Management Information Systems module 1 summary

Lesson Summary

• The physical parts of computing devices – those that you can actually touch – are referred to as hardware. Examples include: The CPU, Motherboard, Hard Disk and Input and Output devices while software is the set of instructions that tell the hardware what to do. Software is created through the process of programming.
• Many computing components have been integrated into other devices that previously were purely mechanical. This is referred to as Integrated Computing.
• Software can be broadly divided into two categories: operating systems and application software. Utility software includes software that allows you to fix or modify your computer in some way while programming software is software whose purpose is to make more software.
• Examples of applications for the enterprise software's include: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems and Supply Chain Management systems.
• The rise in use of mobile devices means that organizations will have to get smart about developing software on mobile devices in order to stay relevant. Cloud computing refers to the use of services provided through giant server farms and massive storage devices that are connected via Internet protocols.
• Private cloud involves a cloud service provider sectioning off web server space for a specific organization to ensure full control while virtualization is the process of using software to simulate a computer or some other device.
• Open-source software is software that makes the source code available for anyone to copy and use.