IS: Ch I: The Modern Organization Function In a Global Environment.

What is information system

An Information System (IS) is a system composed of people and computers that processes or interprets information.The term is also sometimes used in more restricted senses to refer to only the software used to run a computerized database or to refer to only a computer system.

Different between IT and IS

IT:( Information technology) is all form of tool used to create, store exchange and use information.

IS :(Information Systems) is combination of technology ,people and process that organization uses to produce and manage information.

Functions of management information system

manage data center
providing technical services
training and developing Is skills
create business alliances

Computer based information system

CBIS: are information systems that use computer technology to perform some or all of their intended tasks.

Data: elementary description of things, events, activities and transactions that are recorded, classified and stored but are not organized to convey any specific meaning.

Information: data that is organized and structured within a context, and provides meaning

Knowledge: information organized and processed to convey understanding, experience, accumulated learning and expertise as they apply to a current problem or activity.

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