This document discusses information systems and IT certifications. It defines information systems as focusing on the interface between management, information science, and computer science. It also discusses what information systems do for organizations like provide operational support, management support, decision support, and office information systems. The document also discusses the enabling technologies of computers and telecommunications for information systems, including how the internet works using components like data centers, satellites, fiber optic cables, solid state devices, IP addresses, and the domain name server.
This document discusses information systems and IT certifications. It defines information systems as focusing on the interface between management, information science, and computer science. It also discusses what information systems do for organizations like provide operational support, management support, decision support, and office information systems. The document also discusses the enabling technologies of computers and telecommunications for information systems, including how the internet works using components like data centers, satellites, fiber optic cables, solid state devices, IP addresses, and the domain name server.
This document discusses information systems and IT certifications. It defines information systems as focusing on the interface between management, information science, and computer science. It also discusses what information systems do for organizations like provide operational support, management support, decision support, and office information systems. The document also discusses the enabling technologies of computers and telecommunications for information systems, including how the internet works using components like data centers, satellites, fiber optic cables, solid state devices, IP addresses, and the domain name server.
This document discusses information systems and IT certifications. It defines information systems as focusing on the interface between management, information science, and computer science. It also discusses what information systems do for organizations like provide operational support, management support, decision support, and office information systems. The document also discusses the enabling technologies of computers and telecommunications for information systems, including how the internet works using components like data centers, satellites, fiber optic cables, solid state devices, IP addresses, and the domain name server.
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IT CERTIFICATION/SKILLS INFORMATION SYSTEM
1. Front end and Back end Information System
2. Information System - A discipline that focuses on 3. The enabling Technologies: exploring the interface between Computers and management, information Telecommunication science, and computer science. 4. How internet works? - A mediator between human activity systems and information technology. FRONT END AND BACK END - Two most popular terms used in What do information systems do for web development. organizations? - Each side needs to Operational Support Systems communicate and operate Assist in the day-to-day activities of effectively with the other as a the enterprise. single unit to improve the Examples: website’s functionality. - Network management systems - Service delivery FRONT END - Part of a website that user Management Support Systems interacts. Assist the various levels of - ‘client side’ of the application. management in their task. - Includes everything that users experience directly. - HTML, CSS, and Javascript are Decision Support Systems the languages used for Front Allow managers to consider various End development. courses of future action and see the projected result in order to plan HTML – HyperText Markup Language future activities. CSS – Cascading Style Sheets Javascipt – scripting language used Office Information Systems to create the magic on the sites to Support diverse aspects of make the site interactive for the user. individual and group knowledge work. BACK END - Server side of the website. Inter-Organizational Systems - A part of the website that you These speed the flow of cannot see and interact with. information between companies and are frequently the source of PHP – a server-side scripting competitive edge. language. Phyton – a programming language New systems are added, and that lets you work quickly and integrate old ones are modified and systems more efficiently. enhanced. New hardware and software platforms are produced. Information systems are moved Domain Name Server (DNS) from one environment to - A service that receives a another. request containing a domain Applications that run on various name hostname and responds platforms are interconnected. with the corresponding IP address. THE ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES: COMPUTERS AND Internet Corporation for Assigned TELECOMMUNICATIONS Names and Numbers - Responsible for coordinating the maintenance and procedures of several databases related to the namespaces and numerical spaces of the internet, ensuring the network’s stable and secure operation.
HOW INTERNET WORKS?
Data Center - A facility used to store computers, servers, routers, switches, and other networking equipment in a single location.
Satellite Internet - Ability to transmit and receive data.
Optical Fiber Cable
- A technology associated with data transmission using light pulses travelling along with a long fiber which is usually made of plastic or glass.
Solid State Device (SSD)
- Used to describe a storage media that does not involve magnetic disks or any moving parts.
IP Address - Is the fundamental protocol for communications on the internet.