evaluating alternative packages. Suppose the choice is between alternative custom software developers rather than prewritten packages. What criteria would be appropriate to select and compare among competing bidders for custom development of an application? Define each of these criteria. = The criteria for evaluating alternative packages from custom software developers would be: cost‚ functionality‚ and response time. As with custom software‚ you know from your bid that vendor support‚ viability
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and BYOD‚ and virtualization. Define and describe each of these trends (provide details and examples) and discuss the impact of each trend on business organizations. 3. Distinguish between application software and system software‚ and explain the role played by the operating system of a computer. Define application software. Define system software. Describe the role of each and provide several examples of each. Define proprietary software and open source software and describe the difference. 4. List
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even in firms that have the greatest contempt for that image‚ there’s a vital role for the technical leadership that an architect such as Dave plays. W What is architecture? When I was fretting over the title for Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture (Addison-Wesley‚ 2002)‚ everyone who reviewed it agreed that “architecture” belonged in the title. Yet we all felt uncomfortable defining the word. Because it was my book‚ I felt compelled to take a stab at defining it. My first
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1. Why is it important to understand the difference between computer literacy and information literacy? The difference between computer literacy and information literacy is as follows: Information literacy is the ability to access‚ organize‚ evaluate and use information from various sources. Computer literacy is having the knowledge to use technology in order to manipulate computer software or hardware. There is a strong correlation between the two‚ but they are still different. Both
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Chapter 1 Software plays an essential role in utilizing a computer or a computerized device. It delivers different tasks as well as allows you to use‚ share and maintain the resources. As a product‚ it delivers the computing potential embodied by computer hardware. Software is an information transformer like producing‚ managing‚ modifying‚ acquiring‚ or transmitting information when it resides within a cellular phone or operates inside a computer like mainframe computer. Software acts as a basis
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available for users in the technology environments. These categories of software are but not limited to server software‚ operating systems‚ application software‚ and programming language software. There are many items under each category of software. For example‚ application software contains web browsers such as Mozilla Firefox‚ Office Suite for office applications‚ and 7-zip for decompressing zip files. Some operating systems that are included are Linux and Android OS. Closed Source Operating Systems
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accounts Terms Information vs Data (Pg. 13) Data is raw. Information turns it into something meaningful. Digital Manufacturing Digital Manufacturing (DM) systems DELMIA Dassault Systemes’ Digital Enterprise Lean Manufacturing Interactive Application (DELMIA) POS Point of Sale (POS) systems (E.g. Store registers) Example: MICRO 3700 from MICRO Systems (Pg. 52) Inventory Management System Inventory management system (pg. 52) Mapping Technology Mapping technology: MapInfo software (E.g.
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Chapter 1: Information systems in global business today 1.1 - ICT = information and communication technologies $562 billion spent on info systems hardware $800 billion spent on business and mgmt consulting services why it’s important to know about ICT? - to outperform competitors companies want to use tech to reduce overhead costs/get their product to the market faster there is always continual change in technology - it impacts a business’s success successful companies are those that learn
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interaction between people‚ data‚ processes‚ and technology. Components 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. People‚ who make the IT specialists such as Database Administrator and Network Engineer. Software‚ which consists of System Software‚ Utility Software‚ and Application Software. Hardware‚ which consists of the whole physical aspect ranging from peripherals to computer servers. Data‚ which is all the databases and knowledge stored in the IS. Network‚ which consists of the media communication and network support
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All the key discoveries of the human genius‚ for instance‚ the steam engine‚ means of communications‚ automobile‚ aero-plane and computers are in one way or other‚ fastened together with steel and with its sagacious and multifarious applications. Steel is a versatile material with multitude of useful properties making it indispensable for furthering and achieving continual growth of the economy – be it construction‚ manufacturing‚ infrastructure or consumables. The level of steel consumption
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