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Review Questions 1. What are the four levels of activity in the pyramid representing the business organization? Distinguish between horizontal and vertical flows of information. 2. What is the relationship among data, information, and an information system? 3. Distinguish between AIS and MIS. 4. What are the three cycles of transaction proces- sing systems? 5. What is discretionary reporting?

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1)alfour ties....Pyramid-workers) Middle Managers...-Seniowanagasward. 2 Executive Executive Executive Information System Senior Mangger Decision Suppant . Systems Middle Managers Management Information Systems Transaction Processing Systerns * workers b) Difference between Horizontal and vertical flows _Horizontal Communication Vertical Communications when Information Aows between Ichen Information flow behiees suspiel_and Persons. holding the same. Rasilion subordinates, it is called vertical Information in the organisation, it is called Horizontal Communication The_Purpose of_horizontal _ the_Purpose of vertical Communication is Communication is to coordinate to provide necessary_orders, Instructions and the activities of various department directives to the Subordinated in downward and divisions of organation direction and receiving Suggestione opinion and feedback from the subordinates in upuard I direction. Scanned with Camer

2. Data Data is raw, unoramized facts that need to be Processed. Data can be something simple and seemingly- yandom and useless until it is organized Information : when_date is Processed, organized, Structure_1 in a given Context Information System - Any Sustem which helps in decision-making _ known as Information System 3) Difference boween AIS and MIS _MIS_and ATS are all Computer based Inimation_systems_tot Gore very helpful for any organizations to keep records correctly, and make right decision for olevation_ The Maior difference is ATS and is provide diverse Informatiön to the organization by_different_fonsactions @ Three Coples of Transaction Rocessing System. y Data entry activities 3) Transaction Processing activities 3) Document and Reporting cs Scanned with CamScanner

the © Discretionary reporting Non legal and non - Compulsoly reports which are offered to internal management of a company are_know as discretion ary reporting. Management can easily make business Operakion decision with the help of discretionary report - ess Scanned with CamScanner