Author : neeraj sharma classification of mis

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN
PAPER : PGDCA-6
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
LESSON NO. : 4
AUTHOR : NEERAJ SHARMA
CLASSIFICATION OF MIS
4.0
Objectives
4.1
Introduction
4.2
Classification of Information Systems
4.2.1
Operational-level systems
4.2.2
Knowledge-level systems
4.2.3
Management-level systems
4.2.4
Strategic-level systems
4.3
Major Types of Systems
4.3.1
Transaction Processing Systems
4.3.2
Knowledge Work and Office Systems
4.3.3
Management Information Systems
4.3.4
Decision-Support Systems (DSS)
4.3.5
Executive Support Systems
4.3.6
Relationship of systems to one another
4.4
Systems from a Functional Perspective
4.4.1
Sales and Marketing Systems
4.4.2
Manufacturing and Production Systems
4.4.3
Finance and Accounting Systems
4.4.4
Human Resources Systems
4.5
Other Information System Categories
4.6
Keywords
4.7
S um mar y
4.8
Short Answer Type Questions
4.9
Long Answer Type Questions
4.10
Suggested Readings
4.0
Objectives
The objective of this lesson is to make students aware of the fact that organizational information systems exist in many forms. Each kind of an information system is distinct from others in terms of its inputs, outputs, processing, user type and the areas of decisions and activities it supports. A detailed discussion of different kinds of information system will be done in this lesson.
4.1
Introduction
Businesses need different types of information systems to support decision- making and work activities for various organizational levels and functions. To
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