WGU Information Systems Management C724 Module 1

Information system This consists of all the components that work together to process data into useful information. Information This is data that has been organized to provide value to an organization. Data The input the system accepts to produce useful information Software and data Two out of six of the main components of a computer-based information system. Hardware Is the computer and all of its peripherals Software Programs comprised of pre-coded instructions written in a programming language which the end user typically uses to interact directly with the IS. Network A group of two or more computers and other devices connected to each other. First level managers Management information systems focus on technology, people, and organizations. They primarily serve these people. TPS, MIS, DSS, EIS 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.