Chapter 1 Reading Notes

Question 1

Says the number of transistors will double every 18 months

Answer 1

Moores law

Question 2

What is management information systems

Answer 2

The management and use of information systems that help business achieve their strategies

Question 3

A group of components that interact to achieve some purpose

Answer 3

System

Question 4

A group if components that interact to produce information

Answer 4

Information system

Question 5

What does just barely sufficient mean

Answer 5

We don’t want too much data. There’s so much we can’t deal with all of it

Question 6

When using the 5 components model, how can you understand the scope of a new IS

Answer 6

You can tell how big of an investment it will be. What new hardware will you need? What programs will you need to license? What databases and data will you need? What procedures will you need to put in place? What will the impact of the new technology be on the people.