Fundamental Information Systems
This assignment has 6 parts and each is broken into two sections. Part 1. (10) a) What are some typical applications of crowdsourcing? How could crowdsourcing reduce systems design costs? b) Find at least one article related to Building Successful Information Systems and write a summary of the article contents. (Please provide the link to the article) Part 2. (5) a) Identify three companies that are using biometric security measures for authentication. Why has each company chosen this alternative over other security measures? What are two advantages and two disadvantages of biometrics as a security measure? b) Find at least one article that is related to Protecting Information Resources and write a summary of the article contents. (Please provide the link to the article) Part 3. (4) Find at least one article article related to the Pros and Cons of Telecommunications and write a summary of the article contents. (Please provide a link of the article) Part 4. (3) a) IBM Watson has created a lot of excitement in the computing field. Summarize three commercial applications for this platform. Also, what are two advantages of using Watson compared to using humans in the medical field? What are two disadvantages? b) Find at least one article related to The Machines Behind Computing and write a summary of the article contents. (Please provide the link to the article) Part 4. (2) a) What is BI? Identify three companies that have been using BI, and explain the applications of BI in those companies. How is BI different from information or data? b) Find at least one article related to Database Systems, Data Warehouses, or Data Marts and write a summary of the article contents. ( Please provide the link to the article) Part 6. (1) a) Is information system technology by itself enough to ensure high-quality customer service? Why or why not? b) Find at least one article related to Information Systems (An Overview) and write a summary of the article contents. (Please provide the link to the article)
