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CMIS 351 Lesson 1: Information Systems and You
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- 1Components of IS1. hardware
2. software
3. data
4. procedures
5. people - 2Elements of MIS1. development
2. IS
3. goals and objectives - 3Information systems (IS) vs. Information Technology (IT)IT:
-raw technology
-hardware, software, data components
-by itself, will not help organization achieve goals/objectives
-methods, inventions, standards, products
IS:
-system of hardware, software, data procedures, and people who produce info.
-includes people - 4Role of ICT in Economy-provides products/services that other industries rely on to get their work done
-supply services that improve business processes
-areas: retail, manufacturing, insurance, banking, etc.
-companies in ICT sectors: software and computer services, communications services, ICT manufacturing, ICT wholesaling
-in 2011, ICT added $67.2 billion to Canadian GDP - 5How successful business professionals use ISbasic IS:
email, webpages, word processors, spreadsheets, presentations, IM and location-based services
expand knowledge:
mobile devices, project-management software, business graphics, collaborative systems
core set of skills:
technical skills, specific technology/industry experience, satisfactory communication skills - 6Changes technology bring to economy, organizations, and individualsMoore's Law:
-created by Gordon Moore
-number of transistors per square inch on integrated chip doubles every 18 months
-power of computers has increased exponentially
-cost of computers has declined over past 50 yrs
Network Effects:
-value of certain technologies increases as # of users increases
-lock-in users and make it harder for them to switch technologies
Other effects:
-general shrinking of device size
-tendency for ubiquity
-adoption of location-based services
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