Study Guide and Terms

Slides

Here are the slides Dr. Gaskin uses when he teaches this topic. Your instructor will very likely deviate from these slides.

Study Guide

At the end of this chapter, you should know the following:

  • Concepts : be able to explain these topics or provide answers to each of these questions

    • What is Information Systems?

    • What is the difference between the two high-level types of information systems (sustaining and strategic)?

    • What are the characteristics of unstructured business problem-solving?

  • Key terms : understand the meaning of each of these terms

    • Information Systems (IS)

    • Specific types of Information Systems

      • Transaction Processing Systems (TPS)

      • Management Information Systems (MIS)

      • Decision Support Systems (DSS)

      • Executive Information Systems (EIS)

      • Enterprise Information Systems

      • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems

      • Legacy Systems

      • Supply Chain Management (SCM) Systems

      • Financial and Managerial Accounting Systems

      • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systems

    • Functional Areas

  • Skills : be competent in the following skills

    • None required for this chapter