Effectiveness of Management Information System. a Case Study of Holiday Inn Beitbridge

A database is a structural set of related data that is organized in such a way that the information can be easily managed, accessed, and updated. The purpose of a database is to replace paper documents, files, and filing cabinets. The data collected in databases is an efficient way to store, retrieve, and analyze the information.

A database is an ordered collection of associated information. Database has data that is connected to each other. For example, a database that comprises information about company stock prices must not also contain information about student.

| An information system can be defined technically as a set of interrelated components that collect (or retrieve), process, store, and distribute information to support

An operating system is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs. The operating system is an essential component of the system software in a computer system. Application programs usually require an operating system to function.

Input devices is mainly refereed to devices which are used to t provide data to the computer system in order for the computer to process. Without input devices, a computer user would not be able to feed instructions to, or send and store information in, a computer. Some of the example of Input Devices are as following:

An information system is any combination of information technology or support people’s activities that support

System: can be defined as a set of detailed method or procedure which is used to carry out a duty or a task.

* Hardware: The term hardware refers to machinery. This category includes the computer itself, which is often referred to as the central processing unit (CPU), and all of its support equipments. Among the support equipments are input and output devices, storage devices and communications devices.

A computer system is composed of hardware and software Computers are automatic, electronic machines that accept data & instructions from a user (INPUT) ,store the data & instructions (STORAGE) manipulate the data according to the instructions (PROCESSING) store or output the results to the user (OUTPUT) Hardware components are the physical, tangible pieces that we can see and touch System software: Helps run computer hardware and computer system itself. System software includes operating systems, device drivers, diagnostic tools and more. System software is almost always pre-installed on your computer.

Information Technology is a developing technology that aims at obtaining the maximum information with minimum of resources, labor or time. According to the dictionary, Information Technology is “the study or use of electronic equipment especially computers, for storing, analysing and distribution of information of all kinds, including words, numbers and pictures.”

2. Hardware - is the physical component of the computer. It includes all the tangible equipment in the computer, such as monitor, keyboard, speakers, mouse, graphic cards, routers and storage devices.

13. A(n) input/output (I/O) unit is a hardware device that enables a computer system to communicate with humans or other computers.

A computer system consists of hardware and software. Hardware is the equipment, which makes up the computer system. The Hardware will consists of Input devices such as keyboard and mouse,

An information system is an integrated set of components that collects stores, and process data as well as delivering information, knowledge, and digital products. Business firms and other businesses rely on information systems to carry out and manage their operations as they interact with the customers and suppliers with competing in the marketplace (www.britannica.com). With looking more carefully at the types of information systems, I found quite a few that caught my eyes. Some examples of system are Operational support and enterprise systems, Professional support systems, collaboration systems, knowledge management systems, and management reporting systems.

Database technology cuts through many of the problems of traditional file organization. A more rigorous definition of a database is a collection of data organized to serve many applications