BUS 237 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Information System, Fax, Hal Varian

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: BUS 237
• Professor: Albert Shieh

Document Summary

System: a group of components that interact to achieve some purpose. Information system (is): group of components that interact to produce information. Software: intangible components of the system, the applications and os. Data: basic building blocks of information, such as facts and observations. Procedures: instructions you follow to achieve desired objective. People: actors who want to achieve an outcome by interacting with system. Management information systems: comprise the development and use of information systems that help organizations achieve their goals and objectives. Take an active role in order to ensure that systems will meet your needs. People within an organization who: sell, buy, design, finance, and manage. Need to be developed for the right reason. Information system (is): is a system of hardware, software, data procedures and people who produces information. Is requires people, effects how you design and implement a system. Information technology (it) represents raw technology components of is (hardware, software, data components)