COMM 226- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 66 pages long!)
5 Oct 2017
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What is an information system: system: group of components that interact to achieve some purpose. Information system (is): group of components that interact to produce information: not all info systems require computerization, public library is an is, smartphone, databases, etc, customer relationship management (crm): uses algorithms and databases to predict consumer behaviors. What is mis: management information systems: help orgs achieve objectives by comprising development and use of info systems, 3 key elements of mis, development and use, goals/objectives info systems. How does is differ from it: they are closely related but they are different. Information technology (it): methods, inventions, standards, products: raw technology (hardware, software, data components and how they are networked together) Information system: system of hardware, software, data, procedures and people who produce information. It by itself does not help an org achieve its goals: only when it is embedded into an is does it become useful.
