Education IndustryThe Manning’s School

GROUP 4

Clayton Peterkin, Yanique Dennis, Damion Samuels,

Tonique Patrick, Tristan Williams & Samantha Wallace

Brief Description of Manning’s School Operation

Manning’s is a very large school and

hence it requires a very large complement

of human and other resources in order

to efficiently carry out its day to

day activities. Alongside its academic program, Manning’s

School operates its own canteen, two tuck

shops, a library and a poultry farm.

Input Devices Avervision CP355 Portable Document Camera

It provides an enhanced teaching environment in a compact solution

The Aver Vision CP355 is ideal for

displaying and capturing images at

any angle, so for example a would

teacher use this camera to capture a printed word document and display

it to the entire class without

having to print a lot of different copies.

It has a 3.2 mega pixel camera

head and Auto Focus and a strong

80x total zoom including 5 xs optical zoom.

Capture data needed to print customers receipts- Operation Support System (OSS). e.g. Cash register/till

Store data needed for billing creditors- Transaction Processing System (TPS)- e.g. QuickBooks: This is software that is used for the schools accounting purposes.

Assist Manager/Board Members to price goods/services- Decision Support Systems (DSS)

Information Systems

Database

QuickBooks (TPS) Bill creditors

Database Management Systems and Utility Programs

The database administrator makes sure that

only the right people can either read

or change the data.  Database management systems

is a computer program that allows

the user to create and manage databases

and also allows different levels of access to users.

A utility programme used at the institution

is ESET Nod32 Antivirus. The acronym NOD

stands for Nemocnica na Okraji Disku

("Hospital at the end of the disk"). It is used for

the maintenance of your computer’s health

The Internet, Intranet & Extranet at the Manning’s School. Internet- A network of networks. Benefits: E-mails, Voice Over IP (VoIP)

is a communication service available for free as long as you have an Internet connection (e.g. Skype) and advertising.

Intranet- An Intranet is a use of Net and Web technology that happens inside your own organization. Benefit: Document distribution - reducing cost improving timeliness of distributed information

Extranet- An Extranet is an Intranet that people outside your formal organization have access to. Benefit Allows the school to make purchases overseas and track the delivery of the items.

Role of the Internet, Intranet & Extranet in the Education Industry

Internet- Allows students to access information online( E-learning Jamaica), create e-mail address, and teachers have access to additional notes.

Intranet- allows a place where boundaries are lowered and information exchange is encouraged

Extranet- Providing those on the school’s supply chain, including their customers, with all the information they need to improve their business relationship and it will help the business to grow and develop.

Characteristics of Information Clarity- unambiguous, clear information. It should be easily read, and understood

Accuracy- this refers to information that is correct, truthful, and precise

Conciseness- information should be straight forward, it gets straight to the point and it is in a shortened form.

User- Relatedness- the information should relate to a specific user, not everyone can be in connection with certain information

Relevance- information should serve a purpose, it should be essential to the users

Timeliness- information, it also needs to occur in a timely manner

Computer Security Risks

Weak or No Encryption

Wireless networks with weak or no encryption that can be accessed easily by anyone driving by with a wireless-enabled laptop.

Reducing the risks

to encode data during storage or transmission so

that it cannot be understood by someone who

does not have the encryption key or software

to convert it back to its original form

Computer Security Risks

Hardware Malfunction

Hardware malfunction is a risk because data can be corrupted by bad power and over- heating. . Bad power not only damage hardware but it could damage important system file.

Reducing the risks

the use of uninterruptible

power supply (UPS) and

surge protectors.

Thank You

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