Introduction to Information Systems

Flashcards about Information Systems key vocabulary and definitions.

Information Society

A system that has useful data.

Knowledge Workers (KW)

Workers whose main capital is knowledge (e.g., scientists, engineers, professors).

Data Workers (DW)

Workers who collect, store, manage, and analyze data as their primary activity.

Data

Individual or separate pieces of raw facts, concepts, and ideas derived through different modes of inquiry.

Information

Processed data that is organized, has use, provides meaning, and is important in accomplishing a certain task.

Qualities of Information (Time Dimension)

Timely, updated

Qualities of Information (Content Dimension)

Accurate, relevant, complete, concise, verifiable, cost-effective

Qualities of Information (Form Dimension)

Clarity, detailed order, presentation, layout, aesthetic and grammar

Timely Information

Information that is up-to-date

Organized Information

Information that is arranged to suit our needs and requirements

Accessible Information

Information that is available whenever it is needed

Knowledge

A concrete expression of thought derived from relating, understanding, and analyzing several pieces of valuable information.

DB (Database)

A persistent, organized, structured, and shared storage of collected interrelated data that has purpose.

Computer Literacy

Knowing how to use IT (Hardware, Software, Telecommunication, Storage Techniques).

IS Literacy

Understanding the importance of information and the nature of business (Computer + Business).

IS (Information System) - Technical Definition

A set of interrelated components that collects, processes, stores, and distributes information to support an organization's operations.

IS (Information System) - Management Definition

An organizational and management solution to business problems, whether manual or computerized.

Formal IS

Information system with fixed and accepted definition of data and procedures for collecting the info; easily changed. Ex. CBIS (Computer Based Info System)

Informal IS

Information system that rely on implicit agreements and unstated rules of behavior. Ex. Grapevines, office gossip network