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Management Information Systems 

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Management Information Systems
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Overview

This free online course explains the management of information systems and how to keep information secure

Duration

3 hours

Total fee

Free

Mode of learning

Online

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Credential

Certificate

Management Information Systems
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Management Information Systems
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Management Information Systems
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Course details

Who should do this course?
  • For anyone who wishes to learn more about organizational network communication and information security and can help you advance in your workplace
What are the course deliverables?
  • Describe information systems hardware
  • Explain the effect of the commodification of the personal computer
  • Compare and contrast information security hardware and software
  • Identify the primary components of a computer and the functions they perform
  • Define the term ‘software’
  • Name the two primary categories of software
  • Unpack the advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing for companies
  • Define the term ‘open-source’ and identify its primary characteristics
  • Trace the history and development of networking technologies
  • Define the key terms associated with networking technologies
  • Appreciate the importance of broadband technologies
  • Navigate organizational networking
  • Utilize the ‘Information Security Triad’
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More about this course
  • This free online data management course on management information systems explores information system hardware, software, network communication and security
  • We can help you to understand organizational network communication and measures for ensuring its security
  • This course begins with a general introduction to information systems’ hardware and software components, including networking and communication elements
  • The course then covers the ‘Information Security Triad’ with an explanation of the three key elements in protecting data: confidentiality, integrity and availability (CIA)
  • Finally, we touch on organizational security policies, personal information security measures and mobile device information security
  • This course details the rise of network and communication within organizations and emphasizes the need for measures to ensure information security and integrity within the institution
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Management Information Systems
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Curriculum

Management Information Systems: Hardware and Software

Management Information Systems: Hardware and Software - Learning Outcomes

Hardware

Other Computing Devices

Types of Software

Productivity, Utility and Programming

Applications for the Enterprise

Mobile Applications and Cloud Computing

Management Information Systems: Hardware and Software - Lesson Summary

Management Information Systems: Networking and Security

Management Information Systems: Networking and Security - Learning Outcomes

A Brief History of the Internet

Wi-Fi and Mobile Networks

Organizational Networking

The Information Security Triad and Tools for Information Security

Backups, Firewalls and Physical Security

Security Policies and Personal Information Security

Management Information Systems: Networking and Security - Lesson Summary

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