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DSS and Computer Crime Although there is no single definition for a DSS, in general, a DSS has been defined as follows:

Decision Support Systems (DSS) are a specific class of computerized information system that supports business and organizational decision-making activities. A properly designed DSS is an interactive software-based system intended to help decision makers compile useful information from raw data, documents, personal knowledge, and/or business models to identify and solve problems and make decisions" [italics added] ("InformationBuilders.com," n.d.).

According to Gupta & Malik (2005), DSS is basically "a system that provides information for making semi-structured and unstructured decisions" (p. 184).

A management information system ("MIS") is best defined as a "system or process that provides the information necessary to manage an organization effectively" (Comptroller of the Currency Administrator of National Banks, 1995, p. 2). Stated differently, MIS is a system or process...

The hallmark of MIS is that it is "standard, scheduled, structured and routine," whereas DSS is "unstructured and available on request" (Gupta & Malik, 2005, p. 282). Moreover, as opposed to MIS, DSS "facilitates the decision-making process, helping the decision-makers to choose between alternatives" whereas MIS provides the raw data to the decision-maker, letting the decision-maker make and reach his or her own conclusions (Gupta & Malik, 2005, p. 282).
DSS is consists primarily of three components: 1) a database, 2) a model base, and 3) a user interface ("Encyclopedia of Business," n.d.). The "database" component consists of the information used and referenced by the DSS, e.g., "customer account records, product sales history, employee schedules," and the like. ("Encyclopedia of Business," n.d.). The "model base' consists primarily of models that are used by the system in providing information, e.g., a linear…

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As noted above, DSS is situation specific in that it does not dictate the outcome of a decision, as does MIS. Since DSS is quick and not based on a rigid format, it can be used to review data and identify trends and patterns to ascertain consumer behavior. Thus, for example, where MIS helps management decide how much raw material needs to be reordered at a specific time and in what quantities, DSS helps the decision-maker review the trends and patterns associated with the consumption of a particular product, which in turn helps the decision-maker better determine the amount of material to re-order -- material that if based purely on an MIS model, may result in unneeded costs.

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Computer crime has declined somewhat between 2009 and 2010, although the overall levels of computer crime have been consistently rising. For example, according to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (2009), from January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009, there were "336,655 complaint submissions. . . . [A] 22.3% increase as compared to 2008 . . . ." (p. 2). In 2010, however, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (2010) reported that the total amount of complaints of computer crime went down slightly to 303,809 complaint submissions, but that this was still the "second-highest number of complaints" (p. 4). The general rise in computer crime is likely a result of the increased availability and use of computers and electronic equipment in society. Moreover, because not everyone
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