To familiarize the CIS major with systems development, CIS 455 is required by thecurriculum. This class introduces the student with cost/benefit justification; software design;implementation and maintenance procedures; quality assurance; and integration of informationsystems into management decision-making processes. Computer Information Systems Analysisand Design (CIS 455) will require that a student design an appropriate computer system for aspecific company or business. The account for this class will contain Microsoft Office and willhave Internet connections. The last class that is required for in the CIS core is CIS 465. In this course, the focal pointis to strategically use information systems in the business environment. Information ResourceManagement (CIS 465) centers on responsibility and accountability of information resourcemanagers; security, legal, and ethical issues; procurement and supervision of resources andresource assessment. This class will have Visual/IFPS Plus as well as Internet capabilities. III. Technical Design Local area networks (LANs) could be thought of as pockets of coordinated computingwithin a small geographic area. The network has three layers of components: Applicationsoftware, network software, and network hardware. Application software that will be used willconsists of computer programs that interface with network users and permit the sharing ofinformation, such as files, graphics, and video, and resources, such as printers and disks. Thetype of application software that will be used is called client-server. Client computers sendrequests for information or requests to use resources to other computers, called servers, thatcontrol data and applications. The network software to be used will consists of computerprograms that establish protocols, or rules, for computers to talk to one another. Theseprotocols are carried out by sending and receiving formatted instructio...
