This document discusses management information systems and related topics. It covers external forces like competition and internal factors like the need for knowledge-intensive work that are driving changes in information systems. It also discusses the components of information systems, including input/output processes and data processing. Steps in the system development life cycle are outlined. The advantages and disadvantages of enterprise resource planning systems are listed. The distinction between system software and application software is explained. Network security defenses like firewalls and their role in protecting information are described.

1. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
SYSTEM
JUNE-JULY 2011
Presented by:- Acharya Pradeep

2.  External forces:-
 Cut throat competition
 Insistence on customization
 Continuous tech-breakthrough
 Changing capabilities of business partner


3.  Internal factors:-
 Pressure to increase effectiveness
 Understanding of cognitive behaviour
 Need of knowledge intensive work
 Need to move to sharable inteligence


4. B] mis system means computers?
Discuss.

5. Information Systems
5
 Why Do People Need Information?
 Individuals - Entertainment and enlightenment
 Businesses - Decision making, problem solving and
control
MIS 715 Eaton Fall 2001

6. Components of information
system/ model
Control of sys
perf
proc
i/p essi o/p
ng
Data
processing
Network resources

8. System ??????
 Generally used for group of actions, personnel &
procedures, used for processing data
 Non involvement of computers – manual systems
 Group of interrelated or interacting elements forming
a unified whole.

9. C] Steps in system analysis and design
(SDLC)
 SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE
Analyse
Identify Test And
Collection &
Problem Alternative Implement
Data & Select
Definition Solutions
Infrmn Best
YES
Evaluate Successful Stop
Solution
NO

10. 5. B] advantages and disadvantages
of ERP?

11. ADVANTAGES OF ERP
• Better management
• Planning
• Customer satisfaction
• Decision making
• Transparency

12.  Information
 Utilization of human resource
 Alert decision or action
 Fast process
 Faster communication
 Changes carried out easily

13.  Inadequate requirements definition
 Poor ERP package selection
 Inadequate resources
 Miscalculation of time and efforts

14.  Misfit of application software with business
process
 Inadequate training and education
 Poor project design and management

15. 7].B distinguish between system
software and application software?

16. Software refers to a program that makes
the computer to do something
meaningful. It is the planned step-by-step
instruction required to turn data into
instruction.
SOFTWARE

17. Types of software
1) System software
Includes programs that are designed carry out
general routine operation such as loading a file,
copying a file, managing memory resources Etc.
It provides support to
 Running of other software
 Communicating with peripheral devices
 development of other software
 Monitoring the uses of various hardware
resources.

18.  Operating Software
 Programming language translator
 Utility programs
 Performance monitoring software
 Communications softwares

19. Application softwares
Types:
Application specific software
General purpose application software.
Eg:
1)Office productivity applications
2)Hypermedia and multimedia
3)Groupware
4)Virtual Reality
5)3D Geographic software

20. Q No. 5(c)
Various network securities
defences that must be placed in
IT? Roll of firewall?

21. PREVENTION
METHODS

22. Control against Salami Attack:
 If proper auditing of accounts is done then
salami attack can be easily caught.
 If proper rounding operation is done then
Salami attack will not exist.
 If proper testing is done by the user it can be
prevented.

23.  Firewalls
 Protect from unauthorized access
 Provide access to only known users
 Allow the people whom the user permit

24. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES
 Electronic signatures are used to authenticate
electronic records.
 Digital signatures are one type of electronic
signature.
 Digital signatures satisfy three major legal
requirements –
 Signer authentication, message authentication
and message integrity.
 The technology and efficiency of digital signatures
makes them more trustworthy than hand written
signatures

25. EMAIL MONITORING
 Employers should be aware
 Org has to secure information such as trade
secrets, intellectual property, customer ,
employee and financial data

26.  To keep sensitive data secure
 To make a complex password use numbers ,
letters ,and symbols

27. Safe surfing
Means:
 keeping ones email address private
 not chatting in an open system
 visiting secure sites
 accepting data from only known users
 downloading carefully & from known
sites

28.  Frequent virus checks
 Floppy disks , CD ROM, pen drives must be
scanned before running

29.  Checks inflow of mails to inbox
 Suspicious mails are prevented
Email filters

30. General information to be
protected from virus
 Do not download from untrustworthy sources
 Before start trading files ensure your client
has a safe system
 Don’t download E mail until you are 100% sure
 If email has an attachment with email go to
headers and look----------
 If pif or src extension or .jpg.scr extension it is
a virus

31.  Set computer in a safe way so it will not auto
launch files, updates, security checks, html
pages, cookies etc without your permission
 Get a quality spyware program
 Set up software firewall and make sure all in
LAN are set up it
 Set up hard ware fire wall ie easy to set up

32. Don’t let kid on the net
on your system if you
don’t protect your
system nobody else
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