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INFORMATION SYSTEM

A combination of hardware, software, infrastructure and trained personnel organized to facilitate planning, control, coordination, and decision making in an organization.

INFORMATION SYSTEM
An information system effects a working environment in 4 ways.
People are working smarter. The notion of industry is changing globally. Ideas and information are getting primary where as money is getting secondary. People who work with information are dominating the work force.

Persons who earn their living by creating, using, processing, managing or exchanging information are termed as information worker.

SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN


Process of examining a business situation with the intent of improving it through better procedures and methods. System development have two major components.
System analysis. System design.

System analysis Process of gathering and interpreting facts, diagnosing problems and using the information to recommend improvements to the system. System Design Process of planning a new business system or one to replace or complement an existing system.

The process of gathering the facts and defining how they can benefit all the users of the system is some times called as Systems Study. Analysis specifies what the system should do. Design states how to accomplish the objective.

WORK SYSTEM ANALYSTS


Conducting studies to learn relevant facts about a business activity. Emphasis on gathering information and determining requirements. Carry out complete systems studies but have the added responsibility of designing the new system. Carry out systems investigation, develop design specification and program software to implement the design.

NOT WORK OF SYSTEM ANALYST


Studying a business to see which existing process should be handled by computer and which should be done by no computerized methods. Determining what changes should be made. Determining how best to solve an information systems problem.

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