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Rainer & Cegielski's new edition of Introduction to Information Systems: Enabling and Transforming Business, 4th Edition includes updated coverage, refined cases, more illustrations, and a new ""Weekly Updates"" resource. Its concise chapters, many cases and examples, and online quizzing provide smooth and straightforward information and provide many hands-on activities. In general, the text is more engaging, compelling and relevant with a broader table of contents, pedagogically innovative structure, integrated activities, Excel and Access projects.

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Author:   R. Kelly Rainer (Auburn University) ,  Brad Prince (University of West Georgia)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition:   4th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.794kg
ISBN:  

9781118063347

ISBN 10:   1118063341
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   11 January 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9781118674369
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

[Chapter 1] Introduction to Information Systems 2 1.1: Why Should I Study Information Systems? 6 1.2: Overview of Computer-Based Information Systems 12 1.3: How Does IT Impact Organizations? 20 1.4: Importance of Information Systems to Society 22 [Chapter 2] Organizational Strategy, Competitive Advantage, and Information Systems 30 2.1: Business Processes 35 2.2: Business Process Reengineering and Business Process Management 38 2.3: Business Pressures, Organizational Responses, and Information Technology Support 39 2.4: Competitive Strategy and Strategic Information Systems 47 2.5: Business–Information Technology Alignment 53 [Chapter 3] Ethics and Privacy 60 3.1: Ethical Issues 65 3.2: Privacy 69 [Chapter 4] Information Security 78 4.1: Introduction to Information Security 83 4.2: Unintentional Threats to Information Systems 84 4.3: Deliberate Threats to Information Systems 87 4.4: What Organizations Are Doing to Protect Information Resources 93 4.5: Information Security Controls 94 [Chapter 5] Data and Knowledge Management 110 5.1: Managing Data 115 5.2: The Database Approach 117 5.3: Database Management Systems 122 5.4: Data Warehouses and Data Marts 127 5.5: Knowledge Management 135 [Chapter 6] Networks 144 6.1: What Is a Computer Network? 149 6.2: Network Fundamentals 151 6.3: The Internet and the World Wide Web 157 6.4: Network Applications 161 [Chapter 7] E-Business and E-Commerce 180 7.1: Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce 185 7.2: Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce 189 7.3: Business-to-Business (B2B) Electronic Commerce 197 7.4: Electronic Payments 199 7.5: Ethical and Legal Issues in E-Business 202 [Chapter 8] Wireless, Mobile Computing, and Mobile Commerce 212 8.1: Wireless Technologies 217 8.2: Wireless Computer Networks and Internet Access 222 8.3: Mobile Computing and Mobile Commerce 228 8.4: Pervasive Computing 233 8.5: Wireless Security 235 [Chapter 9] Web 2.0 and Social Networks 242 9.1: Web 2.0 Underlying Technologies 246 9.2: Web 2.0 Applications 248 9.3: Categories of Web 2.0 Sites 253 [Chapter 10] Information Systems within the Organization 262 10.1: Transaction Processing Systems 266 10.2: Functional Area Information Systems 267 10.3: Enterprise Resource Planning Systems 273 10.4: Reports 278 [Chapter 11] Customer Relationship Management and Supply Chain Management 284 11.1: Defining Customer Relationship Management 288 11.2: Operational Customer Relationship Management Systems 292 11.3: Analytical Customer Relationship Management Systems 296 11.4: Other Types of Customer Relationship Management Systems 297 11.5: Supply Chains 299 11.6: Supply Chain Management 301 11.7: Information Technology Support for Supply Chain Management 305 [Chapter 12] Business Intelligence 316 12.1: Managers and Decision Making 320 12.2: What Is Business Intelligence? 324 12.3: Business Intelligence Applications for Data Analysis 328 12.4: Business Intelligence Applications for Presenting Results 330 12.5: Business Intelligence in Action: Corporate Performance Management 335 [Chapter 13] Acquiring Information Systems and Applications 342 13.1: Planning for and Justifying IT Applications 346 13.2: Strategies for Acquiring IT Applications 350 13.3: The Traditional Systems Development Life Cycle 356 13.4: Alternative Methods and Tools for Systems Development 361 13.5: Vendor and Software Selection 364 [Technology Guide 1] Hardware 372 TG 1.1: Introduction 374 TG 1.2: Strategic Hardware Issues 374 TG 1.3: Computer Hierarchy 375 TG 1.4: Input and Output Technologies 377 TG 1.5: The Central Processing Unit 380 [Technology Guide 2] Software 390 TG 2.1: Introduction to Software 392 TG 2.2: Software Issues 393 TG 2.3: Systems Software 394 TG 2.4: Application Software 395 [Technology Guide 3] Emerging Types of Enterprise Computing 400 TG 3.1: Introduction 402 TG 3.2: Server Farms 403 TG 3.3: Virtualization 403 TG 3.4: Grid Computing 405 TG 3.5: Utility Computing 406 TG 3.6: Cloud Computing 406 TG 3.7: Emerging Software Trends 409 [Technology Guide 4] Intelligent Systems 414 TG 4.1: Introduction to Intelligent Systems 416 TG 4.2: Expert Systems 418 TG 4.3: Neural Networks 422 TG 4.4: Fuzzy Logic 423 TG 4.5: Genetic Algorithms 424 TG 4.6: Intelligent Agents 425 [Technology Guide 5] Protecting Your Information Assets 430 TG 5.1: Introduction 432 TG 5.2: Behavioral Actions to Protect Your Information Assets 432 TG 5.3: Computer-Based Actions to Protect Your Information Assets 435 [Index] 454

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