ITM 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Computer Hardware, Computer Literacy, Software

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Information Technology Management
• Course: ITM 102
• Professor: R O B E R T H

Document Summary

The following alphabetical list identifies the key terms discussed in this chapter. Business functions specialized tasks performed in a business organization, including manufacturing and production, sales and marketing, finance and accounting, and human resources. Business model an abstraction of what an enterprise is and how the enterprise delivers a product or service, showing how the enterprise creates wealth. Business processes the unique ways in which organizations coordinate and organize work activities, information, and knowledge to produce a product or service. Complementary assets additional assets required to derive value from a primary investment. Computer hardware physical equipment used for input, processing, and output activities in an information system. Computer literacy knowledge about information technology, focusing on understanding how computer-based technologies work. Computer software detailed, preprogrammed instructions that control and coordinate the work of computer hardware components in an information system. Culture fundamental set of assumptions, values, and ways of doing things that has been accepted by most members of an organization.