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Management Information Systems: Solving Business Problems with Information Technology, 3/e
Gerald V. Post, University of the Pacific
David L. Anderson, DePaul U/McGowan Center
Information Technology Foundations

Chapter Outline


  1. Overview
  2. Introduction
  3. Types of Data
    1. Object Orientation
    2. Numbers and Text
    3. Pictures
    4. Sound
    5. Video
    6. Size Complications
  4. Hardware Components
    1. Processors
    2. Input
    3. Output
    4. Secondary Storage
  5. Operating Systems
  6. Computers in e-Business
    1. What Is a Browser?
    2. What Is a Server?
  7. Application Software
    1. Research: Databases
    2. Analysis: Calculations
    3. Communication: Writing
    4. Communication: Presentation and
    5. Communication: Voice and Mail
    6. Organizing Resources: Calendars
    7. The Paperless Office?
  8. Summary
  9. Key Words
  10. Website References
  11. Additional Reading
  12. Review Questions
  13. Exercises
  14. Cases: Entrepreneurial Businesses
  15. Appendix: Displaying Data
    1. Column or Bar Chart
    2. Pie Chart
    3. Line Chart
    4. Scatter Chart
    5. Style and Ornamentation
    6. Exercises




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