Cis 207 Developing, Acquiring, and Securing Information Systems

Developing, Acquiring, and Securing Information Systems

CIS/207 Information Systems Fundamentals

January 15, 2017

Karen Diggs

Developing, Acquiring, and Securing Information Systems

The information that I have studied while taking this Information Systems Fundamentals course, will be very helpful to me as I complete other courses towards my degree.

Week One

I think looking back at this first assignment, I made it harder than it should have been. If I had it to do all over, I would have made a couple of changes. I didn’t achieve the maximum number of points for this assignment as I should have. I lost points for not having the assignment turned in when I should have. The terms data, knowledge and information should have been clearly defined, I would fix this on the memo. The one piece of advice that I would give myself on this assignment, would be to not procrastinate when turning in assignments.

Week 2

The additional component that I would have added to the second weeks’ assignment would have been central processing unit (CPU). The CPU, which is sometimes called “the brain” of the computer. Another component that I would add, is the random access memory (RAM). The computers that we use for business and home have CPU’s and RAM.

Week 3

Traditional (Premise), you have Purchase to use software which is then implemented and installed on servers at your location. You have the ability to customize and modify the software or pay the vendor to customize it on your behalf. The pricing structure is a three tier, upfront license fees, consulting fees and