Fundamental concepts of the Information Systems (IS) and to make them aware of the importance and the role of IS in the organization. The business and its components and environment, the management functions and considerations, the information systems types and components, the information technology (IT) and its impact on information systems, the IS development cycle, the information age and the information society, the IT indicators and the digital divide, and the contemporary applications of IT in IS: E-Business, E-Government, E-Commerce, E-Learning.