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Information systems for management

Running head : System Software

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1 . Explain how a group support system (GSS ) works

Group support system is a collection of computer based information system , which is utilized to aid organizational communication and decision-making activities , where groups are involved . Group Support System have several applications in organizations , and how the specific GSS systems work may vary , in general , group support systems works by facilitating and managing communication between different parties , these systems includes Computer Supported Cooperative Work , groupware and

collaborative systems , this offers features such as web conferencing scheduling and activity allocation . Some systems have decision support capabilities where they work by collecting data from diverse sources such as the internet and past records of the organization , which are stored in databases , the system then analyses the data collected and makes the best possible decision , or propose strategies

The benefits of the GSS include automated record keeping and archiving parallel and synchronized communication , reduces meeting time , promotes interactivity and enables more data to be send within a given time period

Executive information system is a system intentioned to be used by senior management of organization to achieve strategic objectives by promoting flow of information and aiding in decision making

Function of the data administration group

The function of the data administration group is to ensure that the performance of the organizations database is optimized and that the data contained in the database obeys the ACID properties (atomicity consistency , isolation , durability ) and that the...

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