CIS 310 LA Tech Van Slyke Midterm
the hardware, software and media used to store, organize, retrieve and communicate
information - ANS-Information technology
organized combination of hardware, software, infrastructure, data and people used to
accomplish a specified organizational or personal objective - ANS-Information System
They deal with information - ANS-Technologies behind these changes have one thing in
common
5G, IoT, and AI - ANS-Three emerging technologies
5G - ANS-Fifth generation cellular networking
Refers to an almost limitless network of connected sensors that are embedded in physical
objects - ANS-Internet of Things (IoT)
Family of technology that approximates human cognitive abilities - ANS-artificial intelligence (AI)
Fully immersive experience in which the technology makes you sense that your are in a different
environment - ANS-Virtual reality
Systems overlay information on top of elements of the real world - ANS-Augmented reality
the combination of the real physical world with interactive virtual images or objects - ANS-Mixed
reality
information requires connecting data elements to give them context and meaning -
ANS-Connectedness
information that is interpreted and applied is useful, leading to knowledge - ANS-Usefulness
Know when information is needed and be able to locate, evaluate and effectively use that
information. - ANS-Information literacy
set of coordinated activities that lead to a specific goal or outcome - ANS-Business process
, A combination of technology, data, people, and processes that is directed toward the collection,
manipulation, storage, organization, retrieval, and communication of information. -
ANS-Information system
a set of interacting components, working together to form a complex, integrated whole in order
to achieve some goal by taking inputs and processing them to produce outputs - ANS-System
interacts with its environment - ANS-Open system
Can take many different forms ranging from human organs to computer software, they work
together and are inter related - ANS-Component
a smaller component of a larger system - ANS-Subsystem
statement that defines or constrains an aspect of a business with the intent of controlling
behaviors within the business - ANS-Business rule
Input- collection of data and their conversion into a form
Processing- manipulation and transformation of data
Storage- holding place for data
Output- transformation of processed data into a form that be understood by its eventual user
Control- enforcement of correct processing procedures - ANS-Five information system
operations
Data, people, hardware, procedures, media, and software - ANS-Six elements of an information
systems
the systematic determination of the merit and worth of information - ANS-Information evaluation
being faced with more information than one can effectively process - ANS-Information overload
Withdrawal and filtering - ANS-Two main ways to deal with information overload
Improve decision making
Justify decisions
Verify previously acquired information
Making sure they don't miss any relevant information
The belief that the information may be useful later - ANS-Five reason that managers value
information
Accurate- correct
Believable- regarded as true and credible
Objective- free from bias
Understandable- easily comprehended
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