The Nature of an Information System

Question 1

What is data?

Answer 1

Data is material which is raw and unprocessed and does not make any sense

Question 2

What is information?

Answer 2

Information is organised or processed data

Question 3

Who are the participants in an information system?

Answer 3

Participants are people who carry out or initiate processes within an information system

Question 4

What are the 7 information processes?

Answer 4

Collecting
Organising
Analysing
Storing and Retrieving
Processing
Transmitting and Receiving
Displaying

Question 5

What data is commonly used by an information system?

Answer 5

Text
Numbers
Image
Audio
Video

Question 6

What are the general social and ethical issues part of an information system?

Answer 6

Privacy of the individual
Security of data and information
Accuracy of data and information 
Changing nature of work
Appropriate information use
Health and Safety
Copyright laws

Question 7

What is an information system?

Answer 7

An information system accepts data as an input and produces information as an output

Question 8

What is the environment of an information system?

Answer 8

Everything that influences and is influenced by the information system

Question 9

What is the purpose of an information system?

Answer 9

The aim and objective of the system

Question 10

What are the users in an information system?

Answer 10

A person who views/uses the output from an information system

Question 11

What is information technology in an information system?

Answer 11

The hardware and software used to carry out information processes