Information

Systems
Session 1

Dr. Preeti Sharma

Institute of Management Technology,
Hyderabad
Raw Data, Information, System
 Information Concepts
Data: Raw unorganized facts
Process: Guidelines and procedures used to select,
organize, and manipulate data to make it suitable for a
specific task.
Information: A collection of facts organized in such a way
that they have additional value beyond the value of the
facts themselves.
Knowledge: An awareness and understanding of a set of
information and ways that information can be made
useful to support a specific task or reach a decision.

Defining and organizing relationships among data creates information.

The Value of The value of Information is directly linked to how it helps
decision makers achieve their organization’s goals.
Information
 Relevant
Complete
Characteristics Accurate
of Valuable
Information Current/Timely
Economical
Accessible
Information Systems

An information system is a set of interrelated

components that collect, manipulate, store data
and disseminate information and provide a
feedback mechanism to monitor performance.

An organized combination of people, hardware,

software, communications networks, and data
resources that collects data, transforms it, and
disseminates information.
IS Pyramid
IT Infrastructure
 • Moore’s law and microprocessing power
• Computing power doubles every 2 years
Technology • Nanotechnology
• Law of Mass Digital Storage
Drivers of • The amount of data being stored each
Infrastructure year doubles
• Metcalfe’s Law and network economics
Evolution • Value or power of a network grows
exponentially as a function of the number
of network members.
 • Declining communication costs and the
Internet
Technology • Exponential growth in size of the Internet
• Standards and network effects
Drivers of • Technology standards
Infrastructure • Specifications that establish the
compatibility of products and the ability
Evolution to communicate in a network
• Unleash powerful economies of scale
and result in price declines
 Moore’s Law
and
Microprocessor
Performance
Falling Cost
of Chips
Components of IT
Infrastructure
• Computer hardware platforms
• Operating system platforms
• Enterprise software applications
• Data management and storage
• Networking/telecommunications platforms
• Internet platforms
• Consulting system integration services
The IT
Infrastructure
Ecosystem
Technology
perspective to
problem solving
Organizational
perspective to
problem solving
People perspective
to problem solving
 Interactive Session: Technology:
Is Business Ready for Wearable
Computers?

• Class discussion
• Wearables have the potential to change the way
organizations and workers conduct business. Discuss the
implications of this statement.
• What management, organization, and technology issues
would have to be addressed if a company was thinking of
equipping its workers with a wearable computing device?
• What kinds of businesses are most likely to benefit from
wearable computers? Select a business and describe how a
wearable computing device could help that business improve
operations or decision making.
Resources
• http://www.chris-
kimble.com/Courses/World_Med_MBA/Types-of-
Information-System.html
• https://stangarfield.medium.com/what-are-examples-of-
information-systems-that-are-needed-in-organizations-
5dcd8e819418
• https://www.business.com/articles/decision-support-
systems-dss-applications-and-uses/
• https://sites.google.com/site/transactionprocessingsystem
s/2-examples-of-transaction-processing-systems
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_system
• https://www.britannica.com/topic/information-
system/Computer-software