Information Systems for Business and Beyond

What are the five components that make up an information system?

Hardware, software, data, people, and process

What are three examples of information systems hardware?

Computers, keyboards, disk drives

Microsoft Windows is an example of which component of information systems?

Software

What is application software?

A set of applicable or useful instructions that tells the hardware what to do

What roles do people play in Information systems?

They use information technology in various roles for example front-line help-desk workers, to system anaylsts, to programmers, all the way up to the chief information officer(CIO).

What is the definition of a process?

A series of steps undertaken to achieve a desired outcome or goal

What was invented first, the personal computer or the Internet (ARPANET)?

The internet was invented in 1969 while the personal computer was invented in 1975 or announced on 1975 making the internet come first

In what year were restrictions on commercial use of the Internet first lifted? When were eBay and Amazon founded?

In 1991, the National Science Foundation, lifted restrictions on its commercial use.

The year 1994 saw the establishment of both Amazon and Ebay

What does it mean to say we are in a “post-PC world?

In a post-pc world we have moved on from PCs to interact and do business and moved towards cloud computing which allows for storage, sharing, and backup of information on a massive scale. Involving new levels of thinking and innovation

What is Carr's main argument about information technology?

That information technology has become a commodity and businesses can't separate themselves or create a advantage by simply implenting technology to their business as it's become like a requirement like electricity. Business should manage information technology with low costs, it’s running, and is safe and risk free.