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What is the primary purpose of an information system?
What is the primary purpose of an information system?
- To collect and store data
- To disseminate information to anyone
- To process and analyze data only
- To get the right information to the right people, at the right time (correct)
What is the difference between data and information?
What is the difference between data and information?
- Data is only numbers, while information is characters and currency amounts
- Data is raw and unorganized, while information is processed and organized (correct)
- Data is knowledge, while information is awareness
- Data is processed information
What is the primary function of the Central Processing Unit (CPU)?
What is the primary function of the Central Processing Unit (CPU)?
- To select instructions and process them (correct)
- To display video output
- To store data and instructions
- To provide power to the computer
What type of software controls and coordinates hardware components?
What type of software controls and coordinates hardware components?
What is knowledge in the context of information systems?
What is knowledge in the context of information systems?
What are the five fundamental components of a computer-based information system?
What are the five fundamental components of a computer-based information system?
What is an example of a special function card?
What is an example of a special function card?
What is an example of accumulated knowledge in the context of the company recruiting at the school?
What is an example of accumulated knowledge in the context of the company recruiting at the school?
What is the primary function of an Operating System?
What is the primary function of an Operating System?
What is 'data' in the context of information technology?
What is 'data' in the context of information technology?
What type of device is a monitor in the context of an information system?
What type of device is a monitor in the context of an information system?
What type of software performs a specific business function?
What type of software performs a specific business function?
What is the role of hardware in an information system?
What is the role of hardware in an information system?
What is the relationship between data, information, and knowledge?
What is the relationship between data, information, and knowledge?
What is the primary function of Main Memory (RAM)?
What is the primary function of Main Memory (RAM)?
Who are the individuals that use the hardware?
Who are the individuals that use the hardware?
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Information Systems
- An information system collects, processes, stores, analyzes, and disseminates information for a specific purpose.
- The purpose of information systems is to get the right information to the right people, at the right time, in the right amount, and in the right format.
- Information systems are intended to supply useful information.
Data, Information, and Knowledge
- Data: Raw, unorganized facts that need to be processed and organized to convey any specific meaning.
- Data can be numbers, characters, and currency amounts.
- Information: Data that is processed and organized to convey meaning and value to the recipient.
- Knowledge: Data and/or information that have been organized and processed to convey understanding and accumulated learning, and expertise as they apply to a current business problem.
Components of Information Systems
- The five fundamental components of computer-based information systems that interact to produce information are:
- Hardware (information technology)
- Software (information technology)
- Data (information technology)
- Procedures
- People (users)
Hardware and Software
- Hardware: Devices such as processors, monitors, keyboards, and printers that accept, process, and display data and information.
- Software: A program or collection of programs that controls and coordinates the hardware.
- Operating System: A program that controls the computer's resources, such as Windows and Linux.
- Application software: Programs that run on top of the operating system and perform a business function.
Computer Components
- CPU: The central processing unit, responsible for selecting instructions, processing them, performing arithmetic and logical comparisons, and storing results of operations in memory.
- Main Memory (RAM): Circuitry for storing data and instructions that are acted upon by the CPU.
- Special Function Cards: Cards that add to the computer to augment its basic capabilities.
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