Exam 1 Flashcards
Raid
Risk, Action, Issues, Decision
DIKW
Data, information, knowledge, wisdom
Information literacy
the ability to find, evaluate, organize, use, and communicate information in all its various formats
Triangulation
looking at multiple sources to dissect the truth
corroboration
looking across the same type of source with multiple perspectives
what is a system
an organized, purposeful structure that consists of interrelated and interdependent elements
Open system
inputs, processes, outcomes, controls, feedback, adjustment, purpose/function, time
what is an enterprise
a system of many other systems
what is a process
how something is going to happen
what are the system hierarchy parts
supersystem, system, subsystem
system characteristics
interdependent, synergistic parts, entropy (fall apart if not adapting), optimization and suboptimization (subsystems suboptimize so system can optimize)
steps of enterprise system
business driven (process) > technology enabled (technology) > organizationally supported (people) > loop
purpose of information system
help business processes in order to help the enterprise achieve its goal
elements of information system
data, hardware, software, media (communication), processing (procedure), people
Structured data
has standardized format for efficient access by software and humans alive, it is typically tabular with rows and columns that clearly define data atributes
unstructured data
information with no set data model, or data that has not yet been ordered in a predefined way
types of software
operating system, application, utilities, network system, embedded system
Heuristic
mental shortcut, commonly used to simplify problems and avoid cognitive overload
heuristic types
availability (easy to understand overestimate liklihood)
representativeness (if it makes sense)
anchoring (evaluate new information with perspective of old info)
affect (emotional connection bias)
