Chapter 18 Systems Flashcards
What are the 5 IT system types ?
Hint: MEEDS
- Expert systems
- Executive systems
- Management Systems
- Strategic systems
- Decisions support systems
What is an Expert system ?
It captures expert knowledge and can be used by non-experts to identify correct answers to a problem.
What is an Executive Information System?
A system that presents selected focused information to senior executives in a highly visual way, and contains internal and external data.
What is a management information system?
A system that gathers data from a transaction processing system to provide standard management reports.
What is a Strategic enterprise system?
It is a system that helps senior managers make significant investment decisions and incorporate tools such as activity based management.
What is a Decision Support System?
A system that provides manipulation software to assist with ‘What if ?’ analysis and other unstructured problems.
