IS 3003 Exam 1 Review (2025/2026)
questions n answers
Computers (hardware) provide equipment for storing and processing information.
Computer programs (software) are sets of operating instructions that direct and control
computer processing.
Hardware and software are thus the foundation of information systems. - correct answer
✔✔Difference between computers, computer program, and an information system
Information System Literacy - correct answer ✔✔Behavioral and technical knowledge
Computer Literacy - correct answer ✔✔Technological approach; knowledge about information
technology
Organizations, technology, people - correct answer ✔✔Dimensions of Information Systems
Organization Dimension - correct answer ✔✔Coordinates work and provides culture
Technology Dimension - correct answer ✔✔Provides foundation of information systems, data
management technology (Microsoft Office), and internet
People Dimension - correct answer ✔✔Requires training, provides knowledge, employee
attitudes, affects productivity
, Business Model - correct answer ✔✔Describes how a company produces, delivers, and sells a
product or service to create wealth
Information Technology consists mostly of software and hardware. Information Systems
includes how people use them. - correct answer ✔✔Difference between Information
Technology (IT) and Information Systems (IS)
Definition of Information Systems (IS) - correct answer ✔✔A set inter-related components that
collect, process, store, and distribute information to support decision making.
3 Basic Activities of an Information System - correct answer ✔✔1. Input
2. Processing
3. Output
(4. Feedback)
Input - correct answer ✔✔Retrieval or raw data from external environment
Processing - correct answer ✔✔Converts raw data into meaningful information.
Output - correct answer ✔✔Transfers information to decision makers or to activities in the
organization to be used
Feedback - correct answer ✔✔Output that is returned to appropriate people or activities in the
organization to evaluate and refine the input
6 Objectives of Information Systems - correct answer ✔✔1. Operational Excellence
2. New Product, Service, and Business Models
3. Customer/Suppler Intimacy
questions n answers
Computers (hardware) provide equipment for storing and processing information.
Computer programs (software) are sets of operating instructions that direct and control
computer processing.
Hardware and software are thus the foundation of information systems. - correct answer
✔✔Difference between computers, computer program, and an information system
Information System Literacy - correct answer ✔✔Behavioral and technical knowledge
Computer Literacy - correct answer ✔✔Technological approach; knowledge about information
technology
Organizations, technology, people - correct answer ✔✔Dimensions of Information Systems
Organization Dimension - correct answer ✔✔Coordinates work and provides culture
Technology Dimension - correct answer ✔✔Provides foundation of information systems, data
management technology (Microsoft Office), and internet
People Dimension - correct answer ✔✔Requires training, provides knowledge, employee
attitudes, affects productivity
, Business Model - correct answer ✔✔Describes how a company produces, delivers, and sells a
product or service to create wealth
Information Technology consists mostly of software and hardware. Information Systems
includes how people use them. - correct answer ✔✔Difference between Information
Technology (IT) and Information Systems (IS)
Definition of Information Systems (IS) - correct answer ✔✔A set inter-related components that
collect, process, store, and distribute information to support decision making.
3 Basic Activities of an Information System - correct answer ✔✔1. Input
2. Processing
3. Output
(4. Feedback)
Input - correct answer ✔✔Retrieval or raw data from external environment
Processing - correct answer ✔✔Converts raw data into meaningful information.
Output - correct answer ✔✔Transfers information to decision makers or to activities in the
organization to be used
Feedback - correct answer ✔✔Output that is returned to appropriate people or activities in the
organization to evaluate and refine the input
6 Objectives of Information Systems - correct answer ✔✔1. Operational Excellence
2. New Product, Service, and Business Models
3. Customer/Suppler Intimacy
