Essentials of MIS (12th Edition)
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Author: Kenneth C. Laudon, Jane P. Laudon
Publisher: PEARSON
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Program Plan Intro
Information Systems:
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information system denotes a system that offers the necessary material to an organization for achieving the goals. - It monitors details of transactions, provides mandatory information to decision makers, and offers required documents to customers.
- The main components in the information system are people, data, procedures, hardware, and software.
- The main function is to accept as well as process input data, storing the retrieved information and distributing it across firm.
Program Plan Intro
Information Systems:
- An information system denotes a system that offers the necessary material to an organization for achieving the goals.
- It monitors details of transactions, provides mandatory information to decision makers, and offers required documents to customers.
- The main components in the information system are people, data, procedures, hardware, and software.
- The main function is to accept as well as process input data, storing the retrieved information and distributing it across firm.
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