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Intro to MIS Chapter 1
Intro to MIS
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Computer Science
Undergraduate 1
03/21/2010

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Term
Information System
Definition
A set of interrelated components that collect, manipulate, store, and disseminate data and information and provide a feedback mechanism to meet an objective
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Data
Definition
Raw facts
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Information
Definition
A collection of facts organized in such a way that they have additional value beyond the value of the individual facts
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Process
Definition
A set of logically related tasks performed to achieve a defined outcome
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Knowledge
Definition
The awareness and understanding of a set of information and ways that information can be made useful to support a specific task or reach a decision
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System
Definition
A set of elements or components that interact to accomplish goals
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Effictiveness
Definition
A measure of the extent to which a system achieves its goals
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System Performance Standard
Definition
A specific objective of the system
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Input
Definition
The activity of gathering and capturing raw data
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Processing
Definition
Converting or transforming data into useful outputs
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Output
Definition
Production of useful information, usually in the form of documents and reports
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Feedback
Definition
Output that is used to make changes to input or processing activities
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Forecasting
Definition
Predicting future events to avoid problems
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Computer Based Information System (CBIS)
Definition
A single set of hardware, software, databases, telecommunications, preople, and procedures that are configured to collect, manipulate, store, and process data into information
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Technology Infrastructure
Definition
ALL the hardware, software, databases, telecommunications, people, and procedures that are configured to collect, manipulate, store, and process data into information
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Hardware
Definition
Computer equipment used to perform input, processing, and output activities
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Database
Definition
An organized collection of facts and information
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Telecommunications
Definition
The electronic transmission of signals for communications which enables organizations to carry out their processes and tasks though effective computer networks
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Networks
Definition
Computers and equipment that are connected in a building, around the country or around the world to enable electronic communications
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Internet
Definition
The world's largest computer network consisting of thousands of interconnected networks all freely exchanging information
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Intranet
Definition
An internal network based on Web technologies that allows people within an organization to exchange information and work on projects
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Extranet
Definition
A network based on Web technologies that allows selected outsiders, such as business partners and customers, to access authorized resources of a company's intranet
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Procedures
Definition
The strategies, policies, methods, and rules ofr using a CBIS
Term
E-commerce
Definition
Any business transaction executed electronically between companies
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Mobile Commerce

(m-commerce)

Definition
Transactions conducted anywhere any time
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Electronic Business

(e-business)

 

Definition
Using information systems and the Internet to preform all business related tasks and functions
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Transaction
Definition
Any business related exchange ex. Payment to employees, sales to customer, and payments to suppliers
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Transaction Processing System (TPS)
Definition
An organized collection of people, procedures, software, databases, and devices used to record completed business transactions
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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System
Definition
A set of integrated programs capable of managing a company's vital business operations for an entire multisite, global organization
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Management Information System (MIS)
Definition
An organized collection of people, procedures, software, databases, and devices that provides routine information to managers and decision makers
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Decision Support System (DDS)
Definition
An organized collection of people, procedures, software, databases, and devices used to support problem specific decision making
Term
Artificial Intelligence
Definition
A field in which the computer system takes on the characteristics of human intelligence
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Expert Systems
Definition
A system that gives a computer the ability to make suggestions and function like an expert in a particular field
Term
Knowledge Base
Definition
The collection of data, rules, procedures, and relationships that must be followed to achieve value or the proper outcome
Term
Virtual Reality
Definition
Te simulation of a real or imagined environment that can be experienced visually in three dimensions
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Systems Development
Definition
The activity of creating or modifying business systems
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Computer Literacy
Definition
Knowledge of computer systems and equipment and the ways they function
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Information Systems Literacy
Definition
Knowledge of how data and information are used by individuals, groups, and organizations
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