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Computer-4 Mis
Computer-4 Mis
horizontal positions in an organisational structure. way or two-way communication and for the trans-
In the organisational chart (4.1), this relationship mission of messages. A combination of IT is used:
exists between the Department Managers or the telephone, computer, processor, printer, etc. A lot of
three supervisors in the Marketing Department. In a time and money are saved and the security of data
school it exists between Pastoral Heads and Heads of and messages is ensured.
Departments. For example: MIS provides several benefits to the business
organization: the means of effective and efficient
(a) coordination between Departments; quick and
reliable referencing; access to relevant data and doc-
uments; use of less labour; improvement in organiza-
tional and departmental techniques; management of
Production Marketing Personnel Chief day-to-day activities (as accounts, stock control, pay-
Manager Manager Manager Accountant roll, etc.); day-to-day assistance in a Department and
closer contact with the rest of the world.
It is important to note that whatever IT is
(b) installed must be appropriate to the organization,
and to each department (Ref. to ‘Functional Areas’).
Data collection involves the use of Information • The central processing unit (CPU) manipulates
Technology (IT) comprising: computers and telecom- data and controls the other parts of the computer
munications networks (E-Mail, Voice Mail, Internet, system
telephone, etc.) • Primary storage (RAM) temporarily stores data
Computers are important for more quantita- and program instructions during processing.
tive, than qualitative, data collection, storage and • Secondary storage (hard disk drives) stores
retrieval; Special features are speed and accuracy, data and instructions when they are not used in
and storage of large amount of data. processing.