Information Systems for Business
2nd Edition
Published on 25. May 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
672 pages
978-0-13-190943-4 (ISBN)
Description
The purpose of this major text, written for an international audience, is to provide both managers and students of management with knowledge of business information systems. The revised edition is the same in structure as the first edition except for two additional chapters; one on AI, expert systems and knowledge-based systems, and the second on the future of computing and information systems. Also, there is a discussion of knowledge and knowledge-bases.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pearson Education Limited
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
917 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-190943-4 (9780131909434)
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Previous edition
K.M. Hussain | Donna S. Hussain | Hussain Donna
Information Systems for Business
Book
04/1991
Prentice-Hall
€27.22
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Content
Part 1 Computer hardware and software: growth of information technology; processing by computer; software; input, storage and output equipment; teleprocessing and networks. Part 2 Database technology: design of a database; administration of a database; data preparation - collection, coding and validation; processing of data. Part 3 Development of an information system: an overview of systems development; planning and feasibility determination; determining system requirements; systems design; design and implementation, testing, conversion and evaluation. Part 4 Management of an information system: post-implementation; systems control; organizing the human element in information systems; information centres; impact of information systems on management. Part 5 Functional computer applications: functional computer applications; computers in manufacturing; office automation; financial and banking systems; executive and decision support systems; expert systems.