MCS 2020 Study Guide - Final Guide: Thin Client, Server Farm, Green Computing

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Marketing and Consumer Studies
• Course: MCS 2020
• Professor: Deborah O' Leary

Document Summary

An information system (is) is a group of components that interact to produce information. All information systems use a five-component framework of computer hardware, software, data, procedures and people. The term hardware refers to the electronic components and associated gadgetry that constitute a computer system. Software nowadays is referred to as programs (or applications) that run, or operate, on computer systems. Management information systems or mis, is a discipline that comprises the development and use of information system to help an organization achieve their goals and objectives. The definition of mis has three key elements: development and use, information systems, and goals and objectives. Information systems are designed and created at the request of senior managers or entrepreneurs in order to solve a particular problem or meet a perceived need. In order to have an information system that meets your needs you need to take an active role in its development.