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Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 TASK 1 2 DATA BASES 2 CLIENT SERVERS 2 EXPERT SYSTEMS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 3 DATA WAREHOUSING 4 INTRANET AND INTERNET 5 TASK 2 6 ACCURACY 6 RELEVANCE 6 TIMELINESS 6 COST 6 DATA PROTECTION ACT 7 COMPUTER MISUSE ACT 8 COPYRIGHT ACT 8 INITIAL USER REQUIREMENTS 9 USER OPINIONS 9 VOLUME OF PROBLEMS 9 FINANCIAL GAIN 9 SUMMARY 10 BIBLIOGRAPHY 11 Task 1 Information is a vital resource within an organisation and it is important that the users of this information have instant, appropriate access to it. Information must be shared across the organisation so that everyone can make his or her decisions using it. 1.1 Discuss the role of the following facilities within the context of the provision of information: * Data bases * Client servers * Expert systems and Artificial Intelligence * Data warehousing Give brief details of the role each of the above plays in the provision, distribution or use of information. Data bases If we were to look at the BIFHE scenario before any integrated systems are put in place, we would see that each department is probably organising their data in a traditional file environment. This will either involve hardcopy's...

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