MISM 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Information System, Management System, Business Process

• School: Northeastern University
• Department: Management Information Systems
• Course: MISM 2301
• Professor: John P.Haley

Document Summary

Software: a set of instructions form of computer software (also referred to as computer program) More instructions for how we run businesses are being embedded in computers in the. When organizations fail to address these issues, computer glitches happen. Computer glitches: when the computer fails to act as we intend: system software, general purpose software, application specific software (a. k. a. information systems, enterprise applications software (these are actually bundled groups of application specific. The domain of a business" it organization. Includes the operating systems that run computers of all kinds and sizes, the network management systems that run networks, and the information security system that protect company"s computing environment from unauthorized access, use, and abuse. Hardware usually won"t turn on or operate as you would expect without software. System hardware is essential to corporate computer operations but is typically neutral in its impact on business operations. Choice of hardware and system software is referred to as it infrastructure or foundation.