Learning Objectives
• Upon successful completion of this chapter, you will be able to:
– define what an information system is by identifying its major components;
– describe the basic history of information systems;
– describe the basic argument behind the article “Does IT Matter?” by Nicholas Carr.
Defining Information Systems
• Information systems (IS) is the study of complementary networks of hardware and software that people and organizations use to collect, filter, process, create, and distribute data.
• Information systems are combinations of hardware, software, and telecommunications networks that people build and use to collect, create, and distribute useful data, typically in organizational settings.
• Information systems are interrelated components working together to collect, process, store, and disseminate
information to support decision making, coordination, control, analysis, and viualization in an organization.
The Components of Information Systems
• Five components: hardware, software, data, people, and process.
• The first three, fitting under the category technology, are generally what most students think of when asked to define information systems.
• But the last two, people and process, are really what separate the idea of information systems from more technical fields, such as computer science.
• In order to fully understand information systems, students must understand how all of these
components work together to bring value to an organization.
Learning Objectives• Upon successful completion of this chapter, you will be able to:– define what an information system is by identifying its major components;– describe the basic history of information systems;– describe the basic argument behind the article “Does IT Matter?” by Nicholas Carr. Defining Information Systems • Information systems (IS) is the study of complementary networks of hardware and software that people and organizations use to collect, filter, process, create, and distribute data.• Information systems are combinations of hardware, software, and telecommunications networks that people build and use to collect, create, and distribute useful data, typically in organizational settings.• Information systems are interrelated components working together to collect, process, store, and disseminateinformation to support decision making, coordination, control, analysis, and viualization in an organization. The Components of Information Systems• Five components: hardware, software, data, people, and process.• The first three, fitting under the category technology, are generally what most students think of when asked to define information systems.• But the last two, people and process, are really what separate the idea of information systems from more technical fields, such as computer science.• In order to fully understand information systems, students must understand how all of thesecomponents work together to bring value to an organization.
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