BUS 237 Chapter : Unit 1 - January 10

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: BUS 237
• Professor: Kamal Masri

Document Summary

Information system (is): a group of components that interact to produce information. Made up of five components: hardware, software, data, people, and procedures. The information system combines the procedures and people to make technology (hardware and software) work for business. Management information system (mis): the development and use of information systems that help businesses achieve their goals and objectives. How you plan to acquire it and use it is important: Understand how they are created (and cost) Take an active role in order to insure that system will meet you and your users needs. Determine how to best use the system. Take into account other functions necessary to keep the system running: The management of is aids businesses to achieve their objectives: Information technology (it) refers to raw technology components of is concerns only the hardware, software, and data structure and components of an information system and how these are networked together the inventions, standards, and products.