INF1505 Introduction To Business Information Systems

QUESTION 1 Study the following diagram depicting the components of a system. What do the letters 'B' and 'D' respectively represent? A. input; output B. processing; feedback C. input; feedback D. processing; output Answer: B Section: (none) Explanation/Reference: pg 4-5, Figure 1.1 'A' represents input. 'B' represents processing. 'C' represents output. 'D' represents feedback. QUESTION 2 The following is the graph depicting the system performance standard (represented...

CHAPTER 1 An Introduction to Information Systems (IS) Information Systems are used in almost every imaginable profession, for example:  Sales representatives use information systems to advertise products, communicate with customers and analyse sales trends  Managers use them to make decisions, such as whether to build a manufacturing plant or research a cancer drug 1. What is an Information System? First we need to break it down to get to the understanding and definition of IS: 1....

INF1505ExamPack: INF1505May/June2014,INF1505Oct/Nov2013,INF1505May/June2013 INFORMATIONSYSTEMS:ANOVERVIEW 1.3TheBeginning:Transaction-ProcessingSystems Forthepast60years,transaction-processingsystems(TPSs)havebeenappliedtostructuredtaskssuchas recordkeeping,simpleclericaloperations,andinventorycontrol.Payroll,forexample,wasoneofthefirst applicationstobeautomated.TPSsfocusondatacollectionandprocessing,andtheyhaveprovidedenormous reductionsincosts. Computersaremostbeneficialintransaction-p...

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