Business Systems and Information Technology
Published on 1. September 1988
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-948825-96-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides a look at the subject of information processing by looking at the subject from the point of view of the business user. Split into seven distinct parts which can be studied separately or followed through logically, the book introduces and outlines the basic concepts of the business environment and IT and discusses the nature of information and systems. Although the book is concerned with a technical subject, it is written for the non technical user.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
50ill.
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 150 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-948825-96-5 (9780948825965)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Concept of information technology; Business systems and the business environment; Nature of information; Information systems; Electronic computers: nature and purpose; Selecting a suitable computer; File order and access methods; File processing; Information processing techniques; Development of information systems; Computer hardware and processing techniques; Processing techniques: on-line processing; Menu-based information processing applications; Menu-driven inventory control systems; Spreadsheets: concepts and practice; Database concepts; Database practice: dBASE II; Introduction to knowledge-based systems; Networks; What of the future?.