Information Systems

4 th Class
Computer and Information
Eng. Dep.
• Information Systems in Perspective
 An Introduction to Information Systems
 Information Systems in Organizations
• Information Technology Concepts
 Hardware and Mobile Devices
 Software and Mobile Applications
 Database Systems and Big Data
 Networks and Cloud Computing
• Business Information Systems
 Electronic and Mobile Commerce
 Enterprise Systems
 Business Intelligence and Analytics
 Knowledge Management and Specialized Information
Systems
• Planning, Acquiring, and Building Systems
 Strategic Planning and Project Management
 System Acquisition and Development
• Information Systems in Business and Society
 Cybercrime and Information System Security
 Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues of Information Systems
• Anatomy of a Computer
 Processor
 Memory
 Secondary Data Storage Device
 Enterprise Storage Options
 Input and Output Devices
 Output Devices
• Computer System Types
 Portable Computers
 Thin Clients, Desktops, and Workstations
 Servers, Mainframes, and Supercomputers
• Server Farms, Data Centers, and Green
Computing
 Server Farms
 Data Center
 Green Computing
• An Overview of Software
 Software Sphere of Influence
• Systems Software
 Operating Systems
 Utility Programs
 Middleware
• Application Software
 Programming Languages
• Software Issues and Trends
 Software Bugs
 Copyrights and Licenses
 Freeware and Open-Source Software
 Software Upgrades
 Global Software Support
• Data Fundamentals
 Hierarchy of Data
 Data Entities, Attributes, and Keys
 The Database Approach
• Data Modeling and Database Characteristics
 Data Modeling
 Relational Database Model
 Data Cleansing
• Relational Database Management Systems (DBMSs)
 SQL Databases
 Database Activities
 Database Administration
 Popular Database Management Systems
 Using Databases with Other Software
• Big Data
 Characteristics of Big Data
 Sources of Big Data
 Big Data Uses
 Challenges of Big Data
 Data Management
• Technologies Used to Process Big Data
 Data Warehouses, Data Marts, and Data Lakes
 NoSQL Databases
 Hadoop
 In-Memory Databases
• Network Fundamentals
 Network Topology
 Network Types
 Client/Server Systems
 Channel Bandwidth
 Communications Media
 Communications Hardware
 Communications Software
• The Internet and World Wide Web
 How the Internet Works
 Accessing the Internet
 How the Web Works
 Web Programming Languages
 Web Services
 Developing Web Content and
Applications
 Internet and Web Applications
 Intranets and Extranets
• The Internet of Things

• Cloud Computing
 Public Cloud Computing
 Private Cloud Computing
 Hybrid Cloud Computing
 Autonomic Computing
 Web Services
 Developing Web Content and
Applications
 Internet and Web Applications
 Intranets and Extranets
• Waterfall System Development Process
 System Investigation
 System Analysis
 System Design
 Construction
 Integration and Testing
 Implementation
 System Operation and Maintenance
• Agile Development
• Buying Off-the-Shelf Software
 Finalize Contract
 Integration and Testing
 Implementation
• The Threat Landscape
 Why Computer Incidents Are So Prevalent
 Types of Exploits
• Implementing Secure, Private, Reliable
Computing
 Risk Assessment
 Establishing a Security Policy
 Educating Employees and Contract Workers
 Prevention
 Detection
 Response
 Using a Managed Security Service Provider
(MSSP)
 Computer Forensics
• Computer Waste and Mistakes
 Computer Waste
 Computer-Related Mistakes
 Preventing Computer-Related Waste and
Mistakes
• Privacy Issues
 Privacy and the Federal Government
 Privacy at Work
 Privacy and Email
 Privacy and Instant Messaging
 Privacy and Personal Sensing Devices
 Privacy and the Internet
 Privacy and Internet Libel Concerns
 Privacy and Fairness in Information Use
 Privacy and Filtering and Classifying
Internet Content
 Corporate Privacy Policies
 Individual Efforts to Protect Privacy
• Work Environment
 Health Concerns
 Avoiding Health and Environmental
Problems
• Ethical Issues in Information Systems
 What Is Ethics?
 Codes of Ethics