Fundamentals of Info systems Flashcards
what do you call an arrangement of data, processes, people, and information technology that interact to collect, process, store, and provide as output the information to support the organization?
Information System
Whitten & Bentley, 2007
refer to any system that “captures, stores, manages or transmits information related to the health of individuals or the activities of organizations that work within the health sector.”
Health information systems
what do u call the contemporary term that describes the combination of computer technology (hard & software) w/ data and telecomms technology?
Information Tech
True or False
The Health Information System of the Philippines collects, manages, and transmits data
False
no transmission is achieved; just temporary access during the process. Take note that transmission is defined as the opening or the transfer of data from one repository to another
This defines the way we learn abt the world, interpret what we see and apply our knowledge to effect change
Models in IT
Components of IT
- Software
- Hardware
- Telecommunications
- Networks
- Database
- People
- Procedures
SHT ND PP
Refers to the physical parts of the computer
Hardware
Collective term for computer programs, which are sets of instructions to computer hardware
Software
What are the 2 General Categories of a Software?
- System Software
- Application Software
What do u call the collections of interrelated data that are shared by many units?
also contribute to productivity and efficiency
Database
Refers to:
1. Raw facts
2. Bldg blocks of info
3. Must be formatted for storage, processing, and presentation
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Data
this provides the definition for relationships among data
Knowledge
What do u call the thing that u produce by processing data?
This requires applying knowledge to reveal meaning
Information
what do we use to access data from the repository?
repository or mainframe
software
4 Data Interpretation Requirements
- Database
- Knowledge base
- Ontology
- Rules of inference
type of software that manages the computer
system software
type of software that manages apps
application software
may be:
1. browser-based
2. standalone
Identify the data Interpretation requirement
describes the collection of data and its associated model
Database
Identify the data Interpretation requirement
collection of rules that can be thought of as a database containing element of knowledge
Knowledge base
Identify the data Interpretation requirement
Set of concepts understood in a knowledge base andn how these concepts are arranged meaningfully
Ontology
Identify the data Interpretation requirement
Specifies how a knowledge base can be applied to a database
Rules of Inference
Component of IT that analyzes organizational info needs, design, and contrust info systems. Also depicts the users and professionals of IT
People
Component of IT that shows the rules for achieving optimal and secure operations in data processing; also includes priorities in dispensing
Procedures
Component of IT that is defined as the communication over distance
Telecommunications
