“Great things happen to those who don’t stop believing, trying, learning, and being grateful.”
It was another fulfilling day with the knowledge learned that was introduced by the discussant.
Digital Issues:
I learned that digital issues like cyber bullying, Cybersex and Cybercrime are very rampant in todays’ computer media. Cyber Bullying are terms used to define recurrent and sustained verbal and/or physical attacks, by one or more children towards another child, who is unable or unwilling to deescalate the engagement using Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The cyberbully engages in harmful, repeated and harsh behavior intended to deprecate a targeted child. Cyberbullying describes threatening or disparaging communications delivered through ICT.
Cyber Sex is a virtual sex encounter in which two or more persons connected remotely via a computer network send one another sexually explicit messages describing a sexual experience. It is a form of role playing in which the participants pretend they are having actual sexual intercourse, by describing their actions and responding to their chat partners in mostly written form designed to stimulate their own sexual feelings and fantasies.
Cybercrime is defined as a crime in which a computer is the object of the or is used as a tool to commit an offense. Cybercriminals may use computer technology to access personal information, business trade secrets or use the internet for exploitative or malicious purposes. Criminals can also use computers for communication and document or data storage. Criminals who perform these illegal activities are often referred to as hackers. And, cybercrime may also be referred to as computer crime.
Information Management System
Information Management System (IMS) is a general term for software designed to facilitate the storage, organization and retrieval of information. IMS is also the name of IBM’s mammoth software program developed in the 1960s to support NASA’s Apollo space program.
What is the purpose of an information management system? A Management Information System, or MIS, collects data from many different sources and then processes and organizes that data to help businesses make decisions. These days, technology and data collection are so prevalent that businesses large and small are using Management Information Systems to improve their outcomes.
What are the advantages of management information system? A management information system provides the data to identify non-performing areas and leads to the following benefits: Helps to achieve a higher level of efficiency: Managers have the information needed to identify a company’s strengths and weaknesses.
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