Information Systems

Elements of Information Systems
1. Database: to store the data
2. Program: to help you use the data
  1. User Interface: to issue commands and receive results
Your personal information needs to be:
1. Stored
2. Categorised
3. Searched
4. Sorted
What is an Information System
1. A set of computer-based tools to collect, store and process data
Businesses depend on Information systems
1. Carry out their day-to-day operations
2. Communicate with customers
3. Communicate with suppliers
4. Compete
Corporations use information systems to:
1. To reach potential customers
2. To process financial accounts
3. To manage the workforce
Governments use information systems:
1. To provide services cost effectively to citizens
2. To manage the economy
3. To gather taxes
To manage data, we rely on Information Systems to:
1. Create
2. Store
3. Access
4. Find
5. Control

Resource summary

	Created by Joshua Dairo about 8 years ago