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Chapter 1: Foundation of IS in Business Flashcards

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are playing vital and expanding roles in business.

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Information technologies, including Internet-based information systems

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can help all kinds of businesses improvement.

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Information technology

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Major functional areas where Information System is applied

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-accounting
-human resource
-operations management
-finance
-marketing
-business

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Interconnected set of components used to collect, store, process and transmit data and digital information.

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INFORMATION SYSTEM

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At its core, it is a collection of hardware, software, data, people and processes that work together to transform raw data into useful information.

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INFORMATION SYSTEM

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MAJOR AREAS OF
INFORMATION SYSTEM

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-Foundation Concepts
-Information Technology
-Business Applications
-Development Processes
-Management Challenges

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Fundamental behavioral, technical, business, and managerial concepts about the components and roles of information systems.

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Foundation Concepts

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Major concepts, developments, and management issues in information technology

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Information Technology

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The major uses of information systems for the operations, management, and competitive advantage of a business.

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Business Applications

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How business professionals and information specialists plan, develop, and implement information systems to meet business opportunities

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Development Processes

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The challenges of effectively and ethically managing information technology at the end-user, enterprise, and global levels of a business.

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Management Challenges

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THE FUNDAMENTAL ROLES
OF IS IN BUSINESS

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  1. Support of strategies for competitive advantage
  2. Support of decision making by employees and managers.
  3. Support of business processes and operations.
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can be more generally considered an online exchange of value.

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e-business

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Internet-like networks - those inside the enterprise

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Intranet

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have become the primary information technology infrastructure that supports the e-business applications of many companies

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The Internet and Internet-like networks - those inside the enterprise (intranet) and between an enterprise and its trading partners (extranet)

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Internet-like networks - those inside the enterprise

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intranet

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Internet-like networks - those between an enterprise and its trading partners

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extranet

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THESE COMPANIES RELY ON E-BUSINESS APPLICATIONS TO…

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a. Reengineer internal business processes,

b. Implement e-commerce systems with their customers and suppliers, and

c. Promote enterprise collaboration among business teams and workgroups

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Types of IS

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Operations Support System

Management Support System

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Produce a variety of information products for internal and external use; however, they do not emphasize the specific information products that can best be used by managers.

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OPERATIONS
SUPPORT SYSTEMS

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Process data resulting from business
transactions, update operational databases, and produce business
documents.

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TRANSACTION PROCESSING SYSTEMS

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Monitor and control Industrial processes.

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PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS

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Support team, workgroup, and enterprise communications and collaborations

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ENTERPRISE COLLABORATION SYSTEMS

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Specialized processing systems which are under both operation and management support system

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-expert system
-knowledge management system
-strategic information system
-functional business system

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When information system applications focus on providing information and support for effective decision making by managers

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MANAGEMENT
SUPPORT SYSTEMS

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Systems under operations support system

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-TRANSACTION PROCESSING SYSTEMS
-PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS
-ENTERPRISE COLLABORATION SYSTEMS

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Systems under management support system

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-MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
-DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS
-EXECUTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS

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Provide information in the form of pre-specified reports and displays to support business decision making.

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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

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Provide interactive support for the decision-making processes of managers and other business professionals.

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DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS

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Provide critical information from MIS, DSS, and other sources tailored to the information needs of executives.

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EXECUTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS

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Knowledge-based systems that provide expert advice and act as expert consultants to users.

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EXPERT SYSTEMS

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Knowledge-based systems that support the creations, organization, and dissemination of busines knowledge within the enterprise

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KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

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Support a variety of operational and managerial applications of the basic business functions of a company.

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FUNCTIONAL BUSINESS SYSTEMS

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Support operations or management processes that provide a firm with strategic products, services, and capabilities for competitive advantage.

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STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

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35
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The success of an information system should be measured by..

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efficiency and effectiveness

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36
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System concepts help us understand…

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  • TECHNOLOGY
    * APPLICATION
    * DEVELOPMENT
    * MANAGEMENT
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Computer networks are systems of information processing components that use a variety of hardware, software, data management, and telecommunications network technologies.

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TECHNOLOGY

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E-business and e-commerce applications involve interconnected business information systems.

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APPLICATIONS

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Developing ways to use information technology in business includes designing the basic components of information systems.

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DEVELOPMENT

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Managing information technology emphasizes the quality, strategic business value, and security of an organization’s information systems

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MANAGEMENT

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are systems of information processing components that use a variety of hardware, software, data management, and telecommunications network technologies.

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Computer networks

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applications involve interconnected business information systems.

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E-business and e-commerce

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emphasizes the quality, strategic business value, and security of an organization’s information systems

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Managing information technology

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TECHNOLOGY:
APPLICATIONS:
DEVELOPMENT:
MANAGEMENT:

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:Computer networks
:E-business and e-commerce
:designing the basic components of IS
:Managing information technology

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A __ is defined as a set of interrelated components, with a clearly defined boundary, working together to achieve a common set of objectives by accepting inputs and producing outputs in an organized transformation process

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system

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Systems have three basic functions:

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Input
Process
Output

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involves capturing and assembling elements that enter the system to be processed.

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Input

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involves transformation processes that convert input into output

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Processing

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involves transferring elements that have been produced by a transformation process to their ultimate destination.

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Output

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a self-monitoring, self-regulating system.

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CYBERNETIC SYSTEM

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The system concept becomes even more useful by including two additional elements:

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feedback and control

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A system with feedback and control functions is sometimes called a..

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CYBERNETIC SYSTEM

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is data about the performance of a system

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feedback

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involves monitoring and evaluating feedback to determine whether a system is moving toward the achievement of its goal.

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control

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It’s inspired by how living organisms and machines can adjust and control their actions based on information they receive about their performance.

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Cybernetic System

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tof. Most system exists in a vacuum

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False

57
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tof. system exists and functions in an environment containing other systems

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True

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If a system is one of the components of a larger system, it is a _____, and the larger system is its _____.

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subsystem, environment

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tof. Several systems may share the same environment

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True

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tof. Some of the systems that shares environment should not be connected to one another by any means

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False

61
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A system that has the ability to change itself or its environment to survive is an …

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adaptive system

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Information systems are made up of interrelated components:

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People, hardware, software, peripherals, and networks.

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They have clearly defined boundaries:

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Functions, modules, type of application, department, or end-user group.

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tof. Information systems make extensive use of feedback and control to improve their effectiveness:

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True

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All the interrelated components work together to achieve a common goal by accepting inputs and producing outputs in an organized transformation process:

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Using raw materials, hiring new people, manufacturing products for sale, and
disseminating information to others.

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tof. Many information systems are designed to change in relation to their environments and are adaptive

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True

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information system consists of five major resources:

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PEOPLE
SOFTWARE
HARDWARE
DATA
NETWORKS

67
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are the essential ingredient for the successful operation of all information
systems.

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people

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people resources include ….

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end users and IS specialists

69
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People who use an information system or the information it produces.

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End users (also called users or clients)

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are people who develop and operate information systems.

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IS specialists

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includes all physical devices and materials used in information processing.

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HARDWARE RESOURCES

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EXAMPLE OF HARDWARE RESOURCES

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a. Computer systems
b. Computer peripherals

73
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includes all sets of information processing instructions

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SOFTWARE RESOURCES

74
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The following are examples of software resources:

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a. System software
b. Application software
c. Procedures

75
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are the lifeblood of today’s organizations, and the effective and efficient management of it is considered an integral part of organizational strategy.

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Data or Data Resource

76
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Data can take many forms:

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a. Alphanumeric data
b. Text data
c. Image data
d. Audio data

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raw facts or observations, typically about physical phenomena or business transactions

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Data

78
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data that have been converted into a meaningful and useful context for specific end users.

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information

79
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emphasizes that communications technologies and networks are fundamental resource components of all information systems.

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Network Resources

80
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network source include…

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-Communications media
-Network Infrastructure

81
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refers to the physical or virtual channels through which information is transmitted from one place to another.

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Communications media

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refers to the hardware and software that enable network connectivity and communication between users, devices, apps, internet and etc.

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Network Infrastructure

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INFORMATION SYSTEM ACTIVITIES

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  1. INPUT OF DATA RESOURCES
  2. PROCESSING OF DATA INTO INFORMATION
  3. OUTPUT OF INFORMATION PRODUCTS
  4. STORAGE OF DATA RESOURCES
  5. CONTROL OF SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
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____ is the information system activity in which data are retained in an organized manner for later use.

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Storage

85
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Data about business transactions and other events must be captured and prepared for processing by the input activity.

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INPUT OF DATA RESOURCES

86
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Data are typically subjected to processing activities, such as calculating, comparing, sorting, classifying, and summarizing.

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PROCESSING OF DATA INTO INFORMATION

87
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Information in various forms is transmitted to end users and made available to them in the output activity.

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OUTPUT OF INFORMATION PRODUCTS

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Storage is the information system activity in which data are retained in an organized manner for later use

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STORAGE OF DATA RESOURCES

88
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An information system should produce feedback about its input, processing, output, and storage activities.

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CONTROL OF SYSTEM PERFORMANCE

89
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As a business professional, we should be able to recognize the fundamental components of information systems we encounter in the real world. This demand means that we should be able to identify:

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  • The people, hardware, software, data, and network resources they use.
  • The types of information products they produce.
  • The way they perform input, processing, output, storage, and control activities about its input, processing, output, and storage activities.

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