COURSE PACKET 3

Question 1

is an organized collection of structured information, or data,
typically stored electronically in a computer system

Answer 1

Database

Question 2

_____ within the most common types of databases in operation today is
typically modeled in rows and columns in a series of tables to make processing
and data querying efficient.

Answer 2

Data

Question 3

______ consists of raw facts, such as an employee number, total hours
worked in a week, inventory part numbers, or sales orders When facts are
arranged in a meaningful manner, they become information.

Answer 3

Data

Question 4

is a collection of facts organized and processed so that they
have additional value beyond the value of the individual facts.

Answer 4

Information

Question 5

Turning data into information is a ___

Answer 5

process

Question 6

____ is the awareness and understanding of a set of information
and the ways that information can be made useful to support a specific task or
reach a decision.

Answer 6

knowledge

Question 7

is data that has been processed in such a way as to be meaningful
to the person who receives it.

Answer 7

information

Question 8

is a set of elements or components that interact to accomplish
goals.

Answer 8

system

Question 9

what is the information system?

Answer 9

is a set of
interrelated elements or components that collect, manipulate,
store, and disseminate data and information and provide a corrective
reaction to meet an objective

Question 10

In information systems, ___ is the activity of gathering and capturing
raw data. In producing paychecks, for example, the number of hours every
employee works must be collected before paychecks can be calculated or
printed.

Answer 10

Input

Question 11

In information systems, _____ means converting or transforming
data into useful outputs. Processing can involve making calculations, comparing
data and taking alternative actions, and storing data for future use. Processing
data into useful information is critical in business settings.

Answer 11

processing

Question 12

In information systems, ____ involves producing useful information,
usually in the form of documents and reports. ____ can include paychecks
for employees, reports for managers, and information supplied to stockholders

Answer 12

output

Question 13

In information systems, ____ is information from the system that is
used to make changes to input or processing activities.

Answer 13

Feedback

Question 14

A ___________ does not use any computer
devices. All data would be kept in other ways, mainly paper.

Answer 14

manual-based information system

Question 15

A single set of hardware, software, databases, telecommunications,
people, and procedures that are configured to collect, manipulate, store, and
process data into information

Answer 15

Computer-based information system (CBIS)

Question 16

refers to hardware, software, databases, and
telecommunications. Telecommunications also includes networks and the
Internet.

Answer 16

Information
technology (IT)

Question 17

consists of the physical components of a computer that
perform the input, processing, storage, and output activities of the computer.

Answer 17

hardware

Question 18

consists of the computer programs that govern the operation
of the computer.

Answer 18

software

Question 19

is an organized collection of facts and information, typically
consisting of two or more related data files.

Answer 19

database

Question 20

is the electronic transmission of signals for
communications, which enables organizations to carry out their processes and
tasks through effective computer networks.

Answer 20

Telecommunications

Question 21

______ are the most important element in most computer-based
information systems. They make the difference between success and failure for
most organizations.

Answer 21

People

Question 22

include the strategies, policies, methods, and rules for using
the CBIS, including the operation, maintenance, and security of the computer.

Answer 22

procedures

Question 23

difference between INformation System (IS) and Information Technology (IT)

Answer 23

Information System refers to an entire set of information: not only the
technology involved but the people and process as well.

origin: been in existence since pre-mechanical era in form
of books, drawings

development: have undergone great deal of evolution, i.e. from
manual record keeping to the current cloud storage system

Information Technology is the study, design, implementation, support or
management of data within an information system.

origin: mostly
associated with invention of computers.

development: seeing constant changes with evermore faster processor and constantly
shrinking size of storage devices.

Question 24

a group of interrelated components that
work collectively to carry out input, processing, output, storage and control
actions in order to convert data into information products that can be used to
support forecasting, planning, control, coordination, decision making and
operational activities in an organization.

Answer 24

Business Information Systems

Question 25

involves any business transaction executed electronically
between companies(business-to-business, or B2B), companies and consumers (business-to-consumer, or B2C), consumers and other consumers (consumer-to-consumer, or C2C), business and the public sector, and consumers and the
public sector.

Answer 25

E-commerce

Question 26

____is an organized collection
of people, procedures, software, databases, and devices used to perform and
record business transaction

Answer 26

Transaction Processing System (TPS)

Question 27

_____ is any business-related exchange such as payments to
employees, sales to customers, or payments to suppliers.

Answer 27

transaction

Question 28

______ systems are core software programs
used by companies to integrate and coordinate information in every area of the
business.

Answer 28

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Question 29

programs help organizations manage company-wide business processes, using a common database and shared
management reporting tools.

Answer 29

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Question 30

_____ is an organized collection of
people, procedures, software, databases, and devices that provides routine
information to managers and decision makers.

Answer 30

Management information system (MIS)

Question 31

_____ is an organized collection of people, procedures, software, databases, and devices that support problem-specific
decision making

Answer 31

decision support system (DSS)