COMPUTER BASED INFORMATION SYSTEM (CBIS)

 data processing system into a high-quality Use of advanced technologies

information and can be used as tools that
 Phone (WAP – Wireless Application Protocol)
support decision-making, coordination and
 Digital television
control as well as visualization and analysis.
 Teleconferencing (audio, video and computer)
RELATED TERMS:  Integration of voice, data and images through
ISDN’s (integrated services digital networks)
 DATA – raw, facts and figures
 Image transfer systems through reproduction
o Raw means that the facts have not
been processed
o It may be numbers, characters,
Fast processing
symbols or pictures
 INFORMATION  Searching (Google gives you search times)
o Processed data  Looking up name in a database
o It has proper meanings
o Useful in decision making
 SYSTEMS Rapid responses
o Set of elements or components.
 To input
o SEVERAL INTERRELATED
 To requests
COMPONENTS:
 Input
 Processing
 output “computer-based" - means that the computer plays
an important role in an information system.
 INFORMATION SYSTEMS
o Integrated set of components.
o FUNCTIONS:
 Input ELEMENTS OF COMPUTER BASED INFORMATION
 Processing SYSTEM:
 Output  Hardware – refers to machinery.
 Storage o Input, output, storage and
 Control communications devices
 COMPUTER BASE  Software – computer programs and manuals
o Organized integration of hardware that support them. (machine-readable)
and software technologies and human  Data - raw, facts and figures
elements.  Procedure – policies that govern the
operation.
 People – required for the operation of all
For any given application the following features must information system.
be present:

 Easy to use interactive (two way) interfaces

 Touch screen “Procedures are to people what software is to
 GUI hardware”
 Menu Driven Interface
 Color Screen
 Buttons TELECOMMUNICATIONS
 Labels  Electronic transmission of signals for
 Voice Activated communications and enables organizations to
 Tones, on phones link computer systems into effective
networks.

THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS PERFORM FOUR o Produces the relevant
MAJOR ROLES IN AN ORGANIZATION: information.
o Produces the
 Support of business operations
validated information
 Support of management decision making
 Disadvantages:
 Support of management control
o System dependent
 Support of strategic organizational
o Limited functionality,
advantages
by design
o Information overload
for some managers
Types of Computer -Based Information Systems:
o Benefits hard to
1. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SYSTEM quantify.
o Management Information System – 2. EXPERT SYSTEM – captures and stores the
 information system that can knowledge of human experts and imitates
provide all levels of human reasoning and decision making.
management with o Knowledge base – contains facts
information essential to the provided by a human expert
running of smooth business. o Inference engine – software program
 Examples: that rules to data stored in knowledge
o Sales management base to reach decision
o Inventory control
o Capital investment 3. TRANSACTION PROCESSING SYSTEMS
analysis o exchange between two parties that is
o Decision Support Systems – recorded and stored in a computer
 Helps users to analyze the system.
information and make o Early transaction processing system
decision used batch processing.
 numerical representation of a  EXAMPLES:
realistic situation.  Buying and selling a product
 COMPONENTS:  Withdrawing cash from an
o Inputs ATM
o User knowledge and
expertise 4. OFFICE AUTOMATION SYSTEMS
o Outputs o among the newest and most rapidly
o Decision expanding computer-based
 Examples: information systems.
o Analyzing the effects  EXAMPLES:
of events  Introducing new products,
o Executive support system starting a company wide cost
 Facilitates and supports control program, etc.
senior executive information
and decision-making needs.
 Mainframe computer-based 5. ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEM
programs. o The collection, storage and processing
 ADVANTAGES: of financial and accounting data that
o Flexibility and ease of is used by decision makers.
use. o MAIN TASKS:
o Provides the timely  Data collection
information with the  Manipulation of data
short response time  Data storage
and also with the  Provide documents
quick retrieval.
CATEGORIES OF IS:

o Transaction Processing System

o Management Information System
o Decision Support System:
o Office Automation System:

ADVANTAGES OF CBIS

o Access Speeds
o The cloud
o Software as a Service (SaaS)
o Communication
o Superior speed with which data can be
accessed
o The additional confidentiality afforded by
techniques such as encryption
o Data redundancy
o The reduction in space needed to store
information

DISADVANTAGES OF CBIS:

o Unemployment
o Privacy
o Lack of job security
o Dominant culture