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Principles of Business Information Systems PRESCRIBED BOOK FOR INF1505

An Introduction to Information Systems (IS) Information Systems are used in almost every imaginable profession, for example:  Sales representatives use information systems to advertise products, communicate with customers and analyse sales trends  Managers use them to make decisions, such as whether to build a manufacturing plant or research a cancer drug 1. What is an Information System? First we need to break it down to get to the understanding and definition of IS: 1.1 What is a...