Managment Information Systems. W1 CH. ASG.

Please respond to the following questions:

Questions to answer:

1-1. What are the six primary roles that informationsystems play in organizations? How are information systems used in eachcontext?

1-3. What are the three characteristics that make informationvaluable? Why is each a critical attribute of information?

1-5. How are information systems important to managers ina variety of functional business units? What are examples of ways thatinformation systems are important to the success of a marketing department, ahuman resources department, and a small business owner?

1-7. What is the role of the chief information officer?

2-1. What are the five competitive forces that shapeindustry competition? How are these forces interrelated?

2-3. What are the components of the value chain? Whichcomponents comprise the primary activities? Which components comprise thesupport activities? What is the extended value chain?

2-5. How do information systems apply to competitivestrategies for business?

2-7. How do information systems apply to competitivestrategies for nonprofit organizations?

3-1. What is the function of each of the four componentsof a computer? Give an example of each component.

3-3. What are the two major types of software, and how dothey differ? Give an example of each.

3-5. What are the major types of wired and wirelesstransmission media? What are the strengths, weaknesses, and potential of each?

3-7. What is a network protocol? What are the roles ofEthernet, TCP/IP, and wireless protocols?

3-9. How have ICT architectures changed over time as newtechnologies have emerged?

Guidelines:
-Always use references.

-Please be sure to back up your answers with facts fromthe textbook and put together complete and well-thought-out responses.
-Make sure that you support and reinforce your answers and replies with factualinformation from the textbook, research, work/life experiences, etc.
-Please number each of your answers.  This is particularly important sothat I understand the questions to which you are responding. 
-Also, answer the questions completely. Quality counts, so be brief thoroughand to the point.

Note to writer:
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