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Imagine a Cat Going To School In (ICGTSI - Decision Making Process (6) - -Prob ID,
Data Collection, Solution Generation, Solutions Test, Solution Selection, Solution
Implementation
Hard Data Network System Security Ecommerce (IS elements) - -Hardware and
Software, Data Resource Mgmt, Network, Systems and Decisions, Security and Ethics,
Ecommerce and Social Meida
System that accepts input data and processes it into information as output - -
Information System
Information that have been organized to provide value to an organization - -Data
Information systems accept _____ as input and process it into ______ as output. - -
data,information
The primary component categories that make up a Computer-based Information System
(CBIS) - -(PPHSND) people, processes, hardware, software, networks, and data
Utility Software - -Programs perform periodic system maintenance activities, such
as virus detection, storage space consolidation, backup and recovery, intrusion detection,
and access authentication monitoring
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Information systems specialists - -People who develop, operate, and maintain the
systems. Specialists include programmers, systems analysts, testers, computer operators,
and other managerial IS personnel
Transaction processing systems (TPS) - -This system tracks the flow of daily routine
transactions that are necessary to conduct business, such as payroll or order processing
Management information systems (MIS) - -This system provides first level managers
with reports on current performance and historical records to help keep an organization
running smoothly
Decision-support systems (DSS) - -This system provides modeling and analytical
tools that support middle to senior managers in all aspects of the decision making process,
when problems are unique, unstructured, and not easily specified in advance, to project
potential future trends
Executive information systems (EIS) - -This system supports senior executives by
providing important data in the form of graphs and charts to analyze and identify long-term
trends
IS 4 pyramid - -TPS, MIS, DSS, EIS
The IS function is _____ in structure and its success depends on its cooperation and
relationship with the other functions in an organization - -Horizontal
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About one third of the IS management agenda is expected to change every _____ ______ ,
confirming the highly dynamic nature of the IS management function. - -Three years
Example of IS helping HR - -Monthly payroll
Playboys Produced Hotdogs Since Nutritionists Died (IS) - -People, processes,
hardware, software, networks, and data
Hotdogs Since Nutritionists Died (IT = Sub of IS) - -Hardware, software, networks and
data
Information Technology is a subset of ______ - -Information Systems
HTTP - -Hypertext Transfer Protocol is the communications protocol at the
foundation of all communication of the World Wide Web
HTTPS - -Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, which uses HTTP as well as
technologies such as Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) to
encrypt and decrypt data between the user and Web server
