Assessment Individual Report 2000 - 3000 words

Report - 2000 to 3000 words Title Page Abstract Write this after main body of the report is completed Word count is not included Table of contents write this after the report is completed 1 Introduction 10 2 Literature Review Generic40-50-1000 words to 1500 words 21 Role of IT in general in any business 22 Ethics and social issues of IT in any business in general 23 Networks and their types in general 24 Importance of Internet and Intranet in a business in general 25 SoftwareSystem Development Life Cycle in General 3 Analysis and Discussion Specific30-40 -800 words to 1200 31 Role of IT in selected business in specific 32 Ethics and social issues of IT in selected businessin specific 33 Networks and their types in selected business in specific 34 Internet and Intranet in a business in specific 4 Conclusion 10 5 References - At least SIX references in Harvard Style

ASSESSMENT
INDIVIDUAL REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................................3
LITERATURE REVIEW...........................................................................................................3
2.1 Information Technology and its role in retail business in general....................................3
2.2 Ethics and Social Issues of using technology in general..................................................4
2.3 Networking Technology, different types in general.........................................................4
2.4 Internet and intranet in business.......................................................................................5
2.5 Software system Development Life Cycle ......................................................................7
3 Analysis and discussion...........................................................................................................7
3.1 The role of technology ...................................................................................................7
3.2. Types of various information systems ...........................................................................8
3.3 Networks used by Tesco- .................................................................................................9
3.4 Internet and intranet in business.......................................................................................9
CONCLUSION .......................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES.........................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Information technology is used to store, retrieve, transmit and manipulation of data for
business operation and for personal use. The present report includes information regarding Tesco
company, Tesco is British multi nation groceries and merchandise retailer company. The present
report represents literature review and discussion on role of IT in business and how it becomes
essential part of business. There are various ethics and social issues of It which are faced by
businesses. In the report various types of network are mentioned which are used by several firms and
individuals according to their need and how internet and intranet are important in businesses and also
includes software system development life cycle.
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Information Technology and its role in retail business in general
As per the views of Pantano and Vannucci, (2019), information technology has high
role to play for enhanced business services and to evolve on larger aspects of functional
domains, expertise avenues for gaining stronger results in business within longer run.
Information technology has been analysed as one of the keen aspect adopted by retail
industry companies widely, which has developed stronger range of higher scale efficacy
profoundly. The author has analysed in the research papers that information technology
brings higher growth within revenue targets and goodwill targets as imperatively there is
stronger functional demand among competitive business frameworks. IT has played strong
role for bringing on keen rise on productivity, within supply chain parameters, production
and functional scale growth and also to yield larger scale domains for innovative marketing.
However, another author Bodolica, Spraggon and Soueid, (2019 ), presents contradictory
aspects where implementation of technology brings on larger scale profound new investments
for company, also there is wider risk of technology failure less acceptance among people.
Retail industry business scenarios are widely undergoing competitive transformation
goals variably on which varied new aspects are impacting new avenues formation and larger
scale efficacy targets imperatively. The author has also researched in papers where in
formation details presents focus on aspects where information technology comes with risk
and also factored on developed new efficacy goals on competitive domains, where new
scenarios shall be further competitively build on. Technology within retail industry has
brought consumers market close to companies business targets widely, bring on keen growth

goals widely and also scale up revenue goals. Author focuses on data safety concerns where
strategic view and vision oriented scale targets shall be developed for keeping up data safe on
longer term.
2.2 Ethics and Social Issues of using technology in general
As noted by de Oliveira, Indulska, and Verreynne, (2020), there are various ethics
and social issues within usage of technology where companies within retail industry are
widely facing aspects of ethical and social issues widely, such as privacy theft of consumers,
access right and various other harmful actions coming on impacting functional goal diversity.
There is also potential risk of patents and copyright thefts within business aspects on which
trade secrets are at risk and also often, technology reduces functional strength of private
commercial information at companies. It can be also analysed that there is social issue of
competitive goal diversion with usage of technology usage, where author has reportedly
analysed in research papers of the fact that piracy acts are also one of the keen factor for
technology strengthened work domains. Technology in business has also widely increased
risk for data theft and new goals profoundly, where investments needs to be strategically
planned keeping in mind about wider strength aspects within longer run. However, another
author Artusi and Bellini (2020 ), analyses that ethical and social issues can be effectively
controlled if companies focus on using new innovative measuring data aspects where there
are varied new goals variably coming on for larger scale efficacy. Best innovative machines
shall be kept to keep privacy information of consumers highly secure and also bring on keen
functional goals variably. Technology comes with best strategic planned investments where
companies have to bring on new domains of effective scale check by using new profound
determinants, on which ethical parameters are kept at check widely. Companies shall
fundamentally adopt new range of strategic steps for keeping up ethical and social issues at
check and also profoundly bring on keen growth goals imperatively. It also enhances work
domains targets productively for reaching on wider targets and goodwill within longer time
run competitively.
2.3 Networking Technology, different types in general
As per views of Adapa, Fazal-e-Hasan,. and Mortimer, (2020 ), there are various
aspects of networking technology which companies are focusing further for leveraging higher
scope scenarios widely and also bringing on keen work goals targets comparatively. Network
technology fastens work targets within production departments in retail companies, also
develop goodwill among consumers satisfaction services and enable business profoundly to

grow widely on up scaled targets effectively. MAN (Metropolitan area network) is one of the
widely used networking technology within computers that establishes connection effectively
between multiple cities and towns.
MAN is widely large and is small than WAN where there are wider scale profoundly coming
on, for stronger connective goals among business targets and widely also focusing on revenue
profits. WAN is another wireless networking technology which links two or moiré devices
using wireless communication tom form networks at business widely strengthening its reach
among consumers, enhancing revenue reach and also expansion on commercial levels. AS
per the views of Miraz Hassan and Sharif (2020), another author has explained that
networking technology raises strategic investments for company on larger phenomenon and
also potentially risk for wider capital structure. It can be analysed that networking technology
can be understood to be one of the integral aspects within work domains on which companies
are actively heading on commercial levels. The author also brings forward data impact fully
where networking technology widely raises goodwill on profound synergy, enhances
consumers and suppliers targets imperatively on which, new quest goals are widely
developed on higher domains widely. Networking technology in todays competitive world
has been acknowledged as fast booming asset for company overall productive levels and also
to enhance business targets widely within new horizons. The faster evolving networking
technology widely brings on competent efficacy, within competitive goals variably and also
for enhanced target consumers reach as it enables to market out products and services more
widely.
2.4 Internet and intranet in business
Horn, (2018) states that internet has brought revolution in the methods of commerce
and the dimensions of commerce. It is a global area network that connects the computers all
round the world. It is accessible to any individual who is connected to the network and can
use it for gaining information regarding any general or special purpose. Better
communication is permitted via social media applications, email, chatrooms, audio and video
calls etc. E-businesses are facilitated by this innovation where many traditional brick and
mortar businesses have now started to sell their products and services online. Curran, Fenton
and Freedman, (2016) on the contrary claims that it is just wastage of time, leading to less
creativity, increasing crimes, thefts and also leading to many health issues in the people.

Malamud, (2017) examined that internet is a powerful source and is used in many businesses.
Its major importance lies in the fact that it proves to be very helpful for facilitating
communication in the company. The communication may be with the employees for
providing them the directions to work or it can be with the customers whose queries are to be
timely solved. Comer, D.E., (2018) argues that it is more useful for sharing information of the
business or the business documents which are nowadays shared via internet. All the data
transmission can be done within no time with the help of email and business letters sent to
and fro.
Alaba and et.al. (2017) claims that generating brand awareness and reaching out to the large
customer base is one of the prominent advantages of the internet. With the help of digital
marketing campaigns company is able to target new customers let them know about what
they offer and boost sales accordingly.
Moin and et.al. (2017) considers its 24/7 facility of greater advantage to both business
persons and the customers who can resolve their problem anytime they want.
States that intranet is a private network that is created using the world wide web software for
specific users who are authorized to do so. Intranet is an internal network that is designed for
the internal communications within an organization. It can be for a specific business so that
the files could be shared securely by the employees.
Contradicts that it can be limited only within a local area network and cannot be accessed
remotely. And to get access over a wide area network it has to typically enter login
credentials.
Observes that intranet is very important in increasing the productivity of the business and its
employees. As on a private network information can be easily found out, reduce the mails,
information reach out is wide, and secure. The employees get faster information and can
function effectively.
Argues that intranet is more useful for a business as compared to internet because it privatizes
and secures the information of the business and is accessible only by the internal team who
has got the access. Also, helps in collaborative teamwork and builds a strong company
culture.

2.5 Software system Development Life Cycle
Software system development life cycle is a process used by software industry to
develop and design high quality software. SDLC main aim is to meet customers expectations
and reach completion with and cost estimates. It includes detailed plan that explicate how to
develop, maintain, replace alter and enhance particular software. The life cycle explains
overall process for development and methodology for improving quality of software.
With the view of Aljawarneh, Alawneh and Jaradat (2017) the typical SDLC include
stages which are planning, defining, designing, building, testing and development. There are
various models which area adopted by various companies according to their need. The
models are Waterfall model, Iterative model, spiral model, V-model and big bang model
which are used by several companies.
On the other side Rani (2017) articulated that In SDLC plans start by evaluating
existing system for deficiencies, it defines the requirement for new system then it creates the
software through stages of analysis, planning, architecture and design, testing plan, coding,
testing and result and release and maintenance. Further it was criticized by Mustika (2020)
that It was common practice to perform security related activities only as a part of testing. A
secure SDLC process ensures that activities like penetration testing, code review and
architecture analysis are integral part of development effort.
According to Vijayakumar and Arun (2019) that It is helps company to reduce or
prevent damaged caused by attacks, early detection of flaws in system and overall reduction
of inherent business risk for the organization. It gives defined view of entire system, timeline,
goals, design review help the company to ensure reliability and quality of final product. It
also enhances control over large complex projects. SDLC is difficult to manage and risk may
not be determined even at last stage of project, it also time-consuming and biggest
disadvantage is that it become inflexible while making changes.
3 Analysis and discussion
3.1 The role of technology
Tesco has been found to be one of the widely informative for gaining consumers
strength, goodwill oriented scale productivity and also to harness new functional avenues
imperatively on wider levels. Technology has enabled TESCO to be one of the best brand
within retail industry where consumers have been served with best quality products and

services due to fast competitive work goal targets widely and also avail strengths within new
scenarios widely. Role of technology can be seen strongly within varied innovation coming
on among company business performance aspects and also to yield larger domain efficacy
within keen horizons, for commercial excellence widely. Technology has also enhanced
marketing and promotion standards widely and given push to capital rise within internal and
revenue targets. Tesco as one of the best retail company within global industry has been
aiming to bring on competitive scale efficacy profoundly, develop goodwill strategic
benchmarks and also has been availing focus on innovation. When analyzing promotion
efficacy profoundly there has been varied new scale goals widely within TESCO, there has
been comparatively rise on new goals profoundly. There are varied rise coming on new quest
goals and stronger determinants widely, for yielding competent goals variably and also to
develop mew goals profoundly.
Tesco has raised high keen strengths within promotion horizons, for vivid knowledge
of innovative goals scale functional strength diversity and also there has been keen growth
worked on. Tesco has been also seeing quick rise comparatively within work goals targets
functionally and also to evolve on new domains of quick profound synergy. The brand has
been seeing up scaled work growth targets widely and keen performance metrics for
determining stringent innovation effectively on which wier quest goals can be analysed. Role
of technology has been found to be widely strong for integrating competitive specific
functional reach and also enable competencies new goals profoundly which has found to be
forming stronger vision formatively further for quest horizons keenly (Bollweg, Lackes,, and
Weber,2020).
3.2. Types of various information systems
There are various information systems that are selected in business avenues at TESCO
like the management information system and decision support system which has widely
become one of the key domain strength for keen functional scale efficacy on longer run. The
MIS can be understood as computer integrated system consisting of hardware and software
systems that works as backbone of company, on longer operations scenarios effectively and
also gathers data widely form multiple online systems. It analyses informational scenarios
and reports data to aid in management decision making widely on higher informative
domains functionally. TESCO uses MIS to keep data among work domains structurally
operative on new goals profoundly, also to reach on new efficacy parameters and also
perform wider domains of operational scenarios effectively. MIS has been widely able to

enhance its goodwill profoundly by using best technology networks systems operationally
and also developing new scale revenue and goodwill targets.
The decision support system is customized program used for supporting
determination, judgments and courses of actions at work domains where it enables business
to work on massive amount of data, compiling various other comprehensive information for
solving problems strategically. It can be widely analysed that DSS enables business
competencies to be widely worked on strengthening its reach vastly and also to leverage keen
strength. It also has been analysed to be one of the best asset where Tesco has been able to
widely reach on new domains of expertise within performance metrics to take strategic
decisions and also use competitive analysis, for larger scale efficacy profoundly
(Riegger,Klein and Henkel, 2020).
3.3 Networks used by Tesco-
From a single stall of goods to the largest retailer of online groceries, Tesco has surely came a
long way. It has expanded to the vast online business with the help of electronic platforms
available. Tesco uses the network of Wireless LAN ( local area network) Technology. All the
wireless network components are used by them like routers, wave link networking kit and the
network components. Some complications it faced was security issue in the wireless
networks. The wireless products are inexpensive but the security setting can be easily
configured. So to meet up with this they have used the highest security for the wireless
network.
The problems that were faced by Tesco are it slowed down the internet performance and the
data could be accessed by all, safety and security issues etc. Tesco has a common wireless
link to a server in distinct geographic region, through which a group of computers are
connected. Such network helps it with faster and effective communication which increases
the operational efficiency.
3.4 Internet and intranet in business
TESCO uses internet and intranet to facilitate the business operations smoothly. There are
some ways Tesco uses these facilities:-
 E- Marketing strategies of Tesco- The online marketing of the company is done
through websites, m-commerce, TV, banner ads, email marketing and various other
electronic tools. It is using the search engine optimization to attract the traffic over

internet to their personal websites. Tesco.com for its search engine optimization has
joined hands with the bigmouth media. Its vision is to be the largest online grocery in
the world.
 Tesco has many online internal operations over the internet like storage and creation
of its documents, employee communication and sharing of the database etc.
 It focuses on doing the online advertisements of its products on websites and on social
media applications like Facebook and twitter. It also does email marketing through it
assumes nearly 60% of its online revenue. It sends emails to customers regarding
details of the products and services offered and also resolves their queries.
 The complete online grocery stores are there for customer's convenience to purchase
online and they get the real time delivery of their products.
 The use of intranet is done by Tesco in a way to promote the employee engagement
within the company. This has helped in reducing the the turnover ratio of the
company. Over a privatized network it becomes easy for all the employees to
participate, give responses, share their views and opinions etc. The use of intranet
helps in building a two way communication between employees and the seniors of the
company. Also this process optimizes the use of resources in an organization.
CONCLUSION
From the report it can be concluded that the IT sector is very important for every type
of organization and require more and more modification as per need of business. From the
literature review it can be seen that there are various processes in Tesco company which are
carried forward with the help of IT. Also, it is pointed in the report that There are several
socials and ethics issues of it which are being faced by company. Further it was concluded
that Tesco uses different types of network for better efficiency and effectiveness of firm.
Tesco company uses internet and intranet for good functioning of organization. SDLC also
plays Major role in development of customized software for Tesco company.

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