Fundamentals of information systems

Fundamentals of information systems /

"Building on the proven pedagogy of its predecessors, Fundamentals of Information Systems, Third Edition presents the core IS concepts that every modern business student must learn. But this new textbook goes a step further with contemporary examples, cases, and vignettes that reveal how studen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stair, Ralph M.
Other Authors: Reynolds, George Walter, 1944-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Thomson/Course Technology, [2006]
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Management information systems.
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Information Systems in Perspective
  • Introduction to Information Systems in Organizations
  • Boehringer Ingelheim, GMBH, Germany
  • Information Concepts
  • Data Versus Information
  • Characteristics of Valuable Information
  • Value of Information
  • What Is an Information System?
  • Input, Processing, Output, Feedback
  • Manual and Computerized Information Systems
  • Computer-Based Information Systems
  • Business Information Systems
  • Electronic and Mobile Commerce
  • Ethical and Societal Issues: Phishing for Visa Card Customers
  • Transaction Processing Systems and Enterprise Resource Planning
  • Information and Decision Support Systems
  • Specialized Business Information Systems: Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems, and Virtual Reality
  • Systems Development
  • Organizations and Information Systems
  • Organizational Culture and Change
  • Technology Diffusion, Infusion, and Acceptance
  • Organizations in a Global Society
  • Competitive Advantage
  • Factors That Lead Firms to Seek Competitive Advantage
  • Strategic Planning for Competitive Advantage
  • Performance-Based Information Systems
  • Productivity
  • Information Systems @ Work: One Beacon Focuses on Information Systems
  • Return on Investment and the Value of Information Systems
  • Careers in Information Systems
  • Roles, Functions, and Careers in the IS Department
  • Typical IS Titles and Functions
  • Other IS Careers
  • Case 1. Queen Mary 2 and partner
  • Case 2. My Family Comforts Its Members
  • Part 2. Technology
  • Hardware and Software
  • Porsche AG, Germany
  • Hardware Components
  • Processing and Memory Devices: Power, Speed, and Capacity
  • Processing Characteristics and Functions
  • Memory Characteristics and Functions
  • Multiprocessing
  • Secondary Storage and Input and Output Devices
  • Secondary Storage Access Methods
  • Secondary Storage Devices
  • Input Devices.

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