TY - BOOK AU - Stair, Ralph M. TI - An introduction to information systems SN - 076004158X AV - T 58.6 .S78 1997 PY - 1997/// CY - Cambridge, Massachusetts PB - Course Technology Cengage Learning KW - MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS N1 - Includes index; Introduction to comouter-based information systems -- Hardware: input, processing, output, and storage devices -- Software: systems and application packages -- Telecommunications and networks -- Word processing and spreadsheet applications -- database, graphics, on-line informations, and other PC applications -- Business information systems -- Security, privacy, environmental, and ethical issues -- Issues and trends: the impact of computers at school, home, and work N2 - This book stands proudly at the beginning of the IS curriculum and offers basic information systems ideas, concepts, and principles that every student should know ER -