Part One Organizational Foundations of Information Systems 1
Unit 1 Information Age 1
Unit 2 Introduction to Information Systems 7
Unit 3 Information Systems,Organizations and Business Processes 13
Unit 4 Information,Management and Decision Making 21
Part Two Information Technology 28
Unit 5 Computer Hardware 28
Unit 6 Computer Software 35
Unit 7 Data Store and Processing 41
Unit 8 Database 48
Unit 9 Data Warehouse 53
Unit 10 Data Mining 61
Unit 11 Telecommunications and Networks 67
Unit 12 The Internet,Intranet and Extranet 73
Part Three Information Systems Applications 80
Unit 13 Management Information Systems 80
Unit 14 Decision Supporting System 86
Unit 15 Electronic Commerce 94
Unit 16 Development of Management Information Systems 101
Part Four Management Information System,Society and You 108
Unit 17 Information System and Society 108
Unit 18 Information System and You 115
Index 121
References 129