1.0 INTRODUCTION
Computer-based information system (CBIS) is a computer which plays the major role and with it there are six components that support the process such as people, hardware, software, telecommunications, database and procedure. Each of these components plays their part in ensuring the system run as instructed. Along with those components, the basic requirement is power and/or electricity. This is because without electricity, there will be no process can be done.
People
People or information system personnel is the one who will manage, run, program and maintain the system and they are also will be among the end-user of the computer-based information system. They are the one who will decide whether the computer-based information system is a success or a failure. According to Bikson, et al. (1985), Cheney and Dickson (1982), and Porter (1987), computer-based information systems increased overall job satisfaction. It means that the CBIS is a success. However, the interactions between office-workers and clients, and the office-workers’ perceptions of their task environment and work-related wellbeing, were all affected by the type of system interface used as stated by Turner (1984). This is due to the depending too much on computerized system which has weakened an individual ability and challenging desire which means it is a failure.
Hardware
In implementing a computer-based information system, one of the components needed is hardware. Hardware is the equipment that we used in performing the necessary computations. Examples of hardware equipment are input devices; mouse, keyboard and etc., processor such as read-only memory (ROM) and random access memory (RAM), and output devices; printer, scanner and etc.. How does ...
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Plus, it is stored as text files called as web pages.
Procedure
A step by step regulation is also a procedure which is prepared to guide from A to Z or procedure can also be defined as set of actions which is carry out in certain way or order in accomplishing a tasks. Mostly, there are standard guidelines or also called as standard operating procedures (SOP) that is implementing in an organization in order for them to perform their tasks correctly. SOP can be a formal regulation that is used during workers performing informal activities. It can also the step by step rules in performing routinize tasks (computerized information system). Procedure or standard operating system is not a locked standard. It also can be alter depends on the needs which really required an alteration such as if there is special case happen.
The drawbacks to these types of programs are very few. They all streamline the processes of employee compensation, time keeping, benefit schedule and timeframes for evaluations for improving productivity. These chores used to be done by hand, filed by hand, and updated by hand, this could be, depending on the size of the company and the number of employees, a daunting task, expensive in and of itself. However, having said that these programs make an HR professionals’ life a bit easier, one would tend to think about those individuals in the workforce who are not computer literate and therefore may be unable to access such programs. It is true that time will correct this situation as most school age children today have learned computer literacy but until then a solution must be made available for this factor. Other than the problem of the computer illiteracy these programs are viable and a valuable tool to help in sust...
Asemi observe that Management Information System (MIS) is one of the information systems that is computer based. Besides, Asemi defines MIS as “an organizational method of providing past, present and project information related to internal operations and external intelligences. It supports the planning, control and operation functions of an organization by furnishing uniform information in the proper time frame to assist the decision makers,” (2011). The aim of MIS is to satisfy the general information need of the entire manager in an organization. Before the advent of computers, the process of decision-making was one that was full of built-in advantages and ad hoc methods. Computers technologies have changed the landscape of the decision-making process completely by making the process less demanding and easy to undertake. The reason for this situation is that information technology has made access to information more automated, efficient, effective, timely, and less ambiguous. Consequently, the ordinary t...
Working in today’s society has changed in the last few decades. The economy and technology are the main reasons for this change. The type of job and environment where one works has also changed. The fact that many people work from home via the internet has drastically changed the workforce and the environment surrounding it. With this change have come new demands, expectations, and opportunities for employers. Everyone deals with these demands differently, affecting the employee’s quality of life and job satisfaction. Though the job and office types and locations have changed over the years the need for job satisfaction has not. In today’s economy the job is not as stable as it used to be. One must be prepared for changes in the future.
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