Lecture 1

Question 1

What is an Information System?

Answer 1

It’s a set of computer-based tools for collecting, storing, and processing data

Question 2

What does an IS use to achieve a goal?

Answer 2

• Technology
• People
• Processes

Question 3

What kind of technology do Information Systems use?

Answer 3

• Data
• Hardware
• Software
• Network

Question 4

What is data?

Answer 4

Information (Knowledge)

Question 5

What is hardware?

Answer 5

The physical piece of technology

Question 6

What kinds of software are used?

Answer 6

• System software
• Application software

Question 7

What kinds of network are used?

Answer 7

• Communication media
• Communication protocols

Question 8

What kind of people are used?

Answer 8

• End-users
• Information Systems Specialists

Question 9

What is a process?

Answer 9

A set of activities that are performed within an organization or technical environment

Question 10

What is the formal definition of an IS?

Answer 10

An IS is a software to capture, transmit, store, retrieve, or display information, thereby supporting people , organizations, or other system software.

Question 11

What are the components of an IS?

Answer 11

• Software
• Hardware
• Data
• People
• Networks

Question 12

What are the results of the IS activities on data?

Answer 12

IPOS
- Input
- Processing
- Output
- Storage

Question 13

What is input?

Answer 13

Anything we wish to embed in a system for some type of use

Question 14

What is processing?

Answer 14

The act of taking inputted data and converting it to a usable output

Question 15

What is output?

Answer 15

The processed information in a usable format

Question 16

What is storage?

Answer 16

Output that is save for a period of time

Question 17

Describe Data->Information->Knowledge->Wisdom

Answer 17

• Data: a fact/statement of event without any relation to other things
• Information: understanding of the relationship
• Knowledge: a pattern that connects and provides a high level of predictability as to what is described or what will happen next
• Wisdom: the understanding of the fundamental principles embodied within the knowledge

Question 18

What are the types of information system?

Answer 18

• Transaction Processing Systems
• Management Information Systems
• Decision Support Systems
• Executive Information Systems
• Expert Systems

Question 19

What are the Transaction Processing Systems?

Answer 19

Systems that are concerned with transaction handling and record-keeping

Question 20

What is the goal of Transaction Processing Systems?

Answer 20

Improve transaction processing by:
- Increasing speed
- Enhancing productivity
- And simplifying processes

Question 21

What are the Transaction Processing Activities?

Answer 21

• Data collection
• Data editing
• Data correction
• Data manipulation
• Data storage
• Document productions and reports

Question 22

What are Management Information Systems?

Answer 22

Uses raw data from TPS Systems, and converts into meaningful aggregate form

Question 23

What is the goal of the Management Information Systems?

Answer 23

Provide the information that helps managers in their jobs

Question 24

What are Decision Support Systems?

Answer 24

Systems that interactively assist with decision-making by:
- applying mathematical or logical models
- a dialogue of interactions to solve unstructured problems

Question 25

What is the goal of Decision Support Systems?

Answer 25

To provide comparisons of alternatives and recommend the preferred option

Question 26

What are Executive Information Systems?

Answer 26

Systems that provide rapid access to both internal and external information, usually represented in graphical format but allow for an extremely detailed view on demand.

Question 27

What is the goal of Executive Information Systems?

Answer 27

To provide comparisons of alternatives and recommend the preferred option

Question 28

What are Expert Systems?

Answer 28

A category of AI