Management information systems form a bedrock ofIT use in the public sector. They are therefore found in all sections ofthe public sector and in all countries..Of course， different people use the term "management information system" differently: The term should therefore not form the basis for arguments about  （） an MIS is and is not. So long as one and those with whom one works understand and agree on a definition， that is good enough.Similarly， when dealing with written material， one needs to be able to（）and communicate， not get locked into doctrinal debate，

Many public service providers have developed management information systems to morutor and control the services that they provide. Both the US （） UK Social Security agencies have developed MIS to report on the welfare payments and services that they provide . The British public healthcare system has also been a major investor in MIS as it 1ries to control healthcare costs and simultaneously improve delivery standards .

Individual schools can also（）use ofMIS. Hobmoor Junior and Infant School， a public school in Birmingham， UK， introduced a computerised attendance system to produce MIS reports that monitor pupil attendance. This improved the Principal’s ability to understand and control absence patterns， resulting in a 2.5 per cent （） in attendance rates.

Both the US （） UK Social Security agencies have developed MIS to report on the welfare payments and services that they provide .

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I often wondered why the people of Pompeii did not run away before the volcano erupted. As it turns out, they didn’t know what a volcano was. In fact, the Romans did not even have a word for “volcano”. 小题1:They had no idea that a volcano would destroy them. Starting from 20 August AD 79, there were some earthquakes near the volcano. 小题2:然而，没有一个人很注意这些. Then, on 24 August, the mountain explored, pouring out a cloud of ash. It was also moving quite fast. Most of the human remains from Pompeii have been found on the roads away from the city. 小题3:The people were fleeing the city for their lives. However, they could not get away fast enough, 小题4:so they were buried beneath the ash. A famous Roman scholar happened to be on a boat nearby when all of this happened, so he went to the area to see what was going on. Even he didn’t know what a volcano was. 小题5:不幸的是他也死于这场灾难中.