What differences exist in information systems at different levels of the organization, in terms of the type of information, the level of processing, the decision time frame, the importance of the information, and so on?

How does the organizational structure of an international firm affect the way the firm manages its information systems? Explain each of the relationships in terms of characteristics of the structure or of the information systems.

What are five different examples of raw, untransformed data. For each piece of data, show how it can be transformed or interpreted to become information.

Describe the six major steps in the information systems development process. At each step in the process, what are the dangers if that step is performed incorrectly or incompletely?