MIS 101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cybercrime, Aggregate Demand, Wireless Lan
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In todays enviro is function has become increasingly important and strategic within orgs. Initiating and designing specific strategic info systems; as an end user your info needs will often mandate the development of new strategic info systems. You will decide which strategic systems you need and will provide input into developing these systems. Data items: refer to an elementary description of things, events, activities and transactions that are recorded, classified and stored but are not organised to convey any specific meaning. Information: refers to data that have been organised so that they have meaning and value to the recipient. Eg grade point average (gpa) by itself is data but a students name coupled with his/her gpa is information. Knowledge: consists of data and/or info that have been organised and processed to convey understanding, experience, accumulated learning and expertise as they apply to a current business problem.