The Role of Different Important Types of Information Systems
In this age of data, most fields of an endeavour such as education, producing, research, games, recreation, and business treat data systems as a desire. Successful businesses depend on the data system. Several organizations these days use data systems to supply services with larger satisfaction to customers, to access a wide variety of data, to handle business changes at a larger speed, and to extend the productivity of staff. To take care of these aspects, you need an Information system. An Information system is a formal, sociotechnical, organizational system designed to collect, process, store, and distribute information. In a sociotechnical perspective, Information systems are composed of five components: hardware, software, data, process and human.
Now let's look at different types of Information systems and their respective roles.
System Category |
Explanation |
Transaction Processing System
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Better known as TPS and is one of the first systems to be automated.
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Management Information System |
This system will take the information that has been (pulled out or taken from something else) from TPS and create reports which are needed/demanded by the management for planning and controlling a company’s business. This system is capable of satisfying the needs of management in buying (and owning) the information that: (a) is brief and useful. (b) can be received/be gotten and processed at the right time to decide. The different types of Management Information Systems (MIS) are Process Control Systems, Human Resource Management Systems, Sales and Marketing Systems, Inventory Control Systems, Office Automation Systems, Enterprise Resource Planning Systems, Accounting and Finance Systems and Management Reporting Systems. |
Executive Information System |
A decision support system specifically used by the executive management in making (related to a plan to reach a goal) decisions.
It is also an Information system that combines the features of an Information reporting system and decision support system. It focuses on satisfying the (related to a plan to reach a goal) information needs of the top management. |
Decision |
The main focus of this Information system is for the effectiveness of the manager in analysing the information and making a decision.
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Office |
Office automation is wider than word processing and form processing.
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Expert |
It is a program that produces a decision which is almost the same as decisions made by an expert in a certain control/field of study.
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Every type of Information System has a role to play. It has been divided based on the If you the functions and the extent of/the range of usage of Information Systems.
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