MIS based o Study Guide

The emergence of the digital world

easier access to the internet advances technology and blurs boundaries between work and leisure

Globalization and social issues in the digital world

allows companies to reach millions of new people

Five IT mega thresds

Mobile
Social Media
Internet of things
Cloud Computing
Big Data

People

the people builders, managers, and user of information systems

Data

Root and purpose of information system

Components of information Systems

Hardware, software, telecommunication

Data-Information- Knowledge

Data by itself isn’t useful, when processed it’s turned in information, when used for decisions its knowledge

Organizational Strategies in IS

Operational Level
Managerial
Executive

Operational Level

Lowest
Day to Day
Employees such as floor workers

Managerial Level

Middle
Short term
Managers- Tatical

Executive Level

Highest
Long term
Executives- Strategic

Porters 5 forces

Bargaining Power of Suppliers
Bargaining Power of Buyers
Threats of new entrants
Rivalry amongst existing competitors
Threat of Substitute

Hardware/ 6 types of computer

Super computer
mainframe
Server
work Station
personal Computer
mobile device

5 IS Infrastructure Components

Software system
Hardware
Storage
Data Center
Network

Application Software

Process automation, decision support

Databases

collection of data organized to facilitate data searches

System Software

controls computer hardware operations

Storage (3)

Operational- day to day uses, process transactions
Backup- Short term storage, in case the original is damaged
Archival Data- long tern copies used for compliance/ reporting data

Rapid Obsolescence and Shorter IT cycles

requires constant updates, many new updates

Big Data and Rapidly Increasing Storage Needs

Unpredictable levels of data, more storage space

Demand Fluctuation

Changes demand during certain periods of time

Moore’s law

Every two years the amount of transmitters on a chip will double

Cloud computing service models

IaaS- infrastructure as a service
PaaS- Platform as a service
SaaS- Software as a service

IaaS

infrastructure as a service- provides on demand computing resources such as storage

PaaS

Platform as a service- Cloud serviced, includes everything to run applications

SaaS

Software as a service- Allows users to connect to the internet

Public Cloud

Shared infrastructure

Private Cloud

only certain people have access to this cloud and often has a firewall

4 types of e-commerce and examples

Business to consumer- Amazon
Business to Business-Suppliers
Consumer to Business- Shutter Stock
Consumer to Consumer- Ebay

3 types of e-government and examples

Government to Business- LLC
Government to Citizen- IRS
Government to Government- Funding different branches

3 Business Models

Brick and Morter (in person only)
Click only (only online)
Click and Morter (hybrid)

Disintermediation

Cutting out the middle man

Mass Communication

The ability to send out information such as discounts and promotions to a large amount of people at once.

Group Buying

Groupon- Large discounts applied when a certain amount of purchases are being made

Social Commerce

Selling directly through social media (TikTok Shop or instagream Shop)

Internet/search marketing

the companies market their online presence to grow online

SEO

Search engine optimization. A strategy/ formula to push certain information to the top of search pages, without paying

Mobile Marketing

Marketing online and through different devices

Mobile Commerce

ability to shop online anywhere (AKA shopping on your phone)

GPS Enabled location based Services

services based on location of the current users. Like uber or doordash and targeted area campaigns.

Collaboration

When two or more people work on a project

Virtual Teams

usually for larger groups or more geographically spread teams that need to set up a meeting

GroupWare

Software that allows people to work together more effectivily spaced

Video Conferencing

Zooms and Teams

Electronic Meeting Systems

allows group meeting support many task

intranet and employee portals

a space for employees to set up and turn in work, corporate data base

Evolving web capabilities

the internet is constantly changing and companies must keep up

Web 1 vs Web 2

how people are by themselves online vs how they interact with others online

Social Media and Enterprise

Enhancing communication using Social Media
Microblogging
Instant Messaging
Tagging
Geotagging

Enhancing Collaboration With Social Media

Cloud based collaboration tools

content Management systems

Collective intelligence

Wikis
Human-Based Computing
Viral Marketing
Internet Troll

IT Megatrends

Cloud Computing

social media

mobile devices

Big data

Internet of Things