SDSU MIS 180 CHAPTER 1 STUDY GUIDE
Fact - Answers :The confirmation or validation of an event or object.
ex- Water is boiling at 100 degrees celcius
Information Age - Answers :The present time, during which infinite quantities of facts are
widely available to anyone who can use a computer.
Core Drivers of the Information Age - Answers :-Data
-Information
-Business Intelligence
-Knowledge
Data - Answers :Raw facts that describe the characteristics of an event or object.
Information - Answers :Data converted into a meaningful and useful context.
Business Intelligence - Answers :Information collected from multiple sources such as
suppliers, customers, competitors, partners, and industries that analyzes patterns,
trends, and relationships for strategic decision making.
Knowledge - Answers :Skills, experience, and expertise coupled with information and
intelligence that creates a persons's intellectual resources.
Knowledge Worker - Answers :Individual valued for their ability to interpret and analyze
information.
Systems thinking - Answers :A way of monitoring the entire system by viewing multiple
inputs being processed or transformed to produce outputs while continuously gathering
feedback on each part.
Management Information Systems - Answers :A business function, like accounting and
human resources, which moves information about people, products, and processes
across the company to facilitate decision-making and problem-solving.
Chief Information Officer (CIO) - Answers :Oversees all uses of IT and ensures the
strategic alignment of IT with business goals and objectives.
Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO) - Answers :Responsible for collecting, maintaining, and
distributing the organization's knowledge.
Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) - Answers :Responsible for ensuring the ethical and legal
use of information.
Fact - Answers :The confirmation or validation of an event or object.
ex- Water is boiling at 100 degrees celcius
Information Age - Answers :The present time, during which infinite quantities of facts are
widely available to anyone who can use a computer.
Core Drivers of the Information Age - Answers :-Data
-Information
-Business Intelligence
-Knowledge
Data - Answers :Raw facts that describe the characteristics of an event or object.
Information - Answers :Data converted into a meaningful and useful context.
Business Intelligence - Answers :Information collected from multiple sources such as
suppliers, customers, competitors, partners, and industries that analyzes patterns,
trends, and relationships for strategic decision making.
Knowledge - Answers :Skills, experience, and expertise coupled with information and
intelligence that creates a persons's intellectual resources.
Knowledge Worker - Answers :Individual valued for their ability to interpret and analyze
information.
Systems thinking - Answers :A way of monitoring the entire system by viewing multiple
inputs being processed or transformed to produce outputs while continuously gathering
feedback on each part.
Management Information Systems - Answers :A business function, like accounting and
human resources, which moves information about people, products, and processes
across the company to facilitate decision-making and problem-solving.
Chief Information Officer (CIO) - Answers :Oversees all uses of IT and ensures the
strategic alignment of IT with business goals and objectives.
Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO) - Answers :Responsible for collecting, maintaining, and
distributing the organization's knowledge.
Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) - Answers :Responsible for ensuring the ethical and legal
use of information.
