Hands On Activity #9
What technology plays a major role in interorganizational and international information systems? Why?
The technologies that play a major role in interorganizational and international information systems are:
Networking which links systems together that allow people from geographical areas to use the system and be connected. Business to business trading can make doing business with other affiliated companies much more convenient by having systems linked together for a better working relationship. Free conference calls would help save on corporate expenses by connecting and allowing everyone to be involved in a conference call at the same versus making several individual calls.
The reason why is that they support basic operations, managerial decision making and key to global economy.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Hands On Activity #8
Hands On Activity #8
Over the past decade, banks and investment firms have offered many services that would be impossible without IS's. Describe three such services and explain why it makes them possible.
1. On-line banking where you can pay your bills and transfer money from your banking accounts to other accounts.
2. On-line trading could trade stocks for a small amount.
3. Apply for loans on line which would save time from having to fill the paper work out at the financial institutions to find out whether an individual qualifies for a loan.
Over the past decade, banks and investment firms have offered many services that would be impossible without IS's. Describe three such services and explain why it makes them possible.
1. On-line banking where you can pay your bills and transfer money from your banking accounts to other accounts.
2. On-line trading could trade stocks for a small amount.
3. Apply for loans on line which would save time from having to fill the paper work out at the financial institutions to find out whether an individual qualifies for a loan.
Comprehensive Test Question 1.
1. What are some common types of reports generated by a management information system? How can they be used?
Some common reports generated by a management information system are:
Scheduled Reports are produced periodically, or on a schedule, such as a daily, weekly, or monthly. Example: Manufacturing Report.
Key Indicator Report summarizes the previous day's critical activities and is typically available at the beginning of each week. Example: Can summarize inventory levels, production activity and sales volume.
Demand Reports are developed to provide certain information upon request. Example: Reports requested by executives to show the hours worked by a particular employee.
Exception Reports are reports that are automatically produced when a situation is unusual or requires management action. Example: A manager might set a parameter that generates a report of all inventory items with fewer than the equivalent of five days of sales on hand.
Drill-Down Reports provide increasingly detailed data about a situation. Example: Using these drill down reports, analysts can see data at a high level first, then at a more detailed level, and then a very detailed level.
Some common reports generated by a management information system are:
Scheduled Reports are produced periodically, or on a schedule, such as a daily, weekly, or monthly. Example: Manufacturing Report.
Key Indicator Report summarizes the previous day's critical activities and is typically available at the beginning of each week. Example: Can summarize inventory levels, production activity and sales volume.
Demand Reports are developed to provide certain information upon request. Example: Reports requested by executives to show the hours worked by a particular employee.
Exception Reports are reports that are automatically produced when a situation is unusual or requires management action. Example: A manager might set a parameter that generates a report of all inventory items with fewer than the equivalent of five days of sales on hand.
Drill-Down Reports provide increasingly detailed data about a situation. Example: Using these drill down reports, analysts can see data at a high level first, then at a more detailed level, and then a very detailed level.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Weekly Blog What Are Your Top Three Favorite Fruits???
What Are Your Top Three Favorite Fruits
What are your top three favorite fruits? Why are those particular fruits your favorite? Is it the taste, the color, the smell, the cost, what?? My top three favorite fruits are mango's, watermelons and strawberries.
I just love the way a mango smells when you cut into it. It has a very sweet aroma and it tastes best when its kind of firm and juicy. The taste is most delightful, it almost makes your taste buds smile.
A watermelon is another fruit that I enjoy eating. If you pick a good one, when you cut into it, it fills the room with a fresh, summer aroma. I love to eat it cold as possible and without salt. I had to train myself to enjoy it in it's pure form by nature.
And last, my delectable strawberries. You can do many things with strawberries. You can add them to salads, dip them in brown or white chocolate, make smoothies out of them, the ideas are endless. I love them most just as is after they have been thoroughly washed. I hold them by the stem and just take as big a bite as I possibly can. I also like to eat them with cool whip topping and on top of my famous cream cheese pie that my family and friends love so much.
Whatever your favorite fruit it's best to try and eat at least 4-5 fresh fruits a day. They are truly healthy for your body. Maybe your favorite fruit wasn't the same as mine but whatever it is, I hope you enjoy eating them as much as I do my top three!!!
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Weekly Blog Taking A Test On An Empty Stomach
Taking A Test On An Empty Stomach
Saturday, July 18th was a very stressful day for me. I started the day out wrong by not eating breakfast knowing that I had to take 2 midterms. I was alright before I walked into class, sat down and began reviewing my material for the test. I knew the information because I had studied but I was still nervous, I get that way at times before a test, I guess it's my nerves playing with my emotions!(lol) Well that was the wrong time to play.(smile) I wasn't aware that we were going to go over new material, I thought we were going to take our midterms and that would be it for the day, not!! Both midterms were taking at the END of lectures. So now I have to go back and try to regroup myself. The computer information systems test to me was the most difficult. There were so many definitions to comprehend for the test, well over one hundred words and we only had 41 questions which I think 10 of those was fill in the blank with the missing word from the definitions. The test consisted of multiple choice questions and matching along with fill in the blank. I didn't really spend as much time studying for this test as I did the quantitative test, but I still passed it with a 79. I could have made higher if I hadn't gone back and changed some of my answers. Word of the wise, always stick with your first answer!!! I aced my quant test!!! Hooray for me!!!(LOL) Only a few more weeks to go and I will be moving on to module 5. For the rest of this week I'll be working on directed study questions and going over the second set of definitions for finals in computer information systems. I most definitely will make higher than a 79 on my final.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Weekly Blog 4th of July Holiday
4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY
My 4th of July holiday was the 1st ever that I did not eat any barbecue, baked beans or watermelon, I was really surprised at that myself. I was home alone and my daughter was visiting with her grandmother. That time alone was well spent doing homework, reading chapters and answering the review questions for my directed studies. I hate waiting at the last minute to get started on my directed studies because one thing you do not want to do is get behind on that!!! I hope everybody had a wonderful holiday, now I'm waiting on the Labor Day holiday to come around.
Hands on Activity #2
Hands on Activity #2
Knowledge Management
Knowledge management is taking all the information that you have obtained and understood and applying that information to the point where it can be managed in a data base environment that will be useful within an organization. In an organizational context, data represents facts or values of results, and relations between data and other relations that have the capacity to represent information.
Knowledge management products help organizations build and maintain the best practices in knowledge management. Some popular products of knowledge management that companies are using today are digital asset management which allow users to maintain and access critical digital assets in a proper work flow and under appropriate heads, making it easier for other users to search. Another product, business process management sends a guide to the relevant back-office systems when a problem or exception occurs in order to tackle the ongoing challenges. Document management is also a product used in businesses.
Some companies that provide knowledge management products are IBM, Microsoft, Apple, IT consultant firms and business consultant firms.
Knowledge Management
Knowledge management is taking all the information that you have obtained and understood and applying that information to the point where it can be managed in a data base environment that will be useful within an organization. In an organizational context, data represents facts or values of results, and relations between data and other relations that have the capacity to represent information.
Knowledge management products help organizations build and maintain the best practices in knowledge management. Some popular products of knowledge management that companies are using today are digital asset management which allow users to maintain and access critical digital assets in a proper work flow and under appropriate heads, making it easier for other users to search. Another product, business process management sends a guide to the relevant back-office systems when a problem or exception occurs in order to tackle the ongoing challenges. Document management is also a product used in businesses.
Some companies that provide knowledge management products are IBM, Microsoft, Apple, IT consultant firms and business consultant firms.
Hands on Activity #7-3
Hands on Activity #7
3. How can these risks be mitigated (made less severe or intense)?
To try and keep from becoming a victim of identity theft from hackers, display less of your personal information as possible and try setting a secret code or password that would have to be administered to retrieve your information and also do back ground checks with the better business bureau on unfamiliar companies. To protect your information from crashing on your computer always try and have from the very beginning a secondary source of saving your information on stand by. For competition among other companies try and stay very competitive by keeping your prices in the same range as other companies. For costly computer software try to find a soft ware that is compatible with your computer system that cost less. To eliminate errors in drop shipping try to eliminate the middle man by buying directly from the manufacturer and shipping orders yourself. Have a disclaimer and terms of condition and privacy.
3. How can these risks be mitigated (made less severe or intense)?
To try and keep from becoming a victim of identity theft from hackers, display less of your personal information as possible and try setting a secret code or password that would have to be administered to retrieve your information and also do back ground checks with the better business bureau on unfamiliar companies. To protect your information from crashing on your computer always try and have from the very beginning a secondary source of saving your information on stand by. For competition among other companies try and stay very competitive by keeping your prices in the same range as other companies. For costly computer software try to find a soft ware that is compatible with your computer system that cost less. To eliminate errors in drop shipping try to eliminate the middle man by buying directly from the manufacturer and shipping orders yourself. Have a disclaimer and terms of condition and privacy.
Hands-on Activity #7-2
Hands-On Activity #7
2. What are the main risks in doing business on the web?
Some of the main risks in doing business on the web are as followed: System security and being a victim of identity theft by computer hackers. Using personal data information should be linked to a privacy policy that needs to be displayed on the home page. Another risks is staying in control of your ideas or intellectual property because your product will be advertised to the world. Another risk is your computer could crash causing you to loss a lot of important information that could become very costly for you to retrieve. Another risk is to avoid drop shipping process from third party resources due to them not being reliable to deliver merchandise in a timely manner. Another risk is competition among other companies advertising the same products or services on the web at competitive prices. Another risk is costly computer software to keep your systems upgraded.
2. What are the main risks in doing business on the web?
Some of the main risks in doing business on the web are as followed: System security and being a victim of identity theft by computer hackers. Using personal data information should be linked to a privacy policy that needs to be displayed on the home page. Another risks is staying in control of your ideas or intellectual property because your product will be advertised to the world. Another risk is your computer could crash causing you to loss a lot of important information that could become very costly for you to retrieve. Another risk is to avoid drop shipping process from third party resources due to them not being reliable to deliver merchandise in a timely manner. Another risk is competition among other companies advertising the same products or services on the web at competitive prices. Another risk is costly computer software to keep your systems upgraded.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Hands on Activity #6 2nd Half
Hands-On Activity #6 2nd Half
What are the advantages of a relational database model over other database models?
The advantages relational databases have over other database models is that it’s easier to control and understand, it uses SQL which is an easy and human-readable language. Relational databases have an excellent security which supports access permissions, their performance, power, and also support to new hardware technologies as also flexibility and a capacity to meet all types of data needs. Another advantage is that it has tables with rows and columns to show relationship, has multiple tables, saves money and time and data is not repeated, easier to update and change. Relational databases are the most commonly used.
What are the advantages of a relational database model over other database models?
The advantages relational databases have over other database models is that it’s easier to control and understand, it uses SQL which is an easy and human-readable language. Relational databases have an excellent security which supports access permissions, their performance, power, and also support to new hardware technologies as also flexibility and a capacity to meet all types of data needs. Another advantage is that it has tables with rows and columns to show relationship, has multiple tables, saves money and time and data is not repeated, easier to update and change. Relational databases are the most commonly used.
Hands-on Activity #6
Hands-on Activity #6
What are some database models?
Some different database models are: Flat model which is a plain text or mixed text and binary file which usually contains one record per line or 'physical' record (example on disc).
Network model is a database model conceived as a flexible way of representing objects and their relationships.
Hierarchical is a data model in which the data is organized into a tree like structure implying a single upward link in each record to describe the nesting, and a sort field to keep the records in a particular order in each same-level list.
Dimensional model is a specialized adaptation of the relational model used to represent data in data warehouse in a way that data can be easily summarized using OLAP queries.
Object-oriented model attempt to bring the database world and the application programming world closer together, in particular by ensuring that the database uses the same type system as the application program.
Multi-dimensional is a variation of the relational model that uses multidimensional structures to organize data and express the relationships between data.
Relational database models are data elements that are placed in two dimensional tables called relations and provides a declarative method for specification of data and queries.
What are some database models?
Some different database models are: Flat model which is a plain text or mixed text and binary file which usually contains one record per line or 'physical' record (example on disc).
Network model is a database model conceived as a flexible way of representing objects and their relationships.
Hierarchical is a data model in which the data is organized into a tree like structure implying a single upward link in each record to describe the nesting, and a sort field to keep the records in a particular order in each same-level list.
Dimensional model is a specialized adaptation of the relational model used to represent data in data warehouse in a way that data can be easily summarized using OLAP queries.
Object-oriented model attempt to bring the database world and the application programming world closer together, in particular by ensuring that the database uses the same type system as the application program.
Multi-dimensional is a variation of the relational model that uses multidimensional structures to organize data and express the relationships between data.
Relational database models are data elements that are placed in two dimensional tables called relations and provides a declarative method for specification of data and queries.
Hands-on Activity #7-1
Hands-On Activity #7
1. What are the main opportunities for doing business on the web?
The main opportunities for doing business on the web is that it is great advertising for businesses, it opens up to a world market that attracts people from just about every part of the world that could be a potential customer. Direct sales is another main reason for doing business on the web. Companies can cut out the middle man and go straight to the source themselves saving thousands or even millions of dollars. Cloud computing is another opportunity for doing business on the web. Cloud computing is paying for storage space on line which allows you to accesse your information from any where. Networking is also another reason to do business on the web, by networking you can increase communication, collaboration and productivity for businesses. Doing business on the web can have opportunities for a segmented market, which is marketing to a specific group of individuals that are only looking for a particular thing. Competitive advantage with branch locations is another reason for doing business on the web. You can start a business via-web where your customers wouldn't actually having to go into stores to purchase items.
1. What are the main opportunities for doing business on the web?
The main opportunities for doing business on the web is that it is great advertising for businesses, it opens up to a world market that attracts people from just about every part of the world that could be a potential customer. Direct sales is another main reason for doing business on the web. Companies can cut out the middle man and go straight to the source themselves saving thousands or even millions of dollars. Cloud computing is another opportunity for doing business on the web. Cloud computing is paying for storage space on line which allows you to accesse your information from any where. Networking is also another reason to do business on the web, by networking you can increase communication, collaboration and productivity for businesses. Doing business on the web can have opportunities for a segmented market, which is marketing to a specific group of individuals that are only looking for a particular thing. Competitive advantage with branch locations is another reason for doing business on the web. You can start a business via-web where your customers wouldn't actually having to go into stores to purchase items.
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