Information Systems for You
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Combined with information systems for you - Skillbuilder, this text and supporting pack will provide you and your students with all you need for GCSE ICT and coursework success. This new edition offers the most complete support for ICT GCSE available and is now fully in line with the new 2001 curriculum specifications. Contains comprehensive advice on coursework preparation. Website answers are available for every question and exercise in the book. Visit www isforyou.co.uk

Table of Contents:
Part 1 What is an information system?; data; information; the three stages of doing tasks; manual information systems; computerized information systems; examples of computerized information systems. Part 2 The components of an information system: hardware and software; why use computers?; are there any drawbacks in using computers?; processing data; types of computer; peripheral devices; microprocessors. Part 3 The "ins" and "outs" of systems - input and output: the "ins" and "outs" of a video library; input devices; output devices. Part 4 Storing data: the storage of data; memory (main store); magnetic media; optical disks. Part 5 Software: what is software?; operating systems (systems software); multitasking; multiuser; user interfaces; applications software; programming languages; translation programmes. Part 6 Collecting your data: the problems with college enrolments; coding data; putting the details into the computer; flood warning - an example of automatic data capture; automatic data capture using signals; turnaround documents. Part 7 Checking data: reasons for error; consequences of errors; how are errors avoided?; types of error; how to avoid errors. Part 8 How data is stored - databases: the parts of a database; a card box filing system; record design; manual filing systems; computerized databases. Part 9 Types of computer operation: life in the fast lane; real-time processing; doing all the processing in one go - batch processing; multitasking and multiprogramming; transaction processing; multi-access and timesharing. Part 10 Data transfer: file conversion; ASCII files; transferring files between wordprocessors; data/file compression; digital and analogue computers. Part 11 Ways of presenting your data: hard copy; presentation graphics; multimedia; CD-ROM; sound; MIDI; virtual reality. Part 12 How to describe an information system: describing systems; structure diagrams; data flow diagrams; systems flowcharts. Part 13 Systems analysis - sounds hard, what is it?: Harlequin Aquatics; fact finding; feasibility study; analysis phase; system design; testing the system; implementing (or introducing) the new system; documentation; system evaluation. Part 14 Weather forecasting - an application of data logging: weather reporting - the old way; problem; the solution; weather reporting; the sensors; analogue-to-digital conversion; advantages of data logging; transferring weather data to another package; weather satellites. Part 15 Transferring data around - a company with a communication problem: problems with the existing system; the solution to Binscope's problem; networks; local area (part contents)

About the Author :
Stephen Doyle - The hugely popular author of the Information Systems for you Series including - Information Systems for you - Second Edition Information Systems for you - Skillbuilder Information Systems for you - Teacher Support Pack


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780748763672
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Nelson Thornes Ltd
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 996 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0748763678
  • Publisher Date: 26 Jun 2001
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 270 mm
  • Spine Width: 17 mm
  • Width: 195 mm


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