(Ebook) Business Information Systems 1st Edition by Hardcastle E ISBN 9788776814632 8776814637

This free textbook provides an overview of business information systems and provides definitions for the different systems used in companies.

1. Defining Information Systems
1.1. Defining Data and Information
1.2. Defining Systems
1.3. Defining Information Systems
1.4. Business Information Systems
1.5. Types of business information system
2. Hardware
2.1. Input devices
2.2. Central Processing Unit (CPU)
2.3. Internal and External Memory
2.4. Output devices
2.5. Major categories of computers
3. Software
3.1. Systems software
3.2. Application software
4. Database Systems
4.1. Organising data in a database
4.2. Database Software
4.3. Retrieving Data from a Database
5. Networks
5.1. Network components
6. The Internet and World-Wide Web
6.1. Web-Enabled Business
6.2. Intranets and extranets
6.3. The World Wide Web
6.4. Web browsers and servers
6.5. E-business
6.6. E-commerce
7. Acquiring Information Systems
7.1. Bespoke development
7.2. Off-the-shelf software
7.3. End-user-developed software
7.4. Factors affecting software acquisition
8. Developing Information Systems
8.1. The traditional waterfall model
8.2. The systems development lifecycle
9. Systems Development Methodologies
9.1. SSADM
9.2. Rapid applications development (RAD)
9.3. The Capability Maturity Model
10. Information Systems Security
10.1. Security Threats to Information Systems
10.2. Reducing the Threat to Information Systems
10.3. Types of controls
10.4. Techniques for controlling information systems
10.5. Security Threats to Internet services

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Defining Information Systems
Defining Data and Information
Defining Systems
Defining Information Systems
Business Information Systems
Types of business information system
Hardware
Input devices
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Internal and External Memory
Output devices
Major categories of computers
Software
Systems software
Application software
Database Systems
Organising data in a database
Database Software
Retrieving Data from a Database
Networks
Network components
The Internet and World-Wide Web
Web-Enabled Business
Intranets and extranets
The World Wide Web
Web browsers and servers
E-business
E-commerce
Acquiring Information Systems
Bespoke development
Off-the-shelf software
End-user-developed software
Factors affecting software acquisition
Developing Information Systems
The traditional waterfall model
The systems development lifecycle
Systems Development Methodologies
SSADM
Rapid applications development (RAD)
The Capability Maturity Model
Information Systems Security
Security Threats to Information Systems
Reducing the Threat to Information Systems
Types of controls
Techniques for controlling information systems
Security Threats to Internet services

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Defining Information Systems
Defining Data and Information
Defining Systems
Defining Information Systems
Business Information Systems
Types of business information system
Hardware
Input devices
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Internal and External Memory
Output devices
Major categories of computers
Software
Systems software
Application software
Database Systems
Organising data in a database
Database Software
Retrieving Data from a Database
Networks
Network components
The Internet and World-Wide Web
Web-Enabled Business
Intranets and extranets
The World Wide Web
Web browsers and servers
E-business
E-commerce
Acquiring Information Systems
Bespoke development
Off-the-shelf software
End-user-developed software
Factors affecting software acquisition
Developing Information Systems
The traditional waterfall model
The systems development lifecycle
Systems Development Methodologies
SSADM
Rapid applications development (RAD)
The Capability Maturity Model
Information Systems Security
Security Threats to Information Systems
Reducing the Threat to Information Systems
Types of controls
Techniques for controlling information systems
Security Threats to Internet services