Chapter 1 Flashcards
Knowledge Workers
Professionals who are well educated and who create, modify, synthesize knowledge for their job.
Computer Literacy
Skills on how to use a computer
Computer Fluency
The ability to independently learn new technologies as they emerge
Outsourcing/Downsizing
Moving of a business processes or tasks to another company (not nessecarily overseas)
Information Systems: Defined and elements of
The combination of hardware, software, and telecommunications networks that people build to share data. Elements: People Telecommunications Hardware Data Software
Data/Information/Knowledge
Data- raw symbols such as words and numbers.
Information- transformed data that can answer who what where when why.
Knowledge- the ability to understand information.
IS Professional Competency Domains
Technical- hardware, software, networking
Business- integration, management, communication
Systems- development, critical thinking, problem solving
Information Systems Types Used in Organizations*
ex. Electric commerce system- Amazon.com
ex. Social software- Social network (ie. Facebook)
Information Systems Dual Nature
Both beneficial and hurtful aspects of technology (ex. Prius hybrids)
Computer Ethics
Describes moral issues and standards of conduct as they pertain to the use of information systems.
Information Privacy/ Information Property/ Intellectual Property
Information privacy- concerned with what information an individual should have to reveal to others in the workplace such as online shopping.
Information property- who owns the computerized information about people on the web.
Intellectual property- creations of the mind that have commercial value
Digital Divide
The societal gap bewtween those who have access to information resources and are able to use them and those who cannot.
