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• 1 Organisations, Managemenrt and the Networked Enterprise

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• Who is responsible for running Information systems

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• Who is responsible for making for making sure the hardware software and other technologies  used by these systems are running properly and are up-to-date

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• What is the CIO and their role in a firm

  Chief information officer, Oversees the use of information technology in the firm. Nowadays they are expected to have strong business background and IS expertise.

• What is the CSO and their role in a firm

  Chief Security Officer, in charge of information systems security for the firm and for enforcing the firms information security policy

• What is the CKO and their role in a firm

  Chief knowledge officer, responsible fore the firms knowledge management program. Helps design new programs and systems to find new sources of knowledge.

• What is the CDO and their role in a firm?

  Chief Data Officer is responsible for enterprise wide governance and utilisation  of information to maximise the value the organisation can realise fro its data.

• 1.1 How are information systems transforming business, and why are they so essential for running and managing a bussines today?

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• What is the definition of Digital firm

  Is one in which nearly all of the organization’s significant business relationships with customers, suppliers, and employees are digitally enabled and mediated. Core business processes are accomplished through digital networks spanning the entire organization or linking multiple organizations. 

• What is the definition of Business processes?

  Refers to the set of logically related tasks and behaviors that organizations develop over time to produce specific business results and the unique manner in which these activities are organized and coordinated. 

• What is Computer hardware?

  The physical equipment used for input, processing, and output activities in an information system. It consists of:  computers of various sizes and shapes (incl. mobile handheld devices); various input, output, and storage devices; and telecommunication devices that link computers together. 

• What is Computer Software?

  Consists of the detailed, preprogrammed instructions that control and coordinate the computer hardware components in an information system.