IT0101

FUNDAMENTALS OF
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
TOPIC 6 – OPERATING SYSTEMS AND
BUSINESS DATA PROCESSING
6.1 Main functions of an OS
6.2 Data Processing
6.3 Data Storage Hierarchy
6.4 Standard Methods of Organizing Data
6.1 Main functions of an OS
Manages hardware
Manages software
Manages data
Manages communication
Troubleshooting and maintenance
MANAGES HARDWARE
Internal
External
peripherals
MANAGES SOFTWARE
Applications
Programming
Utilities
Third party software
Installation
Configuration
MANAGES DATA
Input
Process
Output
Storage devices
Memory
MANAGES COMMUNICATION
Internal components
External components
Peripheral components
Network components
Application software
Utilities
Third party software
TROUBLE SHOOT & MAINTENANCE
Routine maintenance
Troubleshoot
Fix
Common microcomputer OS
1. Windows – Windows 10
2. Mac OSX – Snow Leopard
Others
1. Unix -
2. Linux – ubuntu, Red Hat
6.2 Data Processing
INPUT – PROCESS - OUTPUT
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
DBMS
KMS
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
DATA WARE HOUSE
DATA MINING
6.3 Data Storage Hierarchy
Hierarchical databases.
Network databases.
Relational databases.
Object-oriented databases.
Graph databases.
ER model databases.
Document databases.
SQL databases.
Hierarchical DBMS
RDMS
Records
Fields
Attributes
Business Intelligence
Clients business needs
Decision support systems
GIGO
DBMS
DATABASE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
6.4 Standard Methods of Organizing Data
DBMS – local
DBMS – cloud
DBMS Administrator
Data Centre
Data Integrity
Data Security
A data warehouse is a large collection of
business data used to help an organization make
decisions.
Data Centres
Data Management – data managers