Security and Ethical Issues Security of an Information System Information system security refers to the way the system is defended against unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, perusal, inspection, recording or destruction. There are two...
Managerial Decision-Making Concept of Decision-Making Decision-making is a cognitive process that results in the selection of a course of action among several alternative scenarios. Decision-making is a daily activity for any human being. There is no exception about...
MIS Development Process In MIS, the information is recognized as a major resource like capital and time. If this resource has to be managed well, it calls upon the management to plan for it and control it, so that the information becomes a vital resource for the...
Strategic Business Objectives of MIS Strategic planning for an organization involves long-term policy decisions, like location of a new plant, a new product, diversification etc. Strategic planning is mostly influenced by: Decision of diversification i.e., expansion...
MIS Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Business Continuity Planning BCPBCP or Business Continuity and Resiliency Planning BCRPBCRP creates a guideline for continuing business operations under adverse conditions such as a natural calamity, an interruption in regular...
Business Intelligence System (BIS) The term 'Business Intelligence' has evolved from the decision support systems and gained strength with the technology and applications like data warehouses, Executive Information Systems and Online Analytical Processing OLAPOLAP....
Content Management System (CMS) A Content Management System CMSCMS allows publishing, editing, and modifying content as well as its maintenance by combining rules, processes and/or workflows, from a central interface, in a collaborative environment. A CMS may serve as...
MIS Decision Support System, Knowledge Management System Decision support systems (DSS) are interactive software-based systems intended to help managers in decision-making by accessing large volumes of information generated from various related information systems...
Enterprise applications Enterprise applications are specifically designed for the sole purpose of promoting the needs and objectives of the organizations. Enterprise applications provide business-oriented tools supporting electronic commerce, enterprise communication...
MIS Basic Information Concepts Information can be defined as meaningfully interpreted data. If we give you a number 1- 212-290-4700, it does not make any sense on its own. It is just a raw data. However if we say Tel: +1-212-290-4700, it starts making sense. It...
Frequency Word for IELTS Listening School a. Library WordSentence1. Shelf 2. Librarian 3. The stacks 4. Return 5. Fine 6. Magazine 7. Copier 8. Overdue 9. Reading room 10. Reference...
Gantt chart Project DevelopmentSchedule (project management) The project scheduleis the tool that communicates what work needs to be performed, which resources of the organization will perform the work and the timeframes in which that work needs to be performed....
Data Flow Diagram What is DFD? A data flow diagram (DFD) is a graphical representation of the "flow" of data through an information system, modelling its process aspects.A DFD is often used as a preliminary step to create an overview of the system, which can later be...
System Request In most organizations, project initiation begins by preparing a system request. A system request is a document that describes the business reasons for building a system and the value that the system is expected to provide.The project sponsor...
