MIS Exam 1 (Chapters 1, 2, 3, & 4) Questions and Answers

MIS Exam 1 (Chapters 1, 2, 3, & 4)
Questions and Answers8

Open-Source software - ANSWERS -unpaid volunteers across the world work together to write
software code

-free to download

-everyone can make changes

-Linux, firefox, android



Closed-Source software - ANSWERS -paid employees of a company write the software code

-have to purchase software license

-closed code--> no changes

-MS office



Information - ANSWERS -Facts/data put into a meaningful and useful context



Information System - ANSWERS -group of components that interact to produce information



Five Components of an IS - ANSWERS -Hardware, Software, Data, Procedures, People



Actors of an IS - ANSWERS -Hardware/People



Instructions of an IS - ANSWERS -Software/Procedures



Bridge of an IS - ANSWERS -Data

, Tech side of components of an IS - ANSWERS -Hardware/Software (tech side easier to manage)



Human side of components of an IS - ANSWERS -Procedures/People (Human side difficult to
manage)



IS vs IT - ANSWERS --IT is raw technology (hardware, software, data components)

-IS is a combo of the 5 components



You can buy ___ but you can't buy an ___ - ANSWERS -IT, IS



To be useful, ___ needs to be embedded into an ____ - ANSWERS -IT, IS



Definition of MIS - ANSWERS -the development and use of IS that help businesses achieve goals
and objectives



3 Key Elements in MIS definition - ANSWERS -Development and use

-Entrepreneur & Marketing Manager

IS

-5 Major Components

Business goals and objectives



How do successful business professionals use IS? - ANSWERS -Create innovative applications
using emerging technologies

(Michael Dell & Jeff Bezos combined emerging (internet) and existing (databases) technology