Management Information Systems

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Data and information. 3. Information systems. 4. Building information systems. 5. Introduction to computer hardware. 6. Introduction to computer software. 7. Database management systems. 8. Networking and telecommunication. 9. Internet and electronic commerce. 10. Information systems for business operations. 11. Human resources management information systems. 12. Strategic role of information systems. 13. Information as a competitive weapon. 4. Information systems for managerial decision. 15. Executive support systems. 16. Expert systems and artificial intelligence. 17. Development, management and control of information systems. Index.

At the start, in businesses and other organizations, internal reporting was made manually and only periodically, as a by-product of the accounting systems and with some additional statistic(s) and gave limited and delayed information on management performance. Later, data and information was distinguished and instead of the collection of mass of data, important and to the point data that is needed by the organization and was stored.

In their infancy, business computers were used for the practical business of computing the payroll and keeping track of accounts payable and accounts receivable. As applications were developed that provided manages with information about sales, inventories, and other data that would help in managing the enterprise, the term MIS arose to describe these kinds of applications. Today, the term is used broadly in a number of contexts and includes: decision support systems, resource and people management applications, project management and database retrieval application. Hope his book serves the purposes.