B1136)
Assignment - Set- 2 (60 Marks)
1. How hardware & software support in various MIS activities of the organization? Explain the transaction stages from manual system to automated systems?
Hardware support for MIS
Generally hardware in the form of personal computers and peripherals like printers, fax machines, copier, scanners etc are used in organization to support various MIS activities of the organization.
Advantages of a PC : Advantages a personal computer offers are –
a) Speed – A PC can process data at a very high speed. It can process millions of instructions within fraction of seconds.
b) Storage – A PC can store large quantity of data in a small space. It eliminates the need of storing the conventional office flat files and box files which requires lots of space. The storage system in a PC is such that the information can be transferred from place to another place in electronic form.
c) Communication – A PC on the network can offer great support as a communicator in communicating information in the forms of text and images. Today a PC with internet is used as a powerful tool of communication for every business activity.
d) Accuracy – A PC is highly reliable in the sense that it could be used to perform calculations continuously for hours with a great degree of accuracy. It is possible to obtain mathematical results correct up to a great degree of accuracy.
e) Conferencing – A PC with internet offers facility of video conferencing worldwide. Business people across the globe travel a lot to meet their business partner, colleagues, and customers etc to discuss about business activities. By video conferencing inconvenience of traveling can be avoided.
A block diagram of a computer may be represented as
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Input unit is used to give input to the processor. Examples of input unit –Keyboard, scanner,
MB0047 – Management Information Systems - 4 Credits (Book ID: B1136)
Assignment - Set- 2 (60 Marks)
1. How hardware & software support in various MIS activities of the organization? Explain the transaction stages from manual system to automated systems?
Hardware support for MIS
Generally hardware in the form of personal computers and peripherals like printers, fax machines, copier, scanners etc are used in organization to support various MIS activities of the organization.
Advantages of a PC : Advantages a personal computer offers are –
a) Speed – A PC can process data at a very high speed. It can process millions of instructions within fraction of seconds.
b) Storage – A PC can store large quantity of data in a small space. It eliminates the need of storing the conventional office flat files and box files which requires lots of space. The storage system in a PC is such that the information can be transferred from place to another place in electronic form.
c) Communication – A PC on the network can offer great support as a communicator in communicating information in the forms of text and images. Today a PC with internet is used as a powerful tool of communication for every business activity.
d) Accuracy – A PC is highly reliable in the sense that it could be used to perform calculations continuously for hours with a great degree of accuracy. It is possible to obtain mathematical results correct up to a great degree of accuracy.
e) Conferencing – A PC with internet offers facility of video conferencing worldwide. Business people across the globe travel a lot to meet their business partner, colleagues, and customers etc to discuss about business activities. By video conferencing inconvenience of traveling can be avoided.
A block diagram of a computer may be represented as
[pic]
Input unit is used to give input to the processor. Examples of input unit –Keyboard, scanner,