Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Final Question#5

!Question#!Define or describe Virtual Office

Answer:Virtual Office is typically a manage telephone answering or email response service that receives and routs telephone or email messages on behalf of a small business and may provide some initial scripted response to a query,its assure that customer contact is captured and able to followed up by whomever the call is relevant or important to.



2.Question#2.Distinguish VO from MIS



Answer:VO is typically a manage telephone answering or email response services and assure customer contact is captured and able to followed up by whomever the call is important ,while MIS is a subset internal controls of a business,they are used to analyzed other information systems applied in operational activities in the organization.



3Question#3.Illustrate(give example)how VO can improve company's competitive advantage and organizational performance.



Answer:Virtual Office can improve company's competitive advantage and organizational performance by improve worker productivity,reduce cost of operations,reduce travel time,outsource functions ,hire and retain employees anywhere.Example in reduce travel time,the use of conference can significantly reduce the amount of travel time necessary for meetings and collaborative work sessions.


Reference:www.mobilein.com

Monday, May 18, 2009

Final Question#4

TOPIC: THE DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS (DSS)


1.Question#1. Describe or define DSS.

Answer:DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM is a computer application that analyzes business data and presents it so that users can make business decisions more easily.

2. Question#2.Distinguish DSS from MIS.

Answer:DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM is a computer application that analyzes business data and presents it so that the user can make business decisions more easily.While MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM is a subset of the over internal controls of a business covering the application of people,documents,technologies and procedures by management accountants to solving business problems.Used to analyze other information systems applied in operational activities in the organization.

3. Question#3. Illustrate (give examples) how DSS can improve company's competitive advantage and organizational performance.

Answer:DSS can improve company's competitive advantages and organizational performance by help integrate a firm operations.Increasing efficiency or eliminating value chain activities.For example,a bank or mortgage company loan firm may reduce costs by using a new DSS to consolidate the number of steps and minimize the number of staff hours needed to approve loans.DSS also help better focus on a specific customer segment and gain an advantage in meeting that segment.
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Reference:www.book google.com

Final Question#3

Identify and describe one company that adopts an MIS. Include in your discussion, how MIS helps and supports the company, its managers and other employees, in their problem solving and decision-making.

Do this in two paragraphs at least. COPYING OF TEXTS IS DEFINITELY NOT ACCEPTABLE.

Answer: Nestle company the largest Food Company.With the arrival of the internet companies today want manage thier supply chains through an efficient interface with a market place,many different exchanges are developing,t.Teiling describes them as a tremendous oppotunity to create new levels of performance.MIS help and supports the company gives Nestle a centralised visibility of supply chain inventory and their operational activities worldwide ta the same time allows them to monitor of performance of logistics partners.Nestle are pursuing their global implementation plan as collaborative exercise.In addition to the immediate benifits they are sseing materialisation, as they implement at each site the solution will demonstrate their scability as well roll out to the entire network as their transaction volumes grow over time.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Final Question#2

A company may adopt specific computerized database system according to their unique needs after thorough MIS planning. However, it has to be noted that MIS if properly planned, and implemented, benefits can be immeasurable on the other hand, if this is misused, then it may mean information or financial losses and opportunity and resources wasted.

From this, answer the following.

1.0.a Research one international company from the Internet and describe their MIS strategic plan in 1-2 paragraphs.
1.0.b Discuss too the impact of this strategic plan on the company's management,
competitors, customers and the company as a whole.

2.0.a Evaluate how can this strategic plan be applied to any local company in the Philippines.
2.0.b Discuss too the possible effect on the company.

3.0.a What is an Accounting Information System?

Answer:Accounting Information System is the system of records of business keeps to maintain its accounting system.This includes of sales,purchase and other financial processes of business.The purpose of AIS is to accumulate data and provide decision makers(investors,creditors,and managers)with information.

3.0.b Identify or list down different accounting information systems used.
Answer:AIS used as the backbone accounting transaction processing to sophisticated financial management planning and processing system.
3.0.c What are the benefits by the management, users and customers derived from these AIS?

Answer:AIS provide efficient delivery of information needed to perform necessary accounting work and to assist in delivery of accurate and informative data to users,especially those who are not familiar with the accounting and financial reporting areas itself.Provide users the financial information necessary to manage their organization.

3.0.d Cite any threat or misuse of these AIS by a specific company. How were the threats addressed? What were the damages?

Final Question#1

For those who are not working, research one company in the net who is using computerized database systems. Describe the use and/or nature of these systems and describe too the benefits/disadvantages from these systems. Include your reference.

Answer:Database System Corp.Call center technology.DSC has providing its customer with computer technology software and systems.These clients include international Corporations governments,educational institution,local communities,and small business alike.From database design to complete computer system and phone system integration their products have met or exceed the expectations of their customers.Database system Corp.is unique in that they provide call center phone systems and outsourcing services.Disadvantages fro these system are complex,difficult,and time consuming to design.Substantial hardware and software start-up costs,damages to database affects virtually all applications program,extensive conversion costs in moving from file base system.


Reference:http://www.call-center-tech.com/

Saturday, May 9, 2009

MidtermQuestion#3

Internet if properly maximized can be used as a medium to the advantage of the company. However, risks and threats are there. Thus, research the following:

1. Question#1:Identify the possible risks and threats (eg. virus) that can potentially attack a company with internet connection.
Answer:Internet Worms this is autonomous virtual viruses spreading across the net
2. Case research and analysis:

2.Question:a Identify one company that had experienced an attacked from the internet.
Answer:Twitter site company
2.Question:b Describe the attack.
answer:The worm reportedly compromised thousands of accounts.Twitter co-founder B12 stones confirmed that the attacks initially created four accounts to allow the worm to spread specially over the Twitter site early saturday morning.Twitters securely team was pressed into service later that morning,but act before 90 accounts had been compromised by 11.am.Much more intense attacks by the maliciuos worm begun saturday,increasingly the number of the compromised accounts to nearly 100.Later in two fresh attacks the worm hit twitter users.The worm has apparently not acquired passwords,phone numbers or other sensitive information''mostly used for identify theft attacks.
2.Question:c Identify the damages done and the solutions adopted to reverse the damages and to protect the company from future threats.
Answer:The damages done by this worm was apparently not acquired passwords, phone numbers and other sensitive information which is its gives the company wasting of time to their works..the solution to attacks via web application worms and internet worms general is to fix the problem that the worm uses to propagate application walls and assessment tools can be a good start to preventing these kinds of internet attacks,but the real solution is to get the individuals who create software to consider security as a fundamental building block in developing software.

Midterm Question#2

1.Question#1. Research 1 Philippine company and1 International company that have employed e-commerce.


Answer: MAEMURA & Company


2.Question#2. Describe how e-commerce operates in these companies.


Answer:MAEMURA & Company they can provide guidance with respect to proposed standards and can advise clients in precautionary and preventive measures to reduce the risk of taxation of e-commerce.Assist clients with respect to the tax implications associated with electronic commerce both in the business to business transactions and business to consumer contexts,helps to structure the joint provision of online products of services,payment aragements associated with licensing and digital rights transfer,and report issues relating to electronic commerce and a host of related tax issues.


3.Question#3. Identify the benefits/constraints /derived by these companies from e-commerce.


Answer:The benefits of e-commerce from these companies are offers companies with fast and in expensive ways to advertise their product and take sales orders at any hour,help companies reduse their overhead by centralizing inventory,facilities and personnel,as well as provide up to date sales and product information.