[SISBUSI] Long Quiz 1

Data

Raw facts derived through different modes of inquiry, happening now and in the past.

Information

Processed, organized data that provides meaning within a specific context.

Information Society

A system with useful data where knowledge workers use, create, and distribute information.

Knowledge

Conversion of data into useful information, composed of rules, and analyzed valuable information pieces.

Database

Persistent, organized storage of interrelated data, generating meaningful information and facilitating retrieval.

Computer Literacy

Knowing how to use Information Technology (IT) components like hardware, software, and telecommunications.

Information System (IS) Literacy

Understanding the importance of information, business nature, and the role of IT in organizations.

Management Information System (MIS)

Develops and uses information systems to help businesses achieve goals and objectives.

Transaction Processing System (TPS)

Supports day-to-day business operations like sales, marketing, accounting, and human resources.

Office Automation System (OAS)

Supports data workers in analyzing information and transforming/manipulating data within the organization.

Information Systems

Concepts and Definitions:Information systems encompass data items like things, events, activities, and transactions, which are recorded, classified, and stored. Information is data that has been organized to convey meaning and value.

Knowledge

Consists of organized and processed data and/or information, leading to understanding, experience, accumulated learning, and expertise.

Information Technology (IT) Architecture

A high-level map and plan of an organization's information assets, guiding current operations and future directions, integrating business needs.

Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure

Comprises physical facilities, IT components, services, and personnel supporting the entire organization.

Globalization

The integration and interdependence of social, cultural, and ecological facets of life, enabled by rapid advances in information technology.

Globalization Stages

Globalization 1 (1492-1800), Globalization 2 (1800-2000), and Globalization 3 (emergence of a global, web-based platform) with flatteners like the fall of the Berlin Wall and outsourcing.

The Global, Web-Based Platform

Represented by the Internet & the World Wide Web, enabling global connectivity, computing, collaboration, and competition.

Steroids in Information Technology

Amplify flatteners, enabling digital, mobile, virtual, and personal computing and collaborations.

Business Environment

Comprises external factors like social, legal, economic, and physical elements affecting business activities, leading to pressures, responses, and IT support.

Organizational Responses

Inner responses to business pressures include strategic systems, customer focus, business process reengineering, team-based structures, and business alliances.