MIS 200 Complete Study Guide With Verified Answers.
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MIS.
Institution
MIS.
Data - correct answer raw facts that describe the characteristic of an event
Information - correct answer data converted/ organized into useful context
Intelligence - correct answer ...
MIS 200
Data - correct answer raw facts that describe the characteristic of an event
Information - correct answer data converted/ organized into useful context
Intelligence - correct answer applications and technologies that are used to support decision making efforts
System - correct answer set of elements or components that interact to accomplish goals
Components: input, processing, output, feedback
What is an Information system? - correct answer • An information system is a group of components that work together to accomplish a goal
o Hardware: use computer to type
o Software: word, access
o Data: the words, sentences, being typed
o Procedures: methods you use to start the program, printing, entering reports
o People: you
What is MIS? - correct answer • Development and use of information systems that help businesses achieve goals and objectives
o Development and use: every system must be developed, even if you are not an IS or IT specialist you still have a large part in development through systems requirement, help them know what to construct
o Achieving business goals and objectives: exist to help the people who work in a business to more conveniently achieve their goals. Should not create systems for the wrong reasons, in order to succeed must have a good reason to create a system and good use. How does IS differ from IT? - correct answer • Information Technology: methods, inventions, standards, products, raw materials, hardware and software only
• Information systems: hardware, software, data, procedures, people
• IT alone cannot help company achieve goals, only together with IS can a company's systems work properly
How do successful businesses professionals use IS? - correct answer • Successful business professionals use IS anywhere from searching the web, to printing out reports, to blogging in an effort to reach all of their employees with the information that they want to reach them with, essentially they integrate technology into their work environment
alignment - correct answer Aligning business technology to achieve business goals and objectives
Why is there a gap between IT and non-IT people? - correct answer IT people work specifically on the hardware and software aspect of the company. They do not work well with the functional departments. The Functional departments need IT people to assist them but they usually just solve the technical problem without explaining anything.
How can value be created? - correct answer Value can be created by creating strong value chains
How does MIS help in filling the gap and creating the value? - correct answer MIS people because they specialize in both software and hardware, as well as the people data and procedures that are involved with running a successful company. They help the functional departments use their technology in the most efficient ways, which adds value because the company runs more smoothly
Why is MIS a critical component of you? - correct answer MIS is critical to me because whatever field I enter into in the future I will need to work with the management of the information systems that I am using. Information systems surround us in the business world as well as in
our everyday lives, and we need to have a relationship with those who specialize in MIS in order to most
effectively work.
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