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Information System Components

A system is comprised of interrelated components that work together to achieve specific goals. A mission-critical system is vital to a company's operations. An information system includes hardware, software, data, processes, and people. Hardware refers to all physical aspects like computers. Software includes system software like operating systems and application software. Data is the raw material transformed into useful information. Processes are the tasks and functions performed, and people are the users and staff who use the system.

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Information System Components

A system is comprised of interrelated components that work together to achieve specific goals. A mission-critical system is vital to a company's operations. An information system includes hardware, software, data, processes, and people. Hardware refers to all physical aspects like computers. Software includes system software like operating systems and application software. Data is the raw material transformed into useful information. Processes are the tasks and functions performed, and people are the users and staff who use the system.

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Describe: Hardware

A System is a set of related


componentsthat produces Everything in the physical
specific results layer of the information
A Mission-critical system is system
one that is vital to a company’s Moore’s Law accurately
operations predicted that computer
Hardware, Software, Data, processing power would double
Processes, and People every 18 to 24 months

Processes
INFORMATION Software
SYSTEM System software
Network operating system
Describe the tasks and
business functions that
users, managers, and IT staff
COMPONENTS Application software
Enterprise applications
members perform to achieve Horizontal system
specific results Vertical system
Legacy systems

People
Data
Users, or end users, are the
people who interact with an The raw material that an
information system, both information system
inside and outside the transforms into useful
company information

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