Biomedical Information System: General Notes Quiz
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What is the objective of an information system?

  • To control and coordinate the hardware components
  • To provide appropriate information to the user, gather the data, process the data and communicate information to the user of the system (correct)
  • To collect and distribute useful data within an organization
  • To define the flow of information within the system

    • What does computer hardware in an information system consist of?

  • Telecommunication networks used to collect and distribute useful data
  • Hardware components used to analyze and process the data
  • Input and output device, operating system, processor, and media devices (correct)
  • Application programs used to control and coordinate the hardware components

    • What is the function of computer software in an information system?

  • To control and coordinate the hardware components
  • To analyze and process the data (correct)
  • To gather the data and communicate information to the user of the system
  • To provide appropriate information to the user

    • Which component of an information system is responsible for collecting, creating, and distributing useful data within an organization?

    <p>Computer Software</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines the flow of information within an information system?

    <p>Information System</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does computer hardware in an information system depend upon?

    <p>Type and size of the organization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of software is responsible for organizing and serving data to the user?

    <p>Application Software</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which component of the information system is used for efficient access to required data and to manage knowledge bases?

    <p>Databases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the physical devices associated with network resources?

    <p>Routers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of personnel are responsible for developing and operating information systems?

    <p>Computer operators</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is generally believed about information?

    <p>It is power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What resource is needed to develop other resources?

    <p>Information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does every society become in an organizational sense?

    <p>An information society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who are the end users of the information system?

    <p>Customers and salespersons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are data described as before they are processed to generate information?

    <p>Unorganized raw facts and figures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is used for managing physical storage of media and virtual resources?

    <p>Database management system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main objective of an information system?

    <p>To provide appropriate information to the user, gather the data, process the data, and communicate information to the user of the system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does computer hardware in an information system consist of?

    <p>Input and output devices, operating system, processor, and media devices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of computer software in an information system?

    <p>To analyze and process the data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which component of an information system is responsible for collecting, creating, and distributing useful data within an organization?

    <p>Computer Hardware</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of software is responsible for organizing and serving data to the user?

    <p>Database management system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What component of the information system is used for efficient access to required data and to manage knowledge bases?

    <p>Databases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What resource is generally believed to be power in the context of information systems?

    <p>Information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do data transform into after they are processed to generate useful information?

    <p>Knowledge bases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of personnel are responsible for developing and operating information systems?

    <p>System analysts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the physical devices associated with network resources?

    <p>Routers, hubs, and cables</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of the information system according to the text?

    <p>To benefit the end user</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does computer hardware in an information system depend upon?

    <p>Data for processing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does every society become in an organizational sense?

    <p>Information society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is required to develop other resources according to the text?

    <p>Information</p> Signup and view all the answers

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