Principles of Information Systems (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Information Systems (MindTap Course List)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781285867168
Author: Ralph Stair, George Reynolds
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Question
Book Icon
Chapter 10, Problem 1CTQ2
Program Plan Intro

Information system:

  • An information system is a system which provides the necessary information to an organization to achieve the goals.
  • It monitors the transactions details, provides the required information to decision makers, and provides necessary documents to customers.
  • The main components in the information system are people, data, procedures, hardware, as well as software.
  • The main function of information system is to accept and process the input data and then stores the retrieved information and distributes it across the organization.

Blurred answer
Students have asked these similar questions
There are two relationships between Customer and Plan. Explain how they differ
When a prospective student wants to obtain more information about an educational institution and the courses they offer, they will phone the institution and make an appointment with a student advisor. When the appointment is made, the prospective student’s name, surname and contact number is recorded. After the appointment has taken place, the student advisor will record the key conversation points that were addressed during the meeting. The student advisor’s manager can then pull a report of the number of prospective students consulted and the type of questions they asked.”Q.2.1 Provide an example of a computer system. Q.2.2 Explain the role that the various components of a computer system will play in the scenario provided at the beginning of the question. Identify and explain the three basic operations performed by computers. Q.2.4 Identify one input device that a student advisor will use to capture the details of a prospective student.
It's important to differentiate between an Analysis Report and a Recommendation Report.

Chapter 10 Solutions

Principles of Information Systems (MindTap Course List)

Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Similar questions
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
Fundamentals of Information Systems
Computer Science
ISBN:9781305082168
Author:Ralph Stair, George Reynolds
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Principles of Information Systems (MindTap Course...
Computer Science
ISBN:9781285867168
Author:Ralph Stair, George Reynolds
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Np Ms Office 365/Excel 2016 I Ntermed
Computer Science
ISBN:9781337508841
Author:Carey
Publisher:Cengage
Text book image
Principles of Information Systems (MindTap Course...
Computer Science
ISBN:9781305971776
Author:Ralph Stair, George Reynolds
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Information Technology Project Management
Computer Science
ISBN:9781337101356
Author:Kathy Schwalbe
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Management Of Information Security
Computer Science
ISBN:9781337405713
Author:WHITMAN, Michael.
Publisher:Cengage Learning,