TY - BOOK AU - Stair, Ralph AU - Chesney, Thomas AU - Reynolds, George Walter TI - Fundamentals of business information systems SN - 9781408008843 U1 - 658.4038011 PY - 2008/// CY - Australia PB - Course Technology CENGAGE Learning; KW - Business KW - Data processing KW - Management information systems KW - Information storage and retrieval systems KW - Management N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Chapter 1. An Introduction to Information Systems in Organizations ; Chapter 2. Hardware and Software ; Chapter 3. Organizing Data and Information. ; Chapter 4. Computer Networks ; Chapter 5. Operational Systems. ; Chapter 6. Management Information and Decision Support Systems ; Chapter 7. Knowledge Management and Specialized Information Systems. ; Chapter 8. Systems Development. ; Chapter 9. Security, Privacy, and Ethical Issues in Information Systems. N2 - Summary: Presents an overview of information systems fundamentals. This book covers the fundamentals of introductory Management / Business Information Systems (MIS/BIS) course. It is suitable for shorter courses or those involving less detail while still requiring a comprehensive survey of the core concepts that make up modern information systems courses ER -