Global Information Systems - Desklib

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Running head: GLOBAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Global information systems
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2GLOBAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Discussion activity 5
1. What is meant by the term ‘global information systems’?
Global information system is defined as the type of system which is used to deliver the data
as proposed in the initial stages. Both structured and unstructured data can be managed with the
help of the global information system. It is a system of software and hardware, used for the
retrieving, mapping analysis of data.
2. The European Union has stricter privacy laws than the United States, and not many
US companies are willing to comply with the EU Directive on Data Protection. How
would you resolve the conflict?
Confliction related to the difference in laws on data protection in different countries can be
solved with the help of general data protection protocols which are needed to be framed by all
the business organization worldwide1. Transparency and data privacy should be the foremost
aspect of the generalized data protection protocols which has to be followed by corporations of
both United States and America.
3. Decision Support Systems use models to process data. Explain what a model is. Give
two examples.
Decision support system is defined as the type pf model which are used in business
corporations for making any decision-making activities. Operations and planning across different
levels of organization can be positively impacted with the help of the decision support systems.
The two examples where decision support system can be implemented are as followings:
1 "Fundamental Concepts of Information Systems", in Umsl.edu, , 2019,
<http://www.umsl.edu/~joshik/msis480/chapt02.htm> [accessed 14 January 2019].