Essentials of MIS (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134802756
Author: Kenneth C. Laudon, Jane Laudon
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 4RQ
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Information Systems:
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information system is a system which provides the necessary information to an organization to achieve the goals. - It monitors the transactions details, provides the required information to decision makers, and provides necessary documents to the customers.
- The main components in the information system are people, data, procedures, hardware, and software.
- The main function of information system is accept and process the input data, and then stores the retrieved information and distributes it across the organization.
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Functions of information systems in business:
- Information systems are used to maintain and organize the business using required technology...
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Roles of different software programmers:
- The role of programmers is to design software applications for computers through coding. The code must be executed without any errors.
- The role of system analyst is to manage the communication between different information systems.
- The role of information system manager is monitor programmers, system analysts, project executives, telecommunication executives,
database specialists, physical facility executives and many others...
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Chapter 2 Solutions
Essentials of MIS (13th Edition)
Ch. 2.2 - What Kinds of systems are illustrated in this case...Ch. 2.2 - Prob. 2CQ1Ch. 2.2 - Prob. 3CQ1Ch. 2.2 - Prob. 4CQ1Ch. 2.3 - Prob. 1CQ2Ch. 2.3 - Prob. 2CQ2Ch. 2.3 - Prob. 3CQ2Ch. 2 - Prob. 1IQCh. 2 - Prob. 2IQCh. 2 - Prob. 3IQ
Ch. 2 - Prob. 4IQCh. 2 - Prob. 5IQCh. 2 - Prob. 6IQCh. 2 - Prob. 1RQCh. 2 - Prob. 2RQCh. 2 - Prob. 3RQCh. 2 - Prob. 4RQCh. 2 - Prob. 5DQCh. 2 - Prob. 6DQCh. 2 - Prob. 7DQCh. 2 - Prob. 8HMPCh. 2 - Prob. 9HMPCh. 2 - Prob. 12CTPCh. 2 - Prob. 13CSQCh. 2 - Prob. 14CSQCh. 2 - Prob. 15CSQCh. 2 - Prob. 16MLMCh. 2 - Prob. 17MLM
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