Information Systems: Success in the 21st Century (Paperback)

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This introductory information systems book helps readers overcome the challenges of sorting through IS issues, concepts, and terms to maintain a current and relevant knowledge base in the midst of an information revolution. Chapter topics include IS use in business, computer hardware and software, databases for business applications, telecommunications, the internet, electronic commerce, client/server computing, managerial decision making, designing and developing IS systems, and computer security. For individuals with varying degrees of technical experience, interested in exploring the changes in the field of IS that are transforming society, business, and our personal lives.

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This introductory information systems book helps readers overcome the challenges of sorting through IS issues, concepts, and terms to maintain a current and relevant knowledge base in the midst of an information revolution. Chapter topics include IS use in business, computer hardware and software, databases for business applications, telecommunications, the internet, electronic commerce, client/server computing, managerial decision making, designing and developing IS systems, and computer security. For individuals with varying degrees of technical experience, interested in exploring the changes in the field of IS that are transforming society, business, and our personal lives.

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; United States ed edition (October 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 013010857X
• ISBN-13: 978-0130108579
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #893,003 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Information Systems Architecture Course Textbook, June 2, 2000

By	William Bitman (Baltimore, MD United States) - See all my reviews

Information Systems: Success in the 21st Century by Uma Gupta is an excellent introduction to the many facets of designing a modern information system. I teach the Info Systems Architecture course at Johns Hopkins University and I this is the textbook. It is an ideal book for learning the varied technologies, approaches and architectures available to meet different system needs. It has many diagrams that make the relationships of hardware and software components understandable. A strength of the book is that it does not get bogged down in technical details. It is intended for someone who is interested in getting into the technology field but is not yet ready to, or has no intention of, becoming a computer porgrammer.