Information Systems for Business (Revised 1st Edition, 2021)

by Ly-Huong T. Pham, Tejal Desai-Naik, Laurie Hammond, & Wael Abdeljabbar

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This book is divided into three parts. Part 1 discusses what an information system (IS) is and its components. Part 2 discusses how people use IS for personal and professional development, how businesses use IS to create and sustain competitive advantages, and how people build and support IS. Part 3 discusses the role of IS in globalization, the ethical and legal implications, and emerging trends of the future.

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ASCCC Open Educational Resources Initiative
Subjects
Workforce
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Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. ASCCC OERI
  6. Licensing
  7. About the Book
  8. Preface
  9. 1: What is an Information System?
  10. 1: What Is an Information System?
  11. 1.1: Introduction
  12. 1.2: Identifying the Components of Information Systems
  13. 1.3: The Role of Information Systems
  14. 1.4: Can Information Systems Bring Competitive Advantage?
  15. 1.5: Summary
  16. 1.6: Study Questions
  17. 2: Hardware
  18. 2.1: Introduction
  19. 2.2: Tour of a Digital Device
  20. 2.3: Sidebar- Moore’s Law
  21. 2.4: Removable Media
  22. 2.5: Other Computing Devices
  23. 2.6: Summary
  24. 2.7: Study Questions
  25. 3: Software
  26. 3.1: Introduction to Software
  27. 3.2: Types of Software
  28. 3.3: Cloud Computing
  29. 3.4: Software Creation
  30. 3.5: Summary
  31. 3.6: Study Questions
  32. 4: Data and Databases
  33. 4.1: Introduction to Data and Databases
  34. 4.2: Examples of Data
  35. 4.3: Structured Query Language
  36. 4.4: Designing a Database
  37. 4.5: Sidebar- The Difference between a Database and a Spreadsheet
  38. 4.6: Big Data
  39. 4.7: Data Warehouse
  40. 4.8: Data Mining
  41. 4.9: Database Management Systems
  42. 4.10: Enterprise Databases
  43. 4.11: Knowledge Management
  44. 4.12: Sidebar- What is data science?
  45. 4.13: Summary
  46. 4.14: Study Questions
  47. 5: Networking and Communication
  48. 5.1: Introduction to Networking and Communication
  49. 5.2: A Brief History of the Internet
  50. 5.3: Networking Today
  51. 5.4: How has the Human Network Influenced you?
  52. 5.5: Providing Resources in a Network
  53. 5.6: LANs, WANs, and the Internet
  54. 5.7: Network Representations
  55. 5.8: The Internet, Intranets, and Extranets
  56. 5.9: Internet Connections
  57. 5.10: The Network as a Platform Converged Networks
  58. 5.11: Reliable Network
  59. 5.12: The Changing Network Environment Network Trends
  60. 5.13: Technology Trends in the Home
  61. 5.14: Network Security
  62. 5.15: Summary
  63. 5.16: Study Questions
  64. 6: Information Systems Security
  65. 6.1: Introduction
  66. 6.2: The Information Security Triad- Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability (CIA)
  67. 6.3: Tools for Information Security
  68. 6.4: Threat Impact
  69. 6.5: Fighters in the War Against Cybercrime- The Modern Security Operations Center
  70. 6.6: Security vs. Availability
  71. 6.7: Summary
  72. 6.8: Study Questions
  73. 2: Information Systems for Strategic Advantage
  74. 7: Leveraging Information Technology (IT) for Competitive Advantage
  75. 7.1: Introduction
  76. 7.2: The Productivity Paradox
  77. 7.3: Competitive Advantage
  78. 7.4: Using Information Systems for Competitive Advantage
  79. 7.5: Investing in IT for Competitive Advantage
  80. 7.6: Summary
  81. 7.7: Study Questions
  82. 8: Business Processes
  83. 8.1: Introduction
  84. 8.2: What Is a Business Process?
  85. 8.3: Summary
  86. 8.4: Study Questions
  87. 9: The People in Information System
  88. 9.1: Introduction
  89. 9.2: The Creators of Information Systems
  90. 9.3: Information-Systems Operations and Administration
  91. 9.4: Managing Information Systems
  92. 9.5: Emerging Roles
  93. 9.6: Career Path in Information Systems
  94. 9.7: Information-Systems Users – Types of Users
  95. 9.8: Summary
  96. 9.9: Study Questions
  97. 10: Information Systems Development
  98. 10.1: Introduction
  99. 10.2: Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Model
  100. 10.3: Software Development
  101. 10.4: Implementation Methodologies
  102. 10.5: Summary
  103. 10.6: Study Questions
  104. 10.7: Summary
  105. 3: Information Systems Beyond the Organization
  106. 11: Information Systems Beyond the Organization
  107. 11.1: Introduction
  108. 11.2: The Global Firm
  109. 11.3: The Digital Divide
  110. 11.4: Summary
  111. 11.5: Study Questions
  112. 12: The Ethical and Legal Implications of Information System
  113. 12.1: Introduction
  114. 12.2: Intellectual Property
  115. 12.3: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act
  116. 12.4: Summary
  117. 12.5: Study Questions
  118. 13: Future Trends in Information Systems
  119. 13.1: Introduction
  120. 13.2: Collaborative
  121. 13.3: Internet of Things (IoT)
  122. 13.4: Future of Information Systems
  123. 13.5: Study Questions
  124. Back Matter
  125. Index
  126. Glossary
  127. Detailed Licensing