UARK ISYS 2103 Exam Hatch Study
Guide Questions and All Actual
Answers 2025-2026 Update.
What is an information system? - Answer an integrated human-machine system that combines
hardware, software, databases, and telecommunications networks.
What does any information system do? - Answer It collects and processes data into
information used for decision making at all levels of the organization.
Components of Data - Answer o Hardware
o Software
o Telecommunications
o Software
Information Technology - Answer is the hardware that we use (like computers and
networking),
Information systems is how we use it.
What are some examples of IS? - Answer TPS - Transaction processing systems
TLIS - Transportation-Logistics Information System
DSS - Decision Support System
TPS(Transaction processing systems) - Answer Ex) Everything you scan when you check out is
collected by Walmart. They collect your total, your card type, the time of day, etc. All of the data
is collected from across the world and reports are created (how much did Walmart sell, should
they sell more of a certain product, how much inventory is left on the shelves).
TLIS (Transportation-Logistics Information System) - Answer Collects data about what you
have, where it needs to go, how to deliver it. Supports the supply chain
DSS (Decision Support System) - Answer Takes information from different sources(marketing
systems, supply chain systems)and
, 1. Mobile - Answer In the developing world, mobile devices often leapfrog traditional PCs. b.
Implications:
i. Consumerization of IT - "Everyone has a mobile device. We can be anywhere and have access
to anything." In 2016, mobile devices overtook desktop internet usage.
ii. Bring your own device is a major (security) concern.
iii. Businesses have to adjust to market to phone users.
2. Social media - Answer The power of social networks is causing disruptions to traditional
sources of information.
i. People used to get news from news channels now from social media. Chanigng how
government operates.
b. Allow businesses to harness the power of large crowds.
c. Social media is a network of people communicating.
i. A network is only as useful as the number of users that are connected.
ii. Metcalfe's law: can be used to calculate the power of a network. Total number
of network connections = (N-1)2
iii. Power of network is based on how many connections there are. Enough
connections can be enough for social change (e.g. Arab Spring)
3. Internet of Things - Answer A broad range of physical objects that can automatically share
data over the internet.
b. Putting wifi chips into everything. Refrigerator, A/C, etc. can connect to the internet and
communicate with the phone.
c. Quirky Minder = "smart" egg carton that tells you how many eggs are in your
refrigerator.
4. Cloud computing - Answer Web technologies enable using the internet as a platform for
apps and data.
b. Google Docs, Gmail, etc.
c. Apps available online instead of being tethered to your computer. Can be accessed via
any device.
d. IT services and information systems moved to the cloud.
Guide Questions and All Actual
Answers 2025-2026 Update.
What is an information system? - Answer an integrated human-machine system that combines
hardware, software, databases, and telecommunications networks.
What does any information system do? - Answer It collects and processes data into
information used for decision making at all levels of the organization.
Components of Data - Answer o Hardware
o Software
o Telecommunications
o Software
Information Technology - Answer is the hardware that we use (like computers and
networking),
Information systems is how we use it.
What are some examples of IS? - Answer TPS - Transaction processing systems
TLIS - Transportation-Logistics Information System
DSS - Decision Support System
TPS(Transaction processing systems) - Answer Ex) Everything you scan when you check out is
collected by Walmart. They collect your total, your card type, the time of day, etc. All of the data
is collected from across the world and reports are created (how much did Walmart sell, should
they sell more of a certain product, how much inventory is left on the shelves).
TLIS (Transportation-Logistics Information System) - Answer Collects data about what you
have, where it needs to go, how to deliver it. Supports the supply chain
DSS (Decision Support System) - Answer Takes information from different sources(marketing
systems, supply chain systems)and
, 1. Mobile - Answer In the developing world, mobile devices often leapfrog traditional PCs. b.
Implications:
i. Consumerization of IT - "Everyone has a mobile device. We can be anywhere and have access
to anything." In 2016, mobile devices overtook desktop internet usage.
ii. Bring your own device is a major (security) concern.
iii. Businesses have to adjust to market to phone users.
2. Social media - Answer The power of social networks is causing disruptions to traditional
sources of information.
i. People used to get news from news channels now from social media. Chanigng how
government operates.
b. Allow businesses to harness the power of large crowds.
c. Social media is a network of people communicating.
i. A network is only as useful as the number of users that are connected.
ii. Metcalfe's law: can be used to calculate the power of a network. Total number
of network connections = (N-1)2
iii. Power of network is based on how many connections there are. Enough
connections can be enough for social change (e.g. Arab Spring)
3. Internet of Things - Answer A broad range of physical objects that can automatically share
data over the internet.
b. Putting wifi chips into everything. Refrigerator, A/C, etc. can connect to the internet and
communicate with the phone.
c. Quirky Minder = "smart" egg carton that tells you how many eggs are in your
refrigerator.
4. Cloud computing - Answer Web technologies enable using the internet as a platform for
apps and data.
b. Google Docs, Gmail, etc.
c. Apps available online instead of being tethered to your computer. Can be accessed via
any device.
d. IT services and information systems moved to the cloud.
