Module 1 Flashcards
It is a collection of hardware, software, data, people and telecommunications networks that interact with one another to capture, process, store, and disseminate information in an organization.
Management Information System (MIS)
To the _______, MIS is an implementation of the organizational systems and procedures.
To the managers
What is MIS to the managers?
an implementation of the organizational systems and procedures.
The goals of an MIS are. . . ?
To implement the organizational structure and dynamics of the enterprise for the purpose of managing the organization in a better way and capturing the potential of the information system for competitive advantage
Three Components of the MIS
System, Information, Management
Data is processed into. . .?
Information, with the help of a system.
A system is made up of?
inputs, processing, and outputs, and feedback or control.
Information is?
Processed data. This data is now useful in helping manage planning, controlling and operations in the enterprise.
what does management do?
It covers the planning, control, and administrations of the operations of a concern.
It covers the planning, control and administrations of the operations of a concern.
Management
The top management handles. . .?
planning
Which management handles planning?
Top management
The middle management handles. . .?
controlling
What management handles controlling?
Middle management
The lower management handles. . ?
actual administrationwh
What management is concerned with actual administration
Lower management
Notes
The top management handles planning, the middle management handles controlling, the lower management handles actual administration.
Basic objectives of MIS (CPIII)
Capturing Data, Processing Data, Information Storage, Information Retrieval, Information Propagation
It consists of data that has been organized to help answer questions and to solve problems.
Information
It is the software that helps organize and analyze data.
Information System
The purpose of an information system is to. . .
. . .turn raw data into useful information that can be used for decision making in an organization.
To increase the information system’s effectiveness. . .
You can add more data to make the information more accurate or use the information in new ways.
It is the set of interrelated components used to gather, filter, process, store and distribute useful data to help in operations, control, and decision making in an organization
Information System
Information System is very essential for. . .
Managing and running a business today
Its role is to support the key aspects of running an organization, such as communication, record-keeping, decision making, data analysis and more.
Information System
Define information system from a technical perspective,
It is a series of related components, which include: collect, process, store, and distribute information to assist managesr to do decision and control organization.
It is a series of related components, which include: collect, process, store, and distribute information to assist managesr to do decision and control organization.
Information system from a technical perspective
The business perspective calls attention to. . .?
The organizational and managerial nature of information systems.
From this perspective, an information system represents an organizational and management solution based on information technology to a challenge or problem posed by the environment,
Information system from the business perspective.
Processing data means. . . ? (MSCS)
making calculations with the data
o sorting data
o classifying data and
o summarizing data
It is an organised way of sending, receiving and recording
messages.
Information System
