LSUS ISDS 705 - MODULE 1, QUIZ 1 PREP- HARSHALI
What is an information System? - Answers - a set of interrelated components that
collect, process, store, and distribute information to support decision making and control
in an organization.
"Information systems are combinations of hardware, software, and telecommunications
networks that people build and use to collect, create, and distribute useful data, typically
in organizational settings."
"Information systems are interrelated components working together to collect, process,
store, and disseminate information to support decision making, coordination, control,
analysis, and visualization in an organization."
What are the components of an Information System? - Answers - Hardware
Software
Data
People
Process
Bill Gate founded: - Answers - Microsoft - a firm that would eventually become the
world's largest software firm and catapult Gates to the top of the Forbes list of world's
wealthiest people
Michael Dell: - Answers - was a sophomore when he began building computers in his
dorm room at the University of Texas. His firm would one day claim the top spot among
PC manufacturers worldwide
Mark Zuckerberg founded: - Answers - Facebook as a nineteen year old college
sophoomore
Steve Jobs - Answers - was just 21 when he founded Apple
Tony Hsieh sold LinkExchange to Microsoft for over a quarter of a billion dollars -
Answers - He later served as CEO of Zappos, eventually selling that firm to Amazon for
$900 million
Sergey Brin and Larry Page were both twenty-something doctoral students at Stanford
University when they founded: - Answers - Google
Jerry Yang and David Filo founded: - Answers - Yahoo!
Kevin Rose launched ______________ in his late twenties - Answers - Digg
What is an information System? - Answers - a set of interrelated components that
collect, process, store, and distribute information to support decision making and control
in an organization.
"Information systems are combinations of hardware, software, and telecommunications
networks that people build and use to collect, create, and distribute useful data, typically
in organizational settings."
"Information systems are interrelated components working together to collect, process,
store, and disseminate information to support decision making, coordination, control,
analysis, and visualization in an organization."
What are the components of an Information System? - Answers - Hardware
Software
Data
People
Process
Bill Gate founded: - Answers - Microsoft - a firm that would eventually become the
world's largest software firm and catapult Gates to the top of the Forbes list of world's
wealthiest people
Michael Dell: - Answers - was a sophomore when he began building computers in his
dorm room at the University of Texas. His firm would one day claim the top spot among
PC manufacturers worldwide
Mark Zuckerberg founded: - Answers - Facebook as a nineteen year old college
sophoomore
Steve Jobs - Answers - was just 21 when he founded Apple
Tony Hsieh sold LinkExchange to Microsoft for over a quarter of a billion dollars -
Answers - He later served as CEO of Zappos, eventually selling that firm to Amazon for
$900 million
Sergey Brin and Larry Page were both twenty-something doctoral students at Stanford
University when they founded: - Answers - Google
Jerry Yang and David Filo founded: - Answers - Yahoo!
Kevin Rose launched ______________ in his late twenties - Answers - Digg
