ADM 2372 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Accounts Payable, Web Syndication, Unique User
2 Mar 2014
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Information systems (is): computer-based tools that people use to work with information and that support the information and information-processing needs of an organization. Information technology (it): the acquisition, processing, storage, and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual, and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications. Management information systems (mis): the function that plans for, develops, implements, and maintains it hardware, software, and applications that people use to support the goals of an organization. Data: raw facts that describe the characteristics of an object or event. Information: data converted into a meaningful and useful context. Information-functional culture: employees use information as a means of exercising influence or power over others. Information-sharing culture: employees across departments trust each other to use information to improve performance. Information-inquiring culture: employees across departments search for information to better understand the future and align themselves with current trends and new directions.
