MIS, 10th Edition PDF by Hossein Bidgoli

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MIS (Management Information System), Tenth Edition

By Hossein Bidgoli

MIS, 10th Edition PDF by Hossein Bidgoli

Contents:

Part 1

Fundamentals of Information Systems

1 Information Systems in Business 2

1-1 Computers and Information Systems in Daily

Life 3

Smartphones Everywhere and for Everything 4

A New Era of Marketing: YouTube 5

Social Networking and the Vulnerability of Personal

Information 6

1-2 Computer Literacy and Information Literacy 7

1-3 T he Beginning: Transaction-Processing Systems 7

Information Technologies at Domino’s Pizza 8

1-4 Management Information Systems 9

1-5 Major Components of an Information System 9

1-5a Data 9

1-5b Database 10

1-5c Process 11

1-5d Information 11

1-5e Examples of Information Systems 11

1-6 Using Information Systems and Information

Technologies 12

Information Technologies at Home Depot 12

1-6a The Importance of Information Systems 13

Human Resource Information Systems in Action 13

Information Technologies at UPS 14

1-6b Using Information Technologies for a Competitive

Advantage 15

Information Technologies at Walmart 16

1-6c Porter’s Five Forces Model: Understanding the

Business Environment 17

Information Technologies at Netflix 18

Digital Innovation in Retail Industry Using

Information Technologies 19

1-7 T he IT Job Market 20

1-7a CTO/CIO 21

1-7b Manager of Information Systems Services 21

1-7c Systems Analyst 21

1-7d Network Administrator 21

1-7e Database Administrator 21

1-7f Computer Programmer 21

1-7g Webmaster 21

1-8 Outlook for the Future 22

Module Summary 24

Key Terms 24

Reviews and Discussions 25

Projects 25

Module Quiz 25

Case Study 1-1: Using Information Technologies

at Federal Express 26

Case Study 1-2: Mobile Technology: A Key Player for

Future Shopping 26

2 Computers and Their Business

Applications 28

2-1 Defining a Computer 29

2-1a Components of a Computer System 30

2-2 T he History of Computer Hardware and

Software 31

IBM Watson: A Supercomputer with Artificial

Intelligence Capabilities 33

2-3 T he Power of Computers 33

2-3a Speed 33

2-3b Accuracy 34

2-3c Storage and Retrieval 34

2-4 Computer Operations 34

A Supercomputer in Your Pocket 35

2-5 Input, Output, and Memory Devices 35

2-5a Input Devices 35

Touchless Computing: The New Paradigm in User

System Interface 36

2-5b Output Devices 37

2-5c Memory Devices 38

2-6 Classes of Computers 40

Summit: The Fastest Supercomputer in the World 40

Popular iPad Business Applications 41

2-6a Server Platforms: An Overview 42

Ubiquitous Computing 42

2-7 What Is Software? 43

Microsoft Office 365: Making Data and Applications

Portable 43

2-7a Operating System Software 44

iOS: The Brain Behind Apple Devices 44

2-7b Application Software 45

2-8 Computer Languages 47

2-9 Object-Oriented Programming: A Quick

Overview 48

Module Summary 50

Key Terms 50

Reviews and Discussions 51

Projects 51

Module Quiz 51

Case Study 2-1: Become Your Own Banker and Financial

Advisor 52

Case Study 2-2: iPads: New Productivity Tools for

Service Workers 53

3 Data and Business Intelligence 54

3-1 Databases 55

3-1a Types of Data in a Database 56

BI in Action: Law Enforcement 57

3-1b Methods for Accessing Files 57

3-2 Logical Database Design 58

3-2a The Relational Model 60

3-3 Components of a DBMS 61

3-3a Database Engine 61

3-3b Data Definition 61

3-3c Data Manipulation 61

Graph Databases Move Relational Databases One Step Forward 62

3-3d Application Generation 63

3-3e Data Administration 63

3-4 R ecent Trends in Database Design and Use 64

3-4a Data-Driven Web Sites 64

3-4b Distributed Databases 64

3-4c Object-Oriented Databases 65

3-5 Data Warehouses 66

Data Warehouse Applications at Marriott

International 66

3-5a Input 67

3-5b ETL 67

3-5c Storage 68

3-5d Output 68

3-6 Data Marts 69

Data Mining and the Airline Industry 70

3-7 Business Analytics 70

Mobile Analytics in Action: Airbnb 71

3-8 T he Big Data Era 72

Predictive Analytics in Action 72

3-8a Who Benefits from Big Data? 73

3-8b Tools and Technologies of Big Data 73

3-8c Big Data Privacy Risks 73

Big Data in Action 74

3-8d Integration of IoT with Big Data Analytics 74

3-9 Database Marketing 75

Database Marketing in Action: Caterpillar Corporation 76

3-10 Tableau and Power BI: Two Popular BI

and Visualization Platforms 77

3-10a What Is Tableau? 77

3-10b What Is Power BI? 77

Module Summary 78

Key Terms 79

Reviews and Discussions 79

Projects 80

Module Quiz 80

Case Study 3-1: Data Mining Helps Students Enroll in

Courses with Higher Chances of Success 81

Case Study 3-2: Data Mining Tools at Pandora Radio 81

4 Personal, Legal, Ethical, and

Organizational Issues 82

4-1 Privacy Issues 83

Social Networking Sites and Privacy Issues 83

Employee Monitoring: Improving Productivity

or Invasion of Privacy? 84

4-1a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 87

4-1b E-mail 87

4-1c Data Collection on the Web 88

E-Mail and Corporate Data Leakage 88

A Significant Unethical Behavior at Facebook 89

4-2 Ethical Issues of Information Technologies 90

Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics 91

4-2a Computer Networks Ethics 92

4-2b Censorship 92

4-2c Intellectual Property 93

Software Piracy: A Global Problem 95

4-2d Social Divisions and the Digital Divide 96

Cybersquatting is on the Rise 96

4-3 T he Impact of Information Technology in the

Workplace 97

The Digital Divide in Action 97

4-3a Information Technology and Health Issues 99

Health and Social Issues of Online Gaming 99

4-4 Green Computing 101

Module Summary 102

Key Terms 103

Reviews and Discussions 103

Projects 103

Module Quiz 104

Case Study 4-1: Telecommuting with a New Twist 104

Case Study 4-2: Privacy and Other Legal Issues at

Google 105

5 Protecting Information

Resources 106

5-1 R isks Associated with Information Technologies 107

5-1a The Costs of Cyber Crime to the Global

Economy 107

5-1b Spyware and Adware 107

5-1c Phishing, Pharming, Baiting, Quid Pro Quo,

SMiShing, and Vishing 108

5-1d Keystroke Loggers 108

5-1e Sniffing and Spoofing 108

5-1f Computer Crime and Fraud 108

Challenges of Insiders’ Threats 109

Identity Theft at the Internal Revenue Service 110

Types of Hackers 111

5-2 Computer and Network Security: Basic

Safeguards 111

Nearly All Organizations Get Hacked 112

5-3 Security Threats: An Overview 113

5-3a Intentional Threats 113

Protecting Against Data Theft and Data Loss 115

Google and Facebook were victims of Social

Engineering 116

5-4 Security Measures and Enforcement: An

Overview 118

5-4a Biometric Security Measures 118

Biometrics at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital 119

Face Recognition Technology in Action 120

5-4b Nonbiometric Security Measures 121

5-4c Physical Security Measures 123

5-4d Access Controls 124

Lost and Stolen Laptops 125

5-4e Virtual Private Networks 126

5-4f Data Encryption 126

5-4g E-Commerce Transaction Security Measures 128

5-4h Computer Emergency Response Team 128

5-4i Zero Trust Security 129

5-5 Guidelines for a Comprehensive

Security System 129

5-5a Business Continuity Planning 130

Sarbanes-Oxley and Information Security 130

Module Summary 132

Key Terms 132

Reviews and Discussions 133

Projects 133

Module Quiz 134

Case Study 5-1: Vulnerabilities of Medical Devices 134

Case Study 5-2: Security Breach at Equifax 135

Part 2

Data Communication, the Internet,

E-Commerce, and Global Information

Systems

6 Data Communication: Delivering

Information Anywhere and

Anytime 136

6-1 Defining Data Communication 137

6-1a Why Managers Need to Know About Data

Communication 137

Go To Meeting: Example of an E-Collaboration

Tool 138

6-2 Basic Components of a Data Communication

System 138

6-2a Sender and Receiver Devices 139

6-2b Modems 139

6-2c Communication Media 139

6-3 Processing Configurations 141

6-3a Centralized Processing 141

6-3b Decentralized Processing 141

6-3c Distributed Processing 141

Google Invests in Communication Media 141

6-3d Open Systems Interconnection Model 142

6-4 T ypes of Networks 143

6-4a Local Area Networks 143

6-4b Wide Area Networks 143

6-4c Metropolitan Area Networks 144

6-5 Network Topologies 145

6-5a Star Topology 145

6-5b Ring Topology 145

6-5c Bus Topology 146

6-5d Hierarchical Topology 146

6-5e Mesh Topology 147

6-6 Major Networking Concepts 147

6-6a Protocols 147

6-6b Transmission Control Protocol/Internet

Protocol 147

6-6c Routing 148

6-6d Routers 149

6-6e Client/Server Model 149

6-7 Wireless and Mobile Networks 152

Mobile Computing and Mobile Apps 153

6-7a Wireless Technologies 153

6-7b Wi-Fi 154

6-7c WiMAX 154

6-7d Bluetooth 154

6-7e Mobile Networks 155

Mobile Computing in Action: The Apple

iPhone 157

6-8 Wireless Security 157

Privacy and Ethical Issues of Mobile Devices 158

6-9 Convergence of Voice, Video, and Data 158

Telepresence: A New Use of Data Communication

and Convergence 159

Module Summary 160

Key Terms 161

Reviews and Discussions 162

Projects 162

Module Quiz 163

Case Study 6-1: Data Communication at Walmart 163

Case Study 6-2: Protecting the Security and Privacy of Mobile Devices 164

7 A Connected World 166

7-1 T he Internet 167

7-1a The Domain Name System 168

Major Events in the Development of the

Internet 169

7-1b Types of Internet Connections 170

What Is HTML? 171

7-2 Navigational Tools, Search Engines,

and Directories 171

7-2a Navigational Tools 172

7-2b Search Engines and Directories 172

7-3 Internet Services 173

7-3a E-Mail 174

7-3b Newsgroups and Discussion Groups 174

7-3c Instant Messaging 174

7-3d Internet Telephony 175

7-4 Web Applications 175

7-4a Tourism and Travel 175

7-4b Publishing 175

7-4c Higher Education 175

7-4d Real Estate 176

7-4e Employment 176

7-4f Financial Institutions 176

7-4g Software Distribution 177

7-4h Health Care 177

Electronic Health Records Pay Off for Kaiser Permanente 178

7-4i Politics 178

7-5 Intranets 179

7-5a The Internet versus Intranets 180

7-5b Applications of an Intranet 180

7-6 Extranets 180

10 Best Intranets of 2019 181

7-7 T he Web Trends 183

7-7a Blogs 183

7-7b Wikis 183

LinkedIn: A Professional Social

Networking Site 184

7-7c Social Networking Sites 184

7-7d Business Application of Social Networks 185

Social Media Applications at Walmart 185

7-7e RSS Feeds 186

7-7f Podcasting 186

Twitter: Real-time Networking with Your

Followers 187

7-8 T he Internet of Everything and Beyond 188

The Internet of Things in Action 189

Module Summary 192

Key Terms 193

Reviews and Discussions 193

Projects 194

Module Quiz 194

Case Study 7-1: Scotts Miracle-Gro’s Intranet: The

Garden 194

Case Study 7-2: Social Networking in Support of Small

Businesses 195

8 E-Commerce 196

8-1 Defining E-Commerce 197

8-1a The Value Chain and E-Commerce 197

Using Instagram to Promote Your Products

and Services 199

Showrooming and Webrooming 200

8-1b E-Commerce versus Traditional Commerce 200

8-1c Advantages and Disadvantages of

E-Commerce 201

The Home Depot Gets into E-Commerce 201

8-1d E-Commerce Business Models 202

E-Commerce in 2025 203

8-2 Major Categories of E-Commerce 204

8-2a Business-to-Consumer E-Commerce 204

8-2b Business-to-Business E-Commerce 204

8-2c Consumer-to-Consumer E-Commerce 204

8-2d Consumer-to-Business E-Commerce 205

8-2e Government and Nonbusiness E-Commerce 205

8-2f Organizational or Intrabusiness E-Commerce 206

8-3 B2C E-Commerce Cycle 206

8-3a B2C E-Commerce Evolution: Multichannel, Cross-

Channel, and Omnichannel 207

8-4 B2B E-Commerce: A Second Look 209

8-4a Major Models of B2B E-Commerce 209

E-Procurement at Schlumberger 210

B2B E-Commerce Growth and Best Practices 211

8-5 Mobile and Voice-Based E-Commerce 211

Mobile Commerce in Action: Fast-Food

Restaurants 212

8-6 E-Commerce Supporting Technologies 213

8-6a Electronic Payment Systems 213

Challenges in Using Mobile Payment Systems 214

8-6b Web Marketing 215

8-6c Mobile Marketing 216

Mobile Marketing at Starbucks 216

8-6d Search Engine Optimization 217

Challenges in Using Digital Ads 217

8-7 E-Commerce and Beyond: Social Commerce 218

Social Commerce at Coca-Cola Company 219

8-8 Hypersocial Organizations 219

8-9 Social Media Information Systems 220

Hyper-Social Organization in Action:

Spotify 221

Module Summary 223

Key Terms 223

Reviews and Discussions 224

Projects 224

Module Quiz 225

Case Study 8-1: Widespread Applications of Mobile

Ads 225

Case Study 8-2: Bridging the Gap Between E-Commerce

and Traditional Commerce 226

9 Global Information Systems 228

9-1 Why Go Global? 229

Global Information Systems at Rohm & Haas 230

9-1a E-Business: A Driving Force 230

9-1b Growth of the Internet 230

Making a Company Web Site Global 231

Global Internet: Presents a Huge Payoff for Global

E-commerce 232

9-1c The Rise of Non-English Speakers on the Internet 232

9-1d Mobile Computing and Globalization 233

9-2 Global Information Systems: An Overview 233

9-2a Components of a Global Information System 234

The Internet and Globalization in Action 235

9-2b Requirements of Global Information Systems 235

Video-Conferencing Systems Support

Globalization 236

Globalization in Action: Alibaba 237

9-2c Implementation of Global Information Systems 237

9-3 Organizational Structures and Global Information

Systems 238

9-3a Multinational Structure 238

9-3b Global Structure 238

9-3c International Structure 239

9-3d Transnational Structure 240

9-3e Global Information Systems Supporting Offshore

Outsourcing 241

Global Information System at FedEx 241

9-4 Obstacles to Using Global Information

Systems 242

9-4a Lack of Standardization 242

9-4b Cultural Differences 243

9-4c Diverse Regulatory Practices 243

9-4d Poor Telecommunication Infrastructures 244

9-4e Lack of Skilled Analysts and Programmers 244

Module Summary 245

Key Terms 245

Reviews and Discussions 245

Projects 246

Module Quiz 246

Case Study 9-1: Global Information Systems at Toyota

Motor Company 246

Case Study 9-2: Information Technologies Support

Global Supply Chain 247

Part 3

IS Development, Enterprise Systems,

MSS, and Emerging Trends

10 Building Successful Information

Systems 248

10-1 Systems Development Life Cycle: An Overview 249

10-2 Phase 1: Planning 249

10-2a Formation of the Task Force 251

10-2b Feasibility Study 251

A Feasible Project Becomes Unfeasible 252

10-3 Phase 2: Requirements Gathering

and Analysis 254

10-4 Phase 3: Design 256

10-4a Computer-Aided Systems

Engineering 256

10-4b Prototyping 257

10-5 Phase 4: Implementation 259

10-5a IT Project Management 259

10-5b Request for Proposal 260

Preventing IT Project Failures Using Best

Practices 262

10-5c Implementation Alternatives 263

10-6 Phase 5: Maintenance 265

10-7 New Trends in Systems Analysis

and Design 265

10-7a Service-Oriented Architecture 265

10-7b Rapid Application Development 266

10-7c Extreme Programming 266

Extreme Programming in Action 266

10-7d Agile Methodology 267

Agile Methodology at HomeAway, Inc. 268

Module Summary 268

Key Terms 269

Reviews and Discussions 270

Projects 270

Module Quiz 270

Case Study 10-1: Systems Development at SEB

Latvia 271

Case Study 10-2: Crowdsourcing Pays Off 271

11 Enterprise Systems 272

11-1 Supply Chain Management 273

11-1a SCM Technologies 274

Supply Chain Management at Coca-Cola

Company 275

Green SCM in Action: Walmart 276

3D Printing in Action: The Medical Field 280

Coca-Cola Company Uses RFID-Based Dispensers

for Generating Business Intelligence 283

QR Codes in Action 284

11-1b Global Supply Chain Management 285

11-2 Customer Relationship Management 285

11-2a CRM Applications 286

CRM at Delta Air Lines 287

11-2b Personalization Technology 288

Amazon’s Personalization Assists Sellers on Its

Marketplace 289

11-3 Knowledge Management 290

11-4 Enterprise Resource Planning 291

Knowledge Management in Action 291

11-5 Cloud-Based Enterprise Systems 293

ERP Streamlines Operations at Naghi Group 293

Module Summary 295

Key Terms 295

Reviews and Discussions 295

Projects 296

Module Quiz 296

Case Study 11-1: ERP at Johns Hopkins

Institutions 297

Case Study 11-2: CRM at Starbucks 297

12 Supporting Decisions

and Processes 298

12-1 T ypes of Decisions in an Organization 299

12-1a Phases of the Decision-Making Process 299

12-2 Decision Support Systems 301

12-2a Components of a Decision Support System 301

12-2b DSS Capabilities 302

12-2c Roles in the DSS Environment 303

12-2d Costs and Benefits of Decision Support

Systems 304

12-3 Executive Information Systems 304

Decision Support Systems at Family

Dollar 305

12-3a Reasons for Using EISs 307

12-3b Avoiding Failure in Design and Use of EISs 307

Executive Information Systems at Hyundai Motor

Company 308

12-4 Geographic Information Systems 308

12-4a GIS Applications 310

12-5 Collaboration Systems 310

GISs for Fighting Disease 311

12-5a Types of Collaboration Software 312

New Generations of Video-Conferencing

Systems 313

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server: A Popular

Collaboration Platform 314

12-5b Which Collaboration Software Is Right for

You? 314

Remote Collaboration with Google Apps for

Work 315

12-6 Guidelines for Designing a Management Support

System 315

Module Summary 316

Key Terms 317

Reviews and Discussions 317

Projects 317

Module Quiz 318

Case Study 12-1: UPS Deploys Routing Optimization with

a Big Payoff 318

Case Study 12-2: GPS Technology and Analytics Combat

Crime 319

13 Artificial Intelligence and

Automation 320

13-1 What Is Artificial Intelligence? 321

13-1a AI Technologies Supporting Decision

Making 321

Computers Understanding Common Sense 322

AI in Action: Retail Industry 323

13-1b Robotics 324

13-2 Expert Systems 325

Medical Robotics in Action 326

13-2a Components of an Expert System 327

13-2b Uses of Expert Systems 329

Expert Systems in the Baltimore County Police

Department 329

13-2c Criteria for Using Expert Systems 330

13-2d Criteria for Not Using Expert Systems 330

13-2e Advantages of Expert Systems 330

13-3 Case-Based Reasoning 330

13-4 Intelligent Agents 331

13-4a Shopping and Information Agents 331

13-4b Personal Agents 332

13-4c Data-Mining Agents 332

Intelligent Agents in Action 332

13-4d Monitoring and Surveillance Agents 333

13-5 Fuzzy Logic 333

13-5a Uses of Fuzzy Logic 334

Fuzzy Logic in Action 335

13-6 Machine Learning 335

13-7 Genetic Algorithms 336

Neural Networks in Microsoft and the Chicago

Police Department 337

13-8 Natural-Language Processing 338

13-9 Integrating AI Technologies Into Decision Support

Systems 338

NLP in Action: The Health Care Industry 339

13-10 Contextual Computing: Making Mobile Devices

Smarter 339

AI Technologies for Decision Making 340

Contextual Computing in Action 341

13-11 A I and Automation 341

13-12 Ethical issues of AI 342

Module Summary 344

Key Terms 345

Reviews and Discussions 345

Projects 345

Module Quiz 346

Case Study 13-1: AI-Based Software Helps Businesses

Better Understand Customers 346

Case Study 13-2: NLP: Making a Smartphone

Smarter 347

14 Emerging Trends, Technologies,

and Applications 348

14-1 T rends In Software and Service

Distribution 349

14-1a Pull and Push Technologies 349

14-1b Application Service Providers 350

14-2 Virtual Reality 351

14-2a Types of Virtual Environments 352

14-2b Components of a Virtual Reality

System 352

14-2c CAVE 353

14-2d Virtual Reality Applications 353

Virtual Reality at Lockheed Martin 354

14-2e Obstacles in Using VR Systems 355

14-2f Virtual Worlds 355

14-2g Augmented Reality 356

14-2h Mixed Reality 357

Mixed Reality in Action 358

14-3 Cloud Computing: Foundation, Applications,

and Models 358

14-3a Grid Computing 359

14-3b Utility (On-Demand) Computing 359

14-3c Cloud Computing 360

14-3d Cloud Computing Components 360

Cloud Computing in Support of Small

Businesses 361

14-3e Cloud Computing Alternatives 362

14-3f Edge Computing 362

Edge Computing in Action 363

14-3g Cloud Computing Security 364

14-4 Nanotechnology 364

14-5 Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrency 365

Blockchain Technology in Action: Walmart and

Alibaba 366

14-6 Quantum Computing 367

14-6a Popular Applications of Quantum Computing 368

Module Summary 369

Key Terms 370

Reviews and Discussions 370

Projects 370

Module Quiz 371

Case Study 14-1: Cloud Computing at Intercontinental

Hotels Group (IHG) 371

Case Study 14-2: Virtual Reality Enhances Try Before You

Buy Concept 372

Endnotes 373

Index 392

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