WGU Information Systems Management C724 Module 1

Information system - Answer - This consists of all the components that work together to process data into useful information. Information - Answer - This is data that has been organized to provide value to an organization. Data - Answer - The input the system accepts to produce useful information Software and data - Answer - Two out of six of the main components of a computer-based information system. Hardware - Answer - Is the computer and all of its peripherals Software - Answer - Programs comprised of pre-coded instructions written in a programming language which the end user typically uses to interact directly with the IS. Network - Answer - A group of two or more computers and other devices connected to each other. First level managers - Answer - Management information systems focus on technology, people, and organizations. They primarily serve these people. TPS, MIS, DSS, EIS - Answer - This system organizes and presents data and information using internal and external data sources in support of senior executives as a four-level pyramid that depicts different types of information systems, as they relate to different hierarchical levels within an organization. EIS (Executive Information System) - Answer - This system supports senior executives by providing important data in the form of graphs and charts to analyze and identify long-term trends. TPS (Transaction Processing System) - Answer - This system tracks the flow of daily routine transactions that are necessary to conduct business, such as payroll or order processing. MIS (Management Information System) - Answer - This system provides first level managers with reports on current performance and historical records to help keep an organization running smoothly. DSS (Decision-support System) - Answer - This system provides modeling and analytical tools that support middle to senior managers in all aspects of the decision making process, when problems are unique, unstructured, and not easily specified in advance, to project potential future trends. Major threats to managing information systems - Answer - Floods, earthquakes, power outages and more.