Introduction
The visitor to Metro Manila
commonly sees the Philippines as the most westernized of Asian countries and in
many ways, it is. But there is also a rich underlay of Malay culture beneath
the patina of Spanish and American heritage. National cultural life is a happy
marriage of many influences, as the indigenous Malay culture is assimilated and
adapted to different strains in a practice typical of Malay temperament. An
upsurge of Philippine nationalism stimulated a desire to preserve the ancient
heritage without restricting its openness...
Top 10 Insurance Companies By The Metrics - Sea of Knowledge
There are a number of ways to rank the size of insurance companies. Companies can be measured by their market capitalization (the value of the company on a stock exchange) or by using sales figures such as net premiums written in a year or how many policies were sold. (For more, see: Which insurance policies do I really need?)
Largest Public Insurance Companies by Market Capitalization
Non-health Insurance Companies:
Company NameMarket Capitalization
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)$308 billion
China Life Insurance (LFC)$80...
Story of The Lost Wallet - Sea of Knowledge
The Lost Wallet
It was a freezing day, a few years ago, when I stumbled upon a wallet in the street. There was no identification inside. Just three dollars, and a crumpled letter that looked as if it had been carried around for years.
The only thing legible on the torn envelope was the return address....
Explain System Development Life Cycle
Introduction
This approach document is designed for the University of Michigan Information and Technology Services System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) projects.
A. Purpose
The intent of Development/Unit Testing is to efficiently and accurately develop, unit test, and provide documentation for Designs produced. Repeatable, consistent processes and comprehensive documentation support this goal. The end result should be increased quality (fewer bugs), and the reduction of delivery time and effort needed...
Computer Information Systems
An information system is a
collection of people, hardware, software, data, and procedures that interact to
generate information to support users in an organization.
Business Intelligence systems
collect data that can be used by a company to help make business
decisions. Two common business
intelligence systems are:
Data Warehousing: a comprehensive collection of
data about a company, its customers, and its business transactions. This data is put into a form that makes
it easy to perform complex queries.
Data...
Explain Features of Strategic Planning
1. They are proactive and non re-active.
2. They are internal in source, and the business venture has absolute control over their application.
3. Strategy can apply once after that it is process of application with no unique element remaining.
4. The outcome is normally a strategic planning which is used guidance to define functional and divisional plan including technology, marketing etc.
5. Strategic planning is the formal consideration of an organization’s future course. All strategic planning deals with al least one...
Definition of Management Information System
Management Information System can be defined as a formal method of collecting timely information in a presentable form. in order to facilitate effective decision making and implementation, in order to carry out organizational operations for the purpose of achieving the organizational goal. A management information system is a system design to provide selected decision –orientation information needed by management plan, control and evaluate the activities of the corporation. It is designed within the frame work that emphasizes profit,...
Introduction to MIS
. Introduction
As a
consumer, you have instant access to millions of pieces of data. With a few
clicks of the mouse button, you can find anything from current stock prices and
video clips of current movies. You can get product descriptions, pictures, and
prices from thousands of companies across India and around the world. Trying to
sell services and products? You can purchase demographic, economic, consumer
buying pattern, and market-analysis data. Your firm will have internal
financial, marketing,...
System Software
Software is a key component of any information
system. Of the total number of corporate dollars spent on computing, the software
share is increasing while the hardware share is decreasing. Typically,
different sizes of computers use different operating systems, and even the same
types of computers may not use the same operating system. The operating system
that a computer uses sometimes is called the software platform, or platform.
Application software packages often require a specific software platform. A
cross-platform application, however,...
OPERATING SYSTEMS AND UTILITY PROGRAMS
Describe the
two types of software
Two types of software are application software and system
software.
Application software consists of programs that
perform specific tasks for users, such as a word processing program, e-mail
program, or Web browser.
System software consists of the programs that
control the operations of a computer and its devices. The two types of system
software are operating systems and utility programs.
An operating system (OS) is a set of programs
containing instructions that coordinate all the activities...
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