Unit three: Principles of managing information and producing documents Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. • The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document‚ either onto your computer or a disk • Then work through your Assessment‚ remembering to save your work regularly • When you’ve finished‚ print out a copy to keep for reference • Then‚ go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area – make
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in HOW MUCH DO CREDIT CARD COMPANIES KNOW ABOUT YOU? 1. What competitive strategy are the credit card companies pursuing? How do information systems support that strategy? 2. What are the business benefits of analyzing customer purchase data and constructing behavioral profiles? 3. Are these practices by credit card companies ethical? Are they an invasion of privacy? Why or why not? IS THE IPAD A DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY? 1. Evaluate the impact of the iPad using Porter’s competitive
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Information Systems‚ Global Business and E-business Management Information Systems Chapters 1 and 2 (Laudon and Laudon‚ 2010) Information Systems‚ Global Business and E-business Lecturer: Richard Boateng‚ PhD. • • Lecturer in Information Systems‚ University of Ghana Business School Executive Director‚ PearlRichards Foundation‚ Ghana Email: richard@pearlrichards.org 10.1 www.vivaafrica.net | Dr. Richard Boateng (richard@pearlrichards.org) | © 2010 by Prentice Hall Information
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ee Business Information Systems TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1 & 2………………………………………………………………………… Purpose and Scope of TPS‚ MIS‚ DSS‚ ESS and ERP Page 3………………………………………………………………………………… Business Value of a DSS Use of ERP to Major Corporation Page 4 & 5…………………………………………………………………………………. How ESS Supports Managerial Decision Making Components of Information System Reference Purpose and Scope
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Information Systems Jimmy Payne BUS/220 Date Table of Contents 1. General Information 2. Different Types of Information Systems 3. A transaction processing system (TPS) supports the monitoring‚ collection‚ storage‚ and processing of data from the organization’s basic business transactions‚ each of which generates data. 4. Interorganizational information systems (IOSs) are information systems that connect two or more organizations. IOSs support many interorganizational
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Financial Information 1. Why is financial information important for a business- provide four reasons * For owners and managers to be able to make sensible business decisions. * For prospective investors to know where the company stands financially. * Financial institutions such as banks can use this information to decide whether to give the company things such as loans etc. * For everyone within the company to understand its financial position‚ regarding assets‚ liabilities‚ equity
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It is frequently advisable for those in positions of authority in government to withhold information from general public Some information the public has the right to know while other information is better to be withheld. There are plenty of reasons why it is better not revealing information. Withholding information that may put the population in danger would be better than revealing information which would bring chaos. On the flipside‚ transparency and honesty between the government and the
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information security. 1. What do you understand by information security? Explain the CIA triad. Information security:is the practice of defending information from unauthorized access‚ use‚ disclosure‚ disruption‚ modification‚ perusal‚ inspection‚ recording or destruction it has also be define as the protection of information systems against unauthorized access to or modification of information‚ whether in storage‚ processing or transit‚ and against the denial of service to authorized users or
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Characteristics of Information Good information is that which is used and which creates value. Experience and research shows that good information has numerous qualities. Good information is relevant for its purpose‚ sufficiently accurate for its purpose‚ complete enough for the problem‚ reliable and targeted to the right person. It is also communicated in time for its purpose‚ contains the right level of detail and is communicated by an appropriate channel‚ i.e. one that is understandable to
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These assumptions are expressed in mathematical‚ logical‚ and symbolic relationships between the entities‚ or objects of interest‚ of the system. Once developed and validated. a model can be used to investigate a wide variety of "what if" questions about the real world system. Potential changes to the system can first be simulated in order to predict their impact on system performance. Simulation can also be used to study systems in the design stage‚ before such systems are built. Thus‚ simulation
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