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Chapters 1-3 + Hardware

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True

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What is the purpose of information systems and technology?

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it is used to complete Job functions, improve performance and efficiency, increase profitability, gain market share, provide competitive advantages, develop and improve customer relations, and manage daily operations.

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True or False: Technology is not constantly changing / many options / expensive.

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False: Technology is constantly changing / expensive / and has many options

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Digital Transformation

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improve existing business processes / create new

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What is an information system?

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a system that collects, processes, stores, analyzes, and disseminates information for a specific purpose.

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What is Management Information Systems?

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the study of people, technology, organizations, and the relationships among them.

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True or False: MIS is a people-oriented field with an emphasis on service through technology.

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True

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True or False: MIS professionals help organizations, of certain sizes and certain industries, leverage technology to operate more effectively and efficiently.

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False: MIS professionals help organizations, of all sizes and all industries, leverage technology to operate more effectively and efficiently.

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What is Information Technology (IT)?

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Any computer0based tool that people use to work with information and to support an organization’s information and information-processing needs.

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Examples of Information Technology (IT)?

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What are some IT Departments?

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  • Information Technology (IT)
  • Information Services Dept (IS)
  • Information Systems Dept (IS)
  • MIS Dept
  • Computer Dept
  • Technology Services Dept
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What are some Roles in Information Technology?

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  • Business Analyst
  • Database Admin
  • Network Admin
  • Project Management
  • Cyber Security
  • Consulting
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What is a CIO IT Leadership/Executive?

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Chief Information Officer

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What is a CISO IT Leadership/Executive?

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Chief Information Security Officer

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What is a CTO IT Leadership/Executive?

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Chief Technology Officer

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What is a CDO IT Leadership/Executive?

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Chief Digital Officer

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What can you expect from working in Information Technology?

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  • Job satisfaction
  • High placement rate
  • High salaries
  • Exciting field
  • Challenging field
  • Hands-on problem solving
  • Innovation and creativity
  • Global opportunities
  • Great chance for advancement
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True or False: You don’t have to be an informed user to be in information systems.

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False: You should always be an informed user!

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What is Data?

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Data items are things, events, activities, transactions, values, figures, numbers, etc. that are recorded, classified, and stored but are not organized to convey any specific meaning.

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What is Information?

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Information is data that has been organized so that it has value and meaning to the recipient

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What is hardware?

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the physical parts and accessories of a computer

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what is software?

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the set of instructions that is stored and run by hardware

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Examples of Hardware?

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  • Keyboards
  • Mice
  • Monitors
  • Printers
  • Scanners
  • Speakers
  • Cameras
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Who invented the Worlds 1st Computer?

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Charles Babbage (1833-1871)

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What could Charles Babbage's computer do?
It was powerful enough to perform simple calculations
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When were Charles Babbages particular designs finally translated into a functioning computer?
1991
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When did Mainframe computers come out?
Around the 1940-1950s
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What are some characteristics of Mainframes?
- they took up the entire room - they were very powerful - only select employees were authorized to use them
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What are some personal computers?
- The apple Lisa (1983) - IBM 5150 Personal Computer (1981) - Altair 8800 (1975)
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When did personal computers become increasingly more popular?
in the late 1980s - early 1990s
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Is a motherboard considered part of a computers hardware?
yes
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what do motherboards do
they allow communication between crucial electrical computer components
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Is a hard drive considered part of a computers hardware?
yes
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what is the hard drive used for
strorage (files, pictures)
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Is a graphics card considered part of a computers hardware?
yes
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what is a graphics card used for?
creating graphics and images on the monitor
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GPU Hardware?
Graphical Processor Unit
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What does GPU do?
allow faster gaming, bitcoin, mining, ai, data analysis
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Graphics Card
Important for gamers
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is memory hardware?
yes
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what is memory used for?
storage area that holds all the data and instructions that the CPU needs to execute actions
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What is a Network Card?
allows your computer to connect to the network and internet
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Other Hardware Components of a Computer:
- USB - HDMI - Heat SInks - Fans - Speakers - Battery
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What are examples of software?
- TikTok - instagram - linkedin - office powerpoint - excel - candy crush
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What is the first layer of soft ware?
BIOS ( Basic Input and output system)
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What is the second layer of software?
Operating systems (windows/apple/iOS/android)
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what is the third layer of software?
applications & programs
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What is UEFI
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
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what is geofencing?
the use of GPS, Wi-Fi, cellular data or sensor technology to create a virtual geographic boundary.
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what is photo tagging?
the process of assigning names to images of people.
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privacy issues?
involves collecting, storing, and dissemination information about individuals
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electronic surveillance?
technology has made it easy to track people through product searches, purchases, facial recognition, public cameras, and photo tagging
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Personal Information?
Our financial, medical, etc, information is stored electronically in databases
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Accuracy Issues?
involve the authenticity, fidelity, and correctness of information that is collected and processed.
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Property Issues?
involve ownership and value of information
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Accessibility Issues?
revolve around who should have access to information and whether they should pay a fee for this access
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What is a cookie?
small amounts of text and computer code stored on your computer and phone from temporary websites that you visit.
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Tracking Cookies?
track your internet use and purchase history
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First Party Cookies?
are stored directly on the website you visit. they help sites remember your information and settings when you revisit those websites.
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Third - Party Cookies?
are placed on a website by some entity other than the owner of the website. They collect user data for the third party. They do this to display similar adds to the things you buy to get your attention.
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Web Beacons?
small graphic images that are placed on websites or in emails to monitor the behavior of the user visiting the website.
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Session Replay Scripts?
programs that record a visitor's activity on a website. This includes mouse movements, clicks, and scrolls. They record how long visitors hover over a clickable link.
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Cookie Policies for Europe, Brazil, and California?
They have laws designed to give consumers more control over their personal information that online businesses collect
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Cookie Policies for Europe, Brazil, and California?
these laws cover both personal data and sensitive personal data. And data breaches
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inputs
materials, services, and information that flow through and are transformed as a result of process activities
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Resources
people and equipment that perform process activities
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outputs
the product or a service created by a process
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what is BPR
a radical redesign
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what is BPI
a less radical, less disruptive, and more incremental approach to improve processes
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