Management Information System Design Tutorial

Author: Xu Shihé
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: This book elaborates on the fundamental concepts, principles, and latest system development methods of management information systems from the perspectives of management and computer science. It combines examples to introduce the working methods, principles, and documentation to be established in stages such as system investigation, system analysis, system design, system implementation, system testing, and operation and maintenance. The book strives to integrate theory with practice and has strong operability. It can serve as a textbook for university students majoring in information management systems and computer-related fields, a reference for business management personnel to strengthen their MIS foundation and enhance their knowledge, and also a reference for computer software development professionals.
Chapter 1 Overview of Management Information Systems
In the mid-20th century, the "Three Cs" revolution (COMPUTER, CONTROL, COMMUNICATION) triggered and gave rise to the world-renowned technological advancements, ushering humanity into an unprecedented exciting era. In just a few decades, material civilization has been built that far surpasses the sum of human achievements before. Behind these remarkable accomplishments, people clearly realize the influence of an invisible giant hand that is controlling the pulse of this era. It is also this invisible hand that has completely transformed human consciousness and ways of thinking. This invisible giant hand is called information. Today's society is known as an information society.
1.1 Information and Information Theory
From the perspective of information, the object of information is the physical entities and events describing the temporal and spatial changes of objects, and the changes they produce generate corresponding information flows. Rapidly, accurately, and reliably capturing information, and effectively collecting, storing, processing, logging, querying, and exchanging it, enables information to better serve humanity.