EBK ESSENTIALS OF MIS,
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Author: LAUDON
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- It monitors the transactions details, provides the required information to decision makers, and provides necessary documents to the customers.
- The main components in the information system are people, data, procedures, hardware, and software.
- The main function of information system is to accept and process the input data, and then stores the retrieved information and distributes it across the organization.
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