1. What are the basic components of an information system? What capabilities do we expect from an Information system? What are some of the trends in IT development? Which are of particular interest to you?
2. Access the web sites of the hardware manufacturers like IBM and Hewlett Packard and obtain the latest information regarding hardware releases for laptops. Prepare a table comparing cost, speed and capacity for each product across manufacturers.
3. Distinguish between
a. A data warehouse and a data mart
b. Data mining and text mining
4. Describe the IT-supported customer-related activities in sales and marketing.
Q.5. Describe the major ethical issues related to information technology and identify situations in which they occur.