Part One Organizational Foundations of Information SystemsUnit 1 Information Age 1
Unit 2 Introduction to Information Systems 8
Unit 3 Information Systems,Organizations and Business Processes 16
Unit 4 Information,Management and Decision Making 26
Part Two Information Technology 35
Unit 5 Computer Hardware 35
Unit 6 Computer Software 44
Unit 7 Data Store and Processing 52
Unit 8 Database 61
Unit 9 Data Warehouse 68
Unit 10 Data Mining 78
Unit 11 Telecommunications and Networks 85
Unit 12 The Internet,Intranet and Extranet 92
Part Three Information Systems Applications 101
Unit 13 Management Information Systems 101
Unit 14 Decision Supporting System 109
Unit 15 Electronic Commerce 119
Unit 16 Development of Management Information Systems 127
Part Four Management Information System,Society and You 136
Unit 17 Information System and Society 136
Unit 18 Information System and You 145
Index 152
References 161