Management Information Systems
Author: James A. Obrien, James A. O'Brien
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ISBN: 0072906111
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin (20 July, 1998)
Sales Rank: 227,128
Average Customer Rating: 3.8 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
Very useful
I'm working on a BSc Computing degree, and have used this book as a reference to write several top grade papers.
Rating: 5 out of 5
A very pleasant surprise
I bought this book because it was required for a course I was taking and I have found most of the information it covered almost priceless. This is generalized entry level book so the usual explain-everything-in-too-much detail stuff was there (do I really need to know how a floppy disk works?) but at the same time the author did an excellent job of pointing out where the technology is probably going. The author contrasted distributed applications and web based application and how they complement each other or how web based applications can replace weaknesses that have always existed older technologies. He explained practical uses for internet/intranet/extranet based technology not only for e-commerce but for the day to day operations of any company. There are also very good real world cases listed throughout the whole book. He spent quit a bit of time dealing with the managment/procedural issues of IT which was really right on the mark. The only down side was that there was too much covered in not enough space or time (can anyone honestly do justice to ethical issues in 20 pages?). I would definitely recommend this book.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Keep It Simple
I really thought the book was a great tool to introduce people to Information Technology. It does not go into great detail, but it isn' supposed to. If you wants details, you probally have a technical background way beyond the scope of this book. I would reccomend it for anyone new to the IT World.
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