University of Technology‚ Jamaica Management of Information Systems (CIT4016) Lecturer: Mr. D. Logan Name: Jonoi Ramsay (1001866) Assignment #1 (CASE) Date of Submission: October 7‚ 2014 Evaluate what type of IS/ IT investments that would be appropriate for a prominent Jamaican company‚ e.g. Grace Kennedy‚ TVJ‚ Paymaster. Demonstrate your understanding of all of the following terms in your discussion: TPS‚ MIS‚ DSS‚ and ESS. Company Description Watts New is an electronic and computer superstore
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Answer ALL Questions. 1. What is the difference between information technology and information systems? Describe some of the functions of information systems. In your answer include two examples of information technologies and two examples of information systems. Information technology is the use of computer hardware‚ software and associated technologies to process data and achieve company’s business objectives. Some examples of information technologies include mobile computer devices such as PDAs
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Essential of MIS (9th edition) Chapter 1 1) As discussed in the chapter opening case‚ the Yankees ’ use of information systems in their new stadium can be seen as an effort to achieve which of the primary business objectives? A) Operational excellence B) Survival C) Customer and supplier intimacy D) Improved decision making 2) Journalist Thomas Friedman ’s description of the world as "flat" referred to: A) the flattening of economic and cultural advantages of developed countries. B)
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Management Information System “What is MIS and what is systems thinking?” Your answer should be limited to 2 pages. Graphical representations and research will be appreciated. MIS: A management information system (MIS) is a computerized database of useful information organized and programmed in a way that it produces regular and special reports on operations for every level of management in a company. Generally it is the study of people‚ organizations‚ technology and the relationship between them all
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Part 1: Introduction Maxis Berhad is a leading telecommunication company in Malaysia with more than 11.4 million mobile subscribers‚ Maxis has been providing a full suite of services on multiple platforms to fulfill the telecommunication needs of individual consumers‚ SMEs and large corporations in Malaysia. Other than that‚ Maxis Berhad is offering on postpaid services under the Maxis brand and via prepaid formast under the Hotlink. It uses the dialling prefix identifier of "012"‚ "014" and "017"
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Define Information Technology. Describe various types of information systems. Is Information Technology as vital to modern global business as money? Why or why not? Discuss some trends in IT development. Ans: In order to define Information Technology‚ let me define the term information first. By the term "information" we mean data that has been shaped into meaningful form that is useful to human beings. Data‚ in contrast‚ are streams of raw facts representing events occurring in the organization or physical
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qualitative or quantitative Q2: What is information? Give example. Ans2: Information is data that has been given meaning by way of relational connection. Example - knowledge; facts; data; details Q3: What is knowledge? Give example Ans3: When information is packaged or used for understanding or doing something‚ it is known as knowledge. Example - Specific information about something Q4: What is IT? Give example Ans4: Information Technology (IT) is the branch of engineering
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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM? DISCUSS ITS OBJECTIVES. Definition: Organized approach to the study of information needs of a management at every level in making operational‚ tactical‚ and strategic decisions. Its objective is to design and implement man-machine procedures‚ processes‚ and routines that provide suitably detailed reports in an accurate‚ consistent‚ and timely manner. Modern‚ computerized systems continuously gather relevant data‚ both from inside and outside the organization. This data
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DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL COURSES MEERUT COLLEGE‚ MEERUT Approved by Meerut-250001 (Batch:2010-2013) CERTIFICATE This is to certify that Sakshi Sharma (8439202809) of final year B.Sc (CS) have carried out a project work on “Management Information System” in his industrial training for the partial fulfillment of the award of the degree of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in Meerut College‚ Meerut (Affiliated to Chaudhary Charan Singh university ‚ Meerut ) is a bonafide record of work
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BUSINESS BUSINESS PROCESS PROCESS RE-ENGINEERING RE-ENGINEERING BP R BP R Report produced for the EC funded project INNOREGIO: dissemination of innovation and knowledge management techniques by Sotiris Zigiaris‚ MSc‚ BPR engineer BPR HELLAS SA J A N U A R Y 2 0 0 0 BUSINESS PROCESS RE-ENGINEERING - BPR 1 Contents 1. Description .................................................................................................................2 1.1 What is the Business Process
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