Gain understanding of the problem to be solved or opportunity to be addressed
System Analysis
Define problems and opportunities of the existing system
System Design
Determines how the new system will work to meet the business needs defined during systems analysis
System Implementation
Creating or acquiring the system components defined in the design step, assembling them, and putting the new system into operation
SystemMaintenanceandReview
Checking and modifying the system so that it comes to meet changing business needs
Organization
Collection of people and other resources established to accomplish a set of goals
Value Chain
Series of activities that includes inbound logistics, warehouse and storage, and production
SupplyChainManagement (SCM)
Helps determine what supplies are required for the value chain and what quantities are needed to meet customer demand
CustomerRelationshipManagement (CRM)
Helps companies manage all aspects of customer encounters, including marketing and advertising
UpstreamManagement
Managing raw materials, inbound logistics, and warehouse and storage facilities
DownstreamManagement
Managing finished product storage, outbound logistics, marketing and sales and customer service
Organizational Culture
The understandings are often not stated or documented as goals or formal policies
Organizational Change
How organization plan for, implement, and handle change
Data Communications
Deals with the transfer of data between two remote points or places by using suitable medium
Protocols
A set of rules and guidelines for communicating data
Network Standards
Provides technical requirements, specifications and guidelines that must be employed consistently to ensure devices, equipment and software which govern networking are fit for their intended purpose
Transducer
An electronic device which converts energy from one form to another
Input Transducer
A sensor
Output Transducer
An actuator
Sensor
Used to capture data, analyze that data and take action based on that analysis
Actuator
Responsible for moving and controlling a mechanism or system
In digital data communications, the data will be in binary form (consist of only 0s and 1s)
Delivery
One of the important aspects of data communications
Accuracy
The system must deliver the data accurately
Timeliness
The system must deliver the data in the prescribed time
Message
It can be either text, numbers or audio or video or any combination of these types
Sender
The device that sends the data message
Receiver
The device that receives the messages
Medium
The physical path by which a message travels from sender to receiver
Protocols
A set of rules that govern the data communication
Simplex
Data transfer between two linked devices takes place only in one direction
Half Duplex
Both the linked devices can transmit and receive the data, but not at the same time
Full Duplex
Both the linked devices can transmit and receive the data at the same time
Link
A physical communication pathway that transfers data from one device to another
Point to Point
Connection provides a dedicated link between two devices
Multipoint
More than two specific devices share a single link
Definition of CRM
Costumer relationship management
BASICOFDATACOMMUNICATIONS - Data Communications mainly deals with the transfer of data between two remote points or places by using suitable medium.
MEANS: The way by which two or more communication devices are connected to a link.