Chapter 1 Summary

The difference between information system and information technology.

IT: Use all forms of technology to create, store, exchange and use information.
IS: Is where technology is use to produce and manage the information.

New concepts for me:

Modern Organization: Is like model/ new organization.
Digital Society: Is the place where we use technology.
Digital Firm: Is the place where company use the technology.

The difference between Data, Information and Knowledge:

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Data: Is include Facts, Texts, number with out meaning.
Record it with out organize it.

Information: When we process the data we get information with meaning.
Record it with organization in structure.

Knowledge: when we process the information we get knowledge with more understanding.

There is two type of knowledge:

Explicit knowledge: Provide information that we can demonstrate and trans sphere.
Example, Fact machine.

Tacit knowledge: provide information that we can not trans sphere.
Example, Experience.

There is six components to develop information system:

1- Hardware
2- Software
3- Database
4- People
5- Procedures
6- Net work

The facilities of information system:

• fast
• accurate
• provide communication
• high volume
• less expensive
• allow quick
• increase effectiveness and efficiency.

Types of information system:

1- IT infrastructure: Include IT components, IT personal and IT service.

IT components: The six components that develop information system.
IT personal: Personal use IT components to provide IT services.
IT service: Include data management
managing security and risk, and systems development.




2- Functional area information systems
 (FAIS): Is system of the department of the organization. Support particular functional areas entire the organization.

3- Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems: Is used to link all the department information system.
 

4- Transaction processing systems (TPS): Is the basic of information system. Monitoring, collection, storage, and processing of data.

 5- Interorganizational information: Used to link between two or more organizations.

6- office automation systems (OAS): Is used to develop documents, schedule resources, and communicate.

7- Business intelligence systems (BI): provides computer-based support for complex, non-routine systems.

8- Expert System: Is used to duplicate the work of human experts by applying reasoning capabilities, knowledge, and expertise within a specific domain.

9- Dashboards: Support all managers by providing rapid access to timely information and direct access to structured information in the form report.

 

* There are different types of information system in each organization. Why?

Because each system works different in different part of organization.

* The high information technology  will eliminate jobs. How?

Because If we have more technology we don't need many people.

 

 

Ergonomic:

The science of designing machines and work settings that minimize injury and illness.