[BTE 210] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes fot the exam (41 pages long!)

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Business Technology
• Course: BTE 210
• Professor: Wendy Chun

Document Summary

Very difficult and complex because: managing information resources. Firms rely on them very heavily that when systems crash the firm cannot function. Data items: elementary description of things, events, activities & transactions that are recorded by not organized to convert any specific meaning ex: numbers, letters, figures, sounds, images, 3. 11, b, a. Information: refers to data that have been organized so that they have meaning and value to the recipient ex: Knowledge: consists of date or information that have been organized and processes to convey understanding, experience, accumulated learning, and expertise as they apply to a current business problem. ex: scholarship prospects. Computer based information system: information system that uses computer technology to perform some or all of the intended tasks. Hardware: consists of devices such as the processor, monitor, key board and printer. Software: program/ collection of programs that enable hardware to process data. Database: collection of related files/ tables with data.