History of Information Systems

By gackim8036

  • History of the 1970s

    History of the 1970s
    Mainframe Computers are being used
    Computers and data are centralized
    Systems are connected to business functions (billing, inventory and payroll)
    First cell phone call made

  • History of the 1980s

    History of the 1980s
    PCs and LANs are installed
    Departments set up computer systems
    End-user computing with Word Processors and Spreadsheets makes departments less dependent on the IT

  • History of the 1990s

    History of the 1990s
    Wide Area Networks (WANs) become corporate standards
    Management looks for system integration and data integration

  • History of the 2000s

    History of the 2000s
    Wide Area Networks expand via the Internet
    Management looks for data sharing across systems.
    Iphone, Ipad and Ipod invented