Key points for test 2

3. Information Systems, Organizations and Strategy

What is an Organization?
The technical definition: The behavioural definition:

Features of Organizations
Routines and Business Processes Organizational Politics Organizational Culture Organizational Environments Organizational Structure

How Information Systems Impact Organizations and Business Firms

Economic Impacts Organizational and Behavioral Impacts
IT Flattens Organizations Postindustrial Organizations Understanding Organizational Resistance to Change

The Internet and Organizations Implications for the Design and Understanding of IS
The environment in which the organization must function The structure of the organization: hierarchy, specialization, routines and business processes The organizations culture and politics The type of organization and its style of leadership The principal interest groups affected by the system and the attitudes of workers who will be using the system The kinds of tasks, decisions and business processes that the information system is designed to assist

Using Information Systems to Achieve Competitive Advantage

Porters Competitive Forces Model The Business Value Chain Model Synergies, Core Competencies and Network-Based Strategies

Using Systems for Competitive Advantage: Management Issues How IS can be used to gain competitive advantage.
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5. IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies

Computer Hardware and Software
What is a computer Central Processing Unit (CPU) Arithmetic Logic Unit: Control Unit: Primary Storage or Primary Storage or Main Memory Random Access Memory (RAM): Secondary Storage Magnetic Disk: Direct Access Storage Device (DASD) Compact Disk Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) DVD: Magnetic Tape: Blue-Ray USB Flush Drive Memory Stick, Memory Card an Secure Digital Card Input/Output devices or Peripheral Devices Output device: printers, speakers and monitor. Input Device: mouse, keyboard, touch screen, magnetic ink character recognition (MICR), optical character recognition (OCR), bar code reader, scanner, microphone, camera, joystick and fingerprint reader. Communication devices

Computer System

Software

Operating System Application Software

- Bit - Byte American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)

Binary system Converting a binary number to decimal and vice versa What is Program and Programming Languages?
Program

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7. Telecommunications, the Internet and Wireless Technology

What Telecommunications are?

Networking and Communication Trends What is Computer Network?

Components of a simple Computer Network Network interface card (NIC) Network operating system (NOS) switch hub Routers communications protocols. Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Communications Networks
Signals: DIGITAL vs. ANALOGUE
modem.

Types of Networks
LAN MAN WAN Network topologies Star network Bus network Ring network

Physical Transmission Media

Twisted wire Coaxial cable Fiber optic cable wireless communication. - microwave - infrared Transmission speed Bandwidth:

What is the Internet?

Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

Internet Addressing and Architecture

Domain Name System (DSN)

Internet Services
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
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The World Wide Web

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). domain name Uniform Resource Locator (URL). search engines.

Intranets and Extranets Technologies and Tools for Communication and E-Business
Chat: Instant messaging: Usenet Groupware. Electronic conferencing (Teleconference-videoconference) Telecommuting-teleworking Internet telephony: Voice over IP (VoIP)

The Wireless Revolution

Wireless Devices
Cell phones Personal digital assistants (PDAs) E-mail handhelds Smart phones

Cellular Systems

Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) Short message service (SMS) third-generation (3G) networks Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is a system of protocols and technologies that enables cell phones and other wireless devices with tiny display screens, low-bandwidth connections, and minimal memory to access Web services.

Wireless Computer Networks and Internet Access

Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Hotspots

RFID and Wireless Sensor Networks

Radio frequency identification (RFID)

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