1. Describe or define Virtual Office.
-----Virtual Office Website (VOW) is a web site that is used to conduct business activities. One example is a VOW used as a real estate property search site allowing the public to conduct searches of approved Multiple Listing Service properties in a given area under certain conditions.
2. Distinguish Virtual Office from MIS.
-----Mobile or remote work-environment equipped with telecommunication links and basic office furniture, but without a fixed office space. While MIS is Organized approach to the study of information needs of a management at every level in making operational, tactical, and strategic decisions. Its objective is to design and implement man-machine procedures, processes, and routines that provide suitably detailed reports in an accurate, consistent, and timely manner. Modern, computerized systems continuously gather relevant data, both from inside and outside the organization. This data is then processed, integrated, and stored in a centralized database (or data warehouse) where it is constantly updated and made available to all who have the authority to access it, in a form that suits their purpose.
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/management-information-system-MIS.html
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
FINAL QUESTION NO. 4
1. Describe or define DSS.
-----Decision Support Systems (DSS) are a specific class of computerized information system that supports business and organizational decision-making activities. A properly designed DSS is an interactive software-based system intended to help decision makers compile useful information from raw data, documents, personal knowledge, and/or business models to identify and solve problems and make decisions.
2. Distinguish DSS from MIS.
-----management information system (MIS) is a subset of the overall internal controls of a business covering the application of people, documents, technologies, and procedures by management accountants to solving business problems such as costing a product, service or a business-wide strategy. Management information systems are distinct from regular information systems in that they are used to analyze other information systems applied in operational activities in the organization.[1] Academically, the term is commonly used to refer to the group of information management methods tied to the automation or support of human decision making. While DSS is an example of MIS that is specific class of computerized information systems that supports business and organizational decision-making activities. A properly-designed DSS is an interactive software-based system intended to help decision makers compile useful information from raw data, documents, personal knowledge, and/or business models to identify and solve problems and make decisions.
3. Illustrate (give examples) how DSS can improve company's competitive advantage and organizational performance.
-----According to Keen, the concept of decision support has evolved from two main areas of research: the theoretical studies of organizational decision making done at the Carnegie Institue of technology during the late 1950s and early 1960s, and the technical work on interactive computer systems, mainly carried out at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the 1960s. It is considered that the concept of DSS became an area of research of its own in the middle of the 1970s, before gaining in intensity during the 1980s. In the middle and late 1980s, executive information systems (EIS), group decision support systems (GDSS), and organizational decision support systems (ODSS) evolved from the single user and model-oriented DSS.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_support_system
-----Decision Support Systems (DSS) are a specific class of computerized information system that supports business and organizational decision-making activities. A properly designed DSS is an interactive software-based system intended to help decision makers compile useful information from raw data, documents, personal knowledge, and/or business models to identify and solve problems and make decisions.
2. Distinguish DSS from MIS.
-----management information system (MIS) is a subset of the overall internal controls of a business covering the application of people, documents, technologies, and procedures by management accountants to solving business problems such as costing a product, service or a business-wide strategy. Management information systems are distinct from regular information systems in that they are used to analyze other information systems applied in operational activities in the organization.[1] Academically, the term is commonly used to refer to the group of information management methods tied to the automation or support of human decision making. While DSS is an example of MIS that is specific class of computerized information systems that supports business and organizational decision-making activities. A properly-designed DSS is an interactive software-based system intended to help decision makers compile useful information from raw data, documents, personal knowledge, and/or business models to identify and solve problems and make decisions.
3. Illustrate (give examples) how DSS can improve company's competitive advantage and organizational performance.
-----According to Keen, the concept of decision support has evolved from two main areas of research: the theoretical studies of organizational decision making done at the Carnegie Institue of technology during the late 1950s and early 1960s, and the technical work on interactive computer systems, mainly carried out at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the 1960s. It is considered that the concept of DSS became an area of research of its own in the middle of the 1970s, before gaining in intensity during the 1980s. In the middle and late 1980s, executive information systems (EIS), group decision support systems (GDSS), and organizational decision support systems (ODSS) evolved from the single user and model-oriented DSS.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_support_system
FINAL QUESTION NO. 3
Identify and describe one company that adopts an MIS. Include in your discussion, how MIS helps and supports the company, its managers and other employees, in their problem solving and decision-making.
Do this in two paragraphs at least. COPYING OF TEXTS IS DEFINITELY NOT ACCEPTABLE.
-----Avreo, Inc. was founded in 1997 as Riptide Technologies. The goal of the fledgling company was to apply the speed and ease of navigating the Internet to the cumbersome task of navigating clinical information in unrelated and often unorganized hospital computer systems. An intuitive and familiar browser-based delivery system for medical imaging was conceptualized.
-----And a prototype cardiac ultrasound image capture and Internet delivery system was developed. As the World Wide Web evolved, so did the ultimate design of the system. The focus of the company shifted from mere image presentation to developing a system that would integrate the myriad paper-based elements, found in typical clinical workflow, into a single, end-to-end integrated ( www.avreo.com )
Do this in two paragraphs at least. COPYING OF TEXTS IS DEFINITELY NOT ACCEPTABLE.
-----Avreo, Inc. was founded in 1997 as Riptide Technologies. The goal of the fledgling company was to apply the speed and ease of navigating the Internet to the cumbersome task of navigating clinical information in unrelated and often unorganized hospital computer systems. An intuitive and familiar browser-based delivery system for medical imaging was conceptualized.
-----And a prototype cardiac ultrasound image capture and Internet delivery system was developed. As the World Wide Web evolved, so did the ultimate design of the system. The focus of the company shifted from mere image presentation to developing a system that would integrate the myriad paper-based elements, found in typical clinical workflow, into a single, end-to-end integrated ( www.avreo.com )
Monday, May 18, 2009
FINAL QUESTION NO. 2
A company may adopt specific computerized database system according to their unique needs after thorough MIS planning. However, it has to be noted that MIS if properly planned, and implemented, benefits can be immeasurable on the other hand, if this is misused, then it may mean information or financial losses and opportunity and resources wasted.
From this, answer the following.
1.0.a Research one international company from the Internet and describe their MIS strategic plan in 1-2 paragraphs.
-----Australian National University. This primarily outlines the technology objectives and performance standards for the university's MIS organization. They Review and Define Strategic Corporate Goals, Review and Analyze Current Technology Infrastructure, Determine Tactical Technology Goals, Create a List of Proposed Projects, and Define the Implementation Timeline.
1.0.b Discuss too the impact of this strategic plan on the company's management,competitors, customers and the company as a whole.
-----On company's management, it became a big help because it would push them to review their strategic goals. It would remind them of their objectives. It would also increase their competitive skills because they would be creating list of proposed project. And in the entire company, there is a time line that would force them to really function.
2.0.a Evaluate how can this strategic plan be applied to any local company in the Philippines.
----- With proper definition of goals for them to have a guide. Then their having an involvement of technology to help them fulfill their system planning. And in planning their must be a propose projects then set a time line. If this will be applied in a local company, i think it will result to a good production.
2.0.b Discuss too the possible effect on the company.
-----This would effect to a bigger costs on the company. In the part of the employees this would require them effort and enough time to formulate the system planning that could possibly be pressure.
3.0.a What is an Accounting Information System?
-----An accounting information system (AIS) is the system of records a business keeps to maintain its accounting system. This includes the purchase, sales, and other financial processes of the business. The purpose of an AIS is to accumulate data and provide decision makers (investors, creditors, and managers) with information. www.wikipedia.com
3.0.b Identify or list down different accounting information systems used.
-----Here are some list of the accounting information systems: Payroll Accounting, Asset Reconciliation, Top Accounting Software
3.0.c What are the benefits by the management, users and customers derived from these AIS?
-----are useful for companies and businesses wanting to make the accounting process easier by utilizing a computer program or other system that will perform payroll and other functions. These systems, commonly including accounting software, make it easier to compile financial data for use in taxes, payroll, and other bookkeeping requirements. Recording is the first step in these systems that are used by companies including pertinent data such as expenses and profits that are very important to keep on file. After the recording phase, the information will be processed for use. When processed, it is filed in the areas where it is most important. These systems have various groupings or categories to maintain files until they need to be used in the future for whatever reasons. The final step that is part of most software programs is the communication phase. This is the process of actually utilizing the records that have been recorded and processed. Common communications of this data will be used for payroll and tax purposes.
http://www.christianet.com/accounting/accountinginformationsystems.htm
3.0.d Cite any threat or misuse of these AIS by a specific company. How were the threats addressed? What were the damages?
----- there are serious attacks possible against our financial reporting system, financial markets, and economy. Scarce resources, including time and money, are being embezzled, misappropriated, or diverted. Investor confidence has been shaken and management has become pessimistic about the future. The government has responded with costly regulation and increased oversight of the executive management and the accounting profession. Information security is experiencing dramatically increased threats.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5346/is_200705/ai_n21288682/
From this, answer the following.
1.0.a Research one international company from the Internet and describe their MIS strategic plan in 1-2 paragraphs.
-----Australian National University. This primarily outlines the technology objectives and performance standards for the university's MIS organization. They Review and Define Strategic Corporate Goals, Review and Analyze Current Technology Infrastructure, Determine Tactical Technology Goals, Create a List of Proposed Projects, and Define the Implementation Timeline.
1.0.b Discuss too the impact of this strategic plan on the company's management,competitors, customers and the company as a whole.
-----On company's management, it became a big help because it would push them to review their strategic goals. It would remind them of their objectives. It would also increase their competitive skills because they would be creating list of proposed project. And in the entire company, there is a time line that would force them to really function.
2.0.a Evaluate how can this strategic plan be applied to any local company in the Philippines.
----- With proper definition of goals for them to have a guide. Then their having an involvement of technology to help them fulfill their system planning. And in planning their must be a propose projects then set a time line. If this will be applied in a local company, i think it will result to a good production.
2.0.b Discuss too the possible effect on the company.
-----This would effect to a bigger costs on the company. In the part of the employees this would require them effort and enough time to formulate the system planning that could possibly be pressure.
3.0.a What is an Accounting Information System?
-----An accounting information system (AIS) is the system of records a business keeps to maintain its accounting system. This includes the purchase, sales, and other financial processes of the business. The purpose of an AIS is to accumulate data and provide decision makers (investors, creditors, and managers) with information. www.wikipedia.com
3.0.b Identify or list down different accounting information systems used.
-----Here are some list of the accounting information systems: Payroll Accounting, Asset Reconciliation, Top Accounting Software
3.0.c What are the benefits by the management, users and customers derived from these AIS?
-----are useful for companies and businesses wanting to make the accounting process easier by utilizing a computer program or other system that will perform payroll and other functions. These systems, commonly including accounting software, make it easier to compile financial data for use in taxes, payroll, and other bookkeeping requirements. Recording is the first step in these systems that are used by companies including pertinent data such as expenses and profits that are very important to keep on file. After the recording phase, the information will be processed for use. When processed, it is filed in the areas where it is most important. These systems have various groupings or categories to maintain files until they need to be used in the future for whatever reasons. The final step that is part of most software programs is the communication phase. This is the process of actually utilizing the records that have been recorded and processed. Common communications of this data will be used for payroll and tax purposes.
http://www.christianet.com/accounting/accountinginformationsystems.htm
3.0.d Cite any threat or misuse of these AIS by a specific company. How were the threats addressed? What were the damages?
----- there are serious attacks possible against our financial reporting system, financial markets, and economy. Scarce resources, including time and money, are being embezzled, misappropriated, or diverted. Investor confidence has been shaken and management has become pessimistic about the future. The government has responded with costly regulation and increased oversight of the executive management and the accounting profession. Information security is experiencing dramatically increased threats.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5346/is_200705/ai_n21288682/
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
FINAL QUESTION NO. 1
For those who are working, interview your IT in-charge and ask him/her to describe the computer database systems used in the company. Write your answer in 1-2 paragraphs. Further, ask also the benefits and/or disadvantages derived from these database systems. For those who are not working, research one company in the net who is using computerized database systems. Describe the use and/or nature of these systems and describe too the benefits/disadvantages from these systems. Include your reference.
-----Acme Markets has these kind of database system. If they requests for information from a database are made in the form of a query, which is a stylized question. For example, the query
-----Acme Markets has these kind of database system. If they requests for information from a database are made in the form of a query, which is a stylized question. For example, the query
SELECT ALL WHERE NAME = "SMITH" AND AGE > 35
requests all records in which the NAME field is SMITH and the AGE field is greater than 35. The set of rules for constructing queries is known as a query language. Different DBMSs support different query languages, although there is a semi-standardized query language called SQL (structured query language). Sophisticated languages for managing database systems are called fourth-generation languages, or 4GLs for short.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
MIDTERM QUESTION NO. 3
Internet if properly maximized can be used as a medium to the advantage of the company. However, risks and threats are there. Thus, research the following:
1. Identify the possible risks and threats (eg. virus) that can potentially attack a company with internet connection.
-----One of the risks are criminal elements, such as hackers, may beat them and steal valuable company information usually made available to corporate workers.
2. Case research and analysis:
2.a Identify one company that had experienced an attacked from the internet.
-----One day after an apparent attack on its systems slowed access to leading Web sites such as yahoo.com, google.com and microsoft.com, distributed computing company Akamai Technologies Inc. said that it was the victim of a sophisticated, large-scale attack aimed at specific customer Web sites.
2.b Describe the attack.
-----Monitoring systems at the company quickly detected the attack and the company's staff worked with customers and network providers to shut off the source of the attack. The company's DNS service had returned to normal by 10:45 a.m. Akamai apologized to customers affected by the slow downs, but took issue with estimates from Keynote Systems Inc. of San Mateo, California, that access to some sites was diminished by as much as 80 percent during the attack.Less than 1 percent of Akamai customers experienced disruptions affecting more than 20 percent of their users,2.c Identify the damages done and the solutions adopted to reverse the damages and to protect the company from future threats.
http://www.infoworld.com/d/security-central/akamai-says-attack-targeted-specific-customers-935
1. Identify the possible risks and threats (eg. virus) that can potentially attack a company with internet connection.
-----One of the risks are criminal elements, such as hackers, may beat them and steal valuable company information usually made available to corporate workers.
2. Case research and analysis:
2.a Identify one company that had experienced an attacked from the internet.
-----One day after an apparent attack on its systems slowed access to leading Web sites such as yahoo.com, google.com and microsoft.com, distributed computing company Akamai Technologies Inc. said that it was the victim of a sophisticated, large-scale attack aimed at specific customer Web sites.
2.b Describe the attack.
-----Monitoring systems at the company quickly detected the attack and the company's staff worked with customers and network providers to shut off the source of the attack. The company's DNS service had returned to normal by 10:45 a.m. Akamai apologized to customers affected by the slow downs, but took issue with estimates from Keynote Systems Inc. of San Mateo, California, that access to some sites was diminished by as much as 80 percent during the attack.Less than 1 percent of Akamai customers experienced disruptions affecting more than 20 percent of their users,2.c Identify the damages done and the solutions adopted to reverse the damages and to protect the company from future threats.
http://www.infoworld.com/d/security-central/akamai-says-attack-targeted-specific-customers-935
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
MIDTERM QUESTION NO. 2
1. Research Philippine company and one international company that have employed e-commerce.
-----Filipino firms in the mould of eBay (based in the US) are Divisoria.com operates B2C portals for general merchandise. It is one of the companies having successfully used e-commerce for their business, same with this international company the Chapters, which not only has physical stores, but an online store where the customer can buy books, CDs and DVDs.
2. Describe e-commerce operate in these companies.
-----Divisoria.com delivers worldwide and all prices are in United States dollars. They advertise their products through internet. Same with Chapters. They inform customers about their new products through internet.
3. Identify the benefits, constraints derived by these companies from e-commerce.
-----E-commerce provides additional customers for these companies. Those customers who prefer to surf internet for them to purchase something instead going to some place for shopping. It also helped them reach out those who are abroad who wants to have their products. But despite of those benefits, it may take a period of days for the customers to have the orders.
-----Filipino firms in the mould of eBay (based in the US) are Divisoria.com operates B2C portals for general merchandise. It is one of the companies having successfully used e-commerce for their business, same with this international company the Chapters, which not only has physical stores, but an online store where the customer can buy books, CDs and DVDs.
2. Describe e-commerce operate in these companies.
-----Divisoria.com delivers worldwide and all prices are in United States dollars. They advertise their products through internet. Same with Chapters. They inform customers about their new products through internet.
3. Identify the benefits, constraints derived by these companies from e-commerce.
-----E-commerce provides additional customers for these companies. Those customers who prefer to surf internet for them to purchase something instead going to some place for shopping. It also helped them reach out those who are abroad who wants to have their products. But despite of those benefits, it may take a period of days for the customers to have the orders.
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