Management Information Systems Summary
Management Information Systems Summary
A. MIS: A computer based tool used by people to perform and process information, such as stores,
collects, and analyzes information for a specific purpose.
Benefits of IT:
Data: collection of things that are stored but don’t have any specific meaning
Information: collection of data that are stored and have a specific meaning
Knowledge: consists of data and information that have been organized
B. CBIS: A computed based system, used by people to do some or all task in the organization.
Components of the CBIS:
Hardware: Physical components of a computer, such as Monitor, CPU, Mouse, and etc.
Software: Digital Components of a Computer, that has various different purpose.
Database: Collection of data that was store.
Network: Connecting system that permits computer to share resources.
Procedures: Instructors for combining the CBIS components to do a specific task.
People: Individuals that uses hardware and software
Hardware
CPU: every activity a computer a computer perform was processed in the CPU
Storage: Components to store data
Input: Components that transforms physical data to digital data
Output: Components that transforms digital data to physical data
Communication Technologies: Components that enabled one device connects with another device
Software
System Software: The main and necessary software that is required to run the computer. Example:
Windows
Application Software: The additional software that has different function and purposes
Hardware Issues:
Software Issues:
- Software Defects
- Software Licensing
- Open Systems
- Proprietary Software
- Open Source Software
C. Data Management
Master Data: Set of core data such as costumer, product, employee, that spans the enterprise
information system.
Master Data Management: A process that spans organization business process and applications.
Data Warehouse:
Data Marts:
DBMS Minimize:
DBMS Maximize:
Five Forces
Center: Competitor
Right: Buyer Power
Left: Supplier Power
Down: Substitute
Up: New Enfants
Value Chain
Primary:
1. Inbound Logistics
2. Operations
3. Outbound Logistics
4. Marketing and Sales
5. Customer Service
Secondary:
1. Firm Infrastructures
2. Human Resource Management
3. Technology Development
4. Procurement
G. Business Pressures
1. Market and Economic: Global economy, changing workforces, powerful customer
2. Technology: Information overload, technology innovations
3. Societal/Political/Legal: Terrorist attack, security, government regulations
I. Ethics
1. Utilitarian: focusing the most good and the least harm
2. Rights: focusing on moral rights
3. Fairness: focuses on fairness and equality
4. Common Good: focuses on respect and compassion for other
Ethics Framework: Recognition -> Research -> Evaluating Alternatives -> Decision Making -> Outcomes
E-Commerce: Process of buying, selling, exchanging products and services via Internet.
E-Business: The broader definition of E-Commerce, consists of buying, selling, exchanging
products and services, collaborating with partners and etc.
Pure: Physical
Partial: Digital
K. Alien Software: software that installed to your computer through duplicitous methods.
Adware: software that pop ups advertisements
Spyware: collect private data without consent
Spam Ware: pest ware that uses your computer as a launchpad for spammers
Cookies: small amount of information that website stores on your computer
L. Dealing with threats
Risk Management: Identify, Control, and Minimize threat.
Risk Analysis: Analyzing what kind of threats impacting the system