Computer Science 1032A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Network Layer, Workflow, Bargaining Power

• School: Western University
• Department: Computer Science
• Course: Computer Science 1032A/B
• Professor: Prof

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System: components interacting to achieve some purpose. Information system: components that interact to produce information. 5 components of an information system (simplest to complex: hardware, software, data, procedures, people. Management information systems: development & use of is that help businesses, achieve their goals & objectives, key elements, development & use, information systems, business goals & objectives. Achieving business goals: people perform the activities of a business, they design, produce, market, account, mis empowers users to reach, exists to assist in meeting the objectives of the business, developed for the right reasons. Information system (is): system of hardware, software, data, procedures, and people that produce information. Information technology (it): raw technology: hardware/software, data components. It alone will not help an organization achieve goals. Is includes people in the equation: this impacts how a system is designed & implemented, technology must be combined with people and procedure components, successful businesses take advantages of these differences to improve their.