INF1505 - Introduction to Business Information Systems
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Principles of Business Information Systems
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27/05/2019 INF1505
EXAMINATION PREPERATION AND
SUMMARY
*Full summary and answers for Exam 2017-06, in preparation for UNISA Exam 2019
*Note – Answers are all based of extractions from the prescribed material, no
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSE ............................................................................................................................................................ 1
1 ASSIGNMENT SOLUTIONS ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 INFORMATION SYSTEMS: AN OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................. 4
1.2 COMPUTERS: THE MACHINES BEHIND COMPUTING ....................................................................................... 6
1.3 DATABASE SYSTEMS, DATA WAREHOUSES AND DATA MARTS ................................................................. 9
1.4 PERSONAL, LEGAL, ETHICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS...... 12
1.5 PROTECTING INFORMATION RESOURCES ......................................................................................................... 14
1.6 DATA COMMUNICATION DELIVERING INFORMATION ANYWHERE AND ANYTIME ...................... 16
1.7 THE INTERNET, INTRANETS AND EXTRANETS............................................................................................... 19
1.8 E-COMMERCE (ELECTRONIC COMMERCE) ........................................................................................................ 21
1.9 BUILDING SUCCESSFUL INFORMATION SYSTEMS ......................................................................................... 24
1.10 ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS ................................................................................................................................................ 27
1.11 MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SYSTEMS ...................................................................................................................... 30
1.12 INTELLIGENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS ............................................................................................................. 33
1.13 EMERGING TRENDS, TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS ....................................................................... 35
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