Short notes MCP 1601 - MIS - 2016

Day 1

Data-> Information-> Knowledge

Computer
Hardware
Software

Software
System Software
Operating System (Windows, Linux, Ubuntu, Solaris)
Device Driver software (for Scanner, Printers etc)
Application Software
MS Office (MS Excel, MS Word, Power Point)

Database
Programs

Programming Languages
C, C++, Java, .NET

High End Servers

Computer with extra capacity
Extra RAM, CPU power, Hard disk

Cost of a software
8000/=
10,000/=
50,000/= (Leave management, attendance system, payroll system)
150,000/= (total HRMS solution)
10,00,000/=
300,00,000/= (ERP Enterprise Resource Planning)
800,00,000/=

Data-> Store-> Database->

Database
Store data
Database Management System (DBMS)
Software which lets you deal with the database
Eg: MS Access, Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL
Data Mining

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 Is the process of handling a huge volume of heterogeneous data and data
sources (databases, files)
Tools ???

Semi-automated
Eg: using only email and MS-Office
Data duplication (data redundancy)
Fully automated
Data base
Program
Ready-made, off-the-shelf
MS Office, Attendance system
Custom software (also known as bespoke software or tailor-made
software)
Cargills food city billing system, Attendance system

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Top Level
Top level management

Decision Support Systems (DSS) unstructured, semi-structured problems

Financial investments, acquiring new markets, launching a new product
Middle Level
Middle level management

Management Information Systems (MIS) structured, semi-structured

problems
Credit approval system, Stock Control system
Operational Level
Operational Level staff

Transaction Processing System (TPS)

Billing System, Attendance System, Payroll System

Information Systems (20/ 25 marks)

Top Level: DSS, EIS, ESS,
Middle level: MIS
Operational level: TPS, OAS

Structured problems, decision making

Unstructured problems, decision making

Types of Information Systems

Levels of Management

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Types of Problems, Decisions

Office Automation Systems (OAS): Fax, Email, Internet, MS-Office

Transaction Processing Systems (TPS): Billing system, Leave System, Payroll
System
Management Information Systems (MIS): Loan approval, Stock ordering/ approval
Executive Information Systems (EIS)

Historical Data,
Database
Data Mining
- Huge amount of historical data
- Heterogeneous data sources, data bases, files
- s/w tools: IBM SPSS
- Extracting patterns, knowledge, predictions
Data Mart

Facts (Data) -> Information -> Knowledge, Patterns -> Decision Making
(Process)

New technology
https://www.myvessyl.com/

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