Information Systems

CS-507
Lecture 09

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 Infrastructure
• Infrastructure consists of physical facilities,
services and management that supports all
computing resources in an organization.

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 Infrastructure
• There are five major components of
infrastructure:
• Computer hardware
• General purpose software
• Networks & communication facilities
• Databases
• Information management personnel

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 Infrastructure
• Each of these components is designed in
such manner to collectively meet the needs
and objectives of the organization.

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 Infrastructure
• Infrastructure also includes the integration,
operation, documentation, maintenance and
management of the these components.

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 Architecture
• Architecture is the “Blueprint” that provides
the conceptual foundation for building
information infrastructure and specific
applications.

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 Architecture

• Architecture covers;
• business needs for information which is the
requirement of the organization;
• existing and planned information
infrastructure; and
• applications with in the organization.

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Components/Sub-Systems of CBIS
• These are:
• Transaction Processing System
• Management Information System
• Support Systems
• Office Automation System
• Decision Support System
• Knowledge System
• Executive Support System

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 Transaction Processing System
Transaction Processing System is used to record
transactions of routine and repetitive nature.
For Instance
• Defining the transaction recording structure
• Placing customer orders

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 Data Processing Tasks
• Data identification and Gathering – keying
in the data or obtaining it directly from
machines by providing suitable interface
• Data manipulation/Analysis – refers to
transformation of data into information
• Classifying
• Sorting
• Calculating
• Summarizing

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 Data Processing Tasks
• Data storage – data is kept somewhere in a
sequenced manner until when needed.
• Document Preparation – output for
managers as reports or as input to other
systems.

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 Management Information System
Major purpose is report generation. Major report types
include:
• Periodic reports – daily, weekly, monthly, annually, format
is predefined and structured for convenience.
• Special Reports – Management by Exception reports
only when a special event occurs which needs to be
monitored. For instance
• Report sequence to highlight – fast moving & slow
moving
• Group the exceptions together – Aged accounts
receivable
• Show variance from the norm – Sales analysis report
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