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CEO
Other functional
areas
CIO
Information
service
unit
Information resource
management
functions
Systems
development
Operations
Support
Systems
analysis
and design
Computer
facility
operations
Hardware and
software
acquisition
Data
entry
Data
administration
Programming
Local area
network
operations
Web
development
User
training
Figure 2.10
The Three Primary Responsibil-
ities of Information Systems
Each of these elements—operations,
systems development, and
support—contains sub-elements
that are critical to the efficient and
effective performance of the
organization.
Web
operations
Web
administration
Information
center
or more computer programs that produce the desired outputs. In some cases, foreign com-
panies are actively recruiting IS professionals in the United States. Katrina Anderson, for
example, was hired by Infosys, an Indian company, to train in India and return to the U.S.
opening, as I came to realize how respected and prominent Infosys is within the country.”
To help businesses select the best
analysts and programmers, compa-
nies such as TopCoder offer tests to
evaluate the proficiency and com-
petence of current IS employees or
job candidates. TopCoder Colle-
giate Challenge allows program-
ming students to compete with
other programmers around the
ever, are skeptical of the usefulness
of these types of tests.
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With the dramatic increase in
the use of the Internet, intranets,
and extranets, many companies have Web or Internet developers who create effective and
attractive Web sites for customers, internal personnel, suppliers, stockholders, and others
who have a business relationship with the company. The Internet is also being used to help
for example, has developed an Internet game that shows images to two or more players and
asks them to type keywords that describe the image. If the keywords match, points are given
System operators focus on the effi-
ciency of IS functions, rather than
their effectiveness. Their primary
responsibility is to run and maintain
IS equipment.
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