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Question 1

Define Information system (IS)?

Answer 1

information systems are computer-based tools that people use to work with information and that support the information and information processing needs of an organization.

Question 2

What is management information systems?

Answer 2

It’s the functions that plans for, develops, implement, and maintains IT hardware, software and applications that people use to support the goals of an organization

Question 3

What is Information Technology (IT)?

Answer 3

The acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal pictorial, textual and numerical information by microelectronics based combination of computing and telecommunications

Question 4

Describe management of transactional data relational data business intelligence

Answer 4

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Question 5

What is enterprise architecture (EA)?

Answer 5

Includes the plans for how an organization builds, deploys, uses, and shares its data, processes, and IT assets.

From Google:

• is a conceptual blueprint that defines the structure and operation of an organization.
• The intent of an enterprise architecture is to determine how an organization can most effectively achieve its current and future objectives.

Question 6

What are the primary business goals of enterprise architecture?

Answer 6

1. reduce costs/improve productivity
2. improve customer satisfaction
3. create competitive advantages
4. generate growth
5. generate new revenue streams
6. optimize the supply chain

Question 7

What are the building blocks of enterprise architecture?

Answer 7

Data architecture: identifies where and how important data, like customer records, or maintained and secured.

Infrastructure architecture: includes the hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment that, when combined, provide the underlying foundation to support organizations goals

Application architecture: determines how applications integrate and relate to each other.