27/05/2019 INF1505
UNISA EXAMINATION PREPERATION AND
SUMMARY FOR JUNE 2019
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CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSE
It is understood and agreed to that the below identified discloser of confidential
information may provide certain information that is and must be kept confidential. To
ensure the protection of such information, and to preserve any confidentiality
necessary under patent and/or trade secret laws, it is agreed that
1. The Confidential Information to be disclosed can be described as and includes:
Invention description(s), technical and business information relating to proprietary
ideas and inventions, ideas, patentable ideas, trade secrets, drawings and/or
illustrations, patent searches, existing and/or contemplated products and services,
research and development, production, costs, profit and margin information, finances
and financial projections, customers, clients, marketing, and current or future business
plans and models, regardless of whether such information is designated as
“Confidential Information” at the time of its disclosure.
2. The Recipient agrees not to disclose the confidential information obtained from the
discloser to anyone unless required to do so by law.
3. This Agreement states the entire agreement between the parties concerning the
disclosure of Confidential Information. Any addition or modification to this Agreement
must be made in writing and signed by the parties.
4. If any of the provisions of this Agreement are found to be unenforceable, the
remainder shall be enforced as fully as possible and the unenforceable provision(s)
shall be deemed modified to the limited extent required to permit enforcement of the
Agreement as a whole.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSE ............................................................................................................................................................ 1
1 COMPREHENSIVE SUMMARY AND EXAM PREPERATION FOR JUNE 2019 ..................................................... 4
1.1 INFORMATION SYSTEMS: AN OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................. 4
1.2 COMPUTERS: THE MACHINES BEHIND COMPUTING ....................................................................................... 7
1.3 DATABASE SYSTEMS, DATA WAREHOUSES AND DATA MARTS .............................................................. 11
1.4 PERSONAL, LEGAL, ETHICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS...... 13
1.5 PROTECTING INFORMATION RESOURCES ......................................................................................................... 15
1.6 DATA COMMUNICATION DELIVERING INFORMATION ANYWHERE AND ANYTIME ...................... 17
1.7 THE INTERNET, INTRANETS AND EXTRANETS............................................................................................... 20
1.8 E-COMMERCE (ELECTRONIC COMMERCE) ........................................................................................................ 22
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 ....................................................................... 37
