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This paper answers the following questions -
Define ‘data’, ‘information’ and ‘knowledge’. What are the major challenges in managing information systems?
Define the term ‘systems’. Give an example of a business system and identify its boundary, environment, components and objective.
Provide definitions for ‘connectivity and ‘Cardinality’, as they pertain to entity-relationship diagrams (ERD).
Explain how an SIS can be used to change the scope of competition for an organization.
Why do organizations often have several databases? Describe what would happen if there were no data dictionary for a given database.
Distinguish between stockholder theory, stakeholder theory and social- contract theory.
What does ‘PAPA’ stand for? What are the ethical issues involved in censorship?
Summarize the main drivers of technological change.
Explain how IT support communication and collaboration.
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