This document provides an overview of an introductory session on information technology for management and business. The session agenda includes introductions, a course outline, assignments, theoretical foundations of IT, and a session review. Key concepts covered are data, information, and business intelligence. The document also defines information technology and its various components. It discusses the importance of understanding IT for business and provides examples of IT applications in different industries.

1. Information Technology for
Management and Business
session1
SUNIL KUMAR CHINNAMGARI
SEPTEMBER 2011

2. Agenda
 Class Introductions.
 Course Outline and Learning Objectives.
 Assignments Discussion.
 Theoretical Foundations to Information
Technology for Management and Business.
 Session review.

3. Concepts of Data , Information and
Business intelligence
 Data - raw facts that describe the characteristic
of an event
 Information - data converted into a meaningful
and useful context
 Business intelligence – applications and
technologies that are used to gather, provide
access to, and analyze data and information to
support decision-making efforts

9. What is Information Technology organization?

10. Information Technology -Definition
The hardware, software, telecommunications,
database management, and other technologies
used to store, process, and distribute
information

11. Introduction to various IT components
 Hardware
 Software
 Data and Databases
 Telecommunications
 The Internet and the Web

12. Why should YOU know about
“INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY”?
 Information technology is everywhere in business

13. Application of IT for Management & Business
 Operations Information Systems
 Transaction-processing systems
 Process control systems
 Office automation systems
 Management Information Systems
 Information-reporting systems
 Decision support systems
 Groupware
 Executive information systems

14. IT applications in various industries
 Airlines
 Banking
 Education
 Police
 Hospitals
 Meteorology
 Finance
 Government
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15. Leveraging IT for virtual organisations and
remote working
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16. What is Open Source Software and how is it
relevant to business?
 In the phrase open source, source refers to
source code, the human-readable computer
code which is the origin, or source, of the
computer application. Open refers to the terms
of access to that computer source code. So
open source software is software for which the
source code is freely available.
 It is free and an obvious choice when you want
to reduce business IT infrastructure costs.
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17. Open Source Software - Advantages &
Disadvantages
Advantages
 Access to source code and ability and right to
modify it
 Right to redistribute modifications to benefit
wider community
 Free
 Excellent support networks
 Large and enthusiastic user base
Disadvantages
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 Limited or no accountability
 Informal and unaccountable support channels

18. Categories of Open Source Software
 Operating Systems
 Linux
 Programming Languages
 Perl, PHP, Python
 Applications
 Apache, Tomcat, emacs, grep, MySQL, sendmail,
ssh
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19. Session Review

20. Thank you for your attention.