5.3 Intranet Achitectural Diagram

    This diagram shows how an intranet works within a corporation.  Inside the "intranet" block, the client  inside the network sends information through the corporate server, through the firewall, and over the internet to the client outside the LAN.  The client can now see the information sent using an intranet.

4.2 A Basic Network

This graph displays a Client-Server Relationship or a Server Centric Relationship.  The connection you see is the transmission medium.  Bandwidth is the amount of data that can be sent over a connection.  The connection can be through wireless media or cable media.  There are protocols, or rules of the relationship, to make sure everything runs smoothly.

4.1 IFS H/W Infrastructure

This image shows how we use input technologies, such as keyboards and mouses, to input letters into the system unit.  The unit then uses processing technologies to convert the letters into binary code, or machine language, so that the CPU can then interpret it.  The CPU uses bytes, which are composed of 8 bits, to understand each letter.  The ALU then calculates the bits into ASCII, which is the language that we understand.  Then the results of the calculations are stored in the control unit and are visible through output technologies. 

3.1 Value Chain Diagram

3.2 Business Case

Faith:  I believe that if your company decides to invest in our information system, you will see a major increase in your company's customer sales, the company's website will operate smoother, and your company will gain a competitive advantage over the competition.

Fear:  If you decide not to incorporate our system, your competitors will.  Many of them all ready have.  Your company will continuously see drops in sales and eventually go out of business.

Fact:  Companies who choose incorporate our system will see that within the next 3 years they usually see an increase in total benefit of $7000+.

2.1 Flickr Case Study

The 3 enablers I chose for the Flickr case study are Uploading, Informing/In-sourcing, and Steroids.

                The uploading aspect of the website is pretty basic.  Flickr.com enables users to upload pictures to the site, free of charge, at their own will.  The site also uses a feature called “Tags” which lets the user and the site categorize uploaded photos.

               
                I used Informing and In-sourcing because Flickr.com is in conjunction with Yahoo.com, one of the most powerful search engines in the world.  Both site share Ad space on the other site incorporating the In-sourcing enabler.

             
               I chose the Steroid enabler simply because the site users to upload an unlimited amount of pictures to the site at no cost.  The site provides as much space as the user needs.

1.3 Organizational Chart