What is Information System?
- Information System is a set of elements or components which have inputs, processing mechanism, outputs and feedback.
Definition:
Is an application of computer based Information Technology (combination of hardware, software, infrastructure and trained personnel) used to facilitate planning, control, coordination and decision making in an organization.
Information System in Organisation
THERE ARE SIX COMPONENTS OF CBIS
- Hardware
- Software
- Database
- Procedure
- Telecommunication
- People
How IT relates with IS?
Components of IS: HARDWARE
- Consists of computer equipment used to perform input, processing and output activities.
Components of IS: SOFTWARE
- Consist of computer programs that govern the operation of the computer.
- Finance software: process payroll, send bills to customers, provide managers with information to increase profit, reduce costs and provide better customer service.
Components of IS: DATABASE
- A database is an organized collection of interrelated DATA (RECORDS). They can be retrieved easily.
Components of IS: Procedure
- Strategies, policies, methods and rules for using computer information system including operation, security and maintenance of the computer.
- For example: some procedures describe when each program should be run.
The Telecommunication is a work arrangement in which the employee works outside the office, often working from home or at a location close to home (including coffer shops, libraries, and various other locations).
Components of IS: People
- Manage the system
- Run the system
- Program the system
- Maintain the system
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