COMPONENTS OF IS

INFORMATION SYSTEM
System Activities
Control of System Performance

Input of Processing Output of

Data Data into Information
People Software
Resources Information Products Resources Resources

Storage of Data Resources

Hardware Data
Resources Resources

Network
Resources
People Resources
People play a crucial role for the effective operation of all the information
systems. The different types of people resources are follows:
i. End Users ( Users or Clients) : Those users who use an information
system or the information which produced by it, are known as ‘end
users’.
ii. IS Specialist : Those people who develop and operate information
systems are known as ‘IS specialist’. They may be system analysts,
software developers, system operators and other managerial, technical
pr clerical IS personnel.
Hardware Resources
Hardware Resources refer to all physical devices that are used in processing
of information. It is only includes computers and other equipments but also
any tangible object on which data can be, stored which range from a simple
of paper to magnetic or optical disks. Few hardware are as follows:
i. Computer Systems: This comprises of a central processing unit
containing microprocessors and numerous interconnected peripheral
devices.
ii. Computer Peripherals : These devices are used in computer to:
a. Input the data,
b. Provide the output and
c. Store data
Software Resources
The collection of instructions is known as ‘software’. The instructions which are
used to direct and control the computer hardware are known as programs and
the instructions which are used to process data are known as procedures.
Software are of two types:
i. System Software: This software directs and supports the particular tasks of
computers, as required by end users.
ii. Application Software: This software directs and supports the particular tasks
of computers, as required by end users.
Data Resources
The concept of data resources has been widened by managers and information systems
professionals to include much more than raw material of information system. Since, it is
a valuable organizational resource, it must be managed effectively to benefit all end
users in an organization. Data resources are organized, stored and accessed by data
resource management technologies in the form of:
i. ‘Database’ that contain processed and organized data.
ii. ‘Knowledge base’ that comprise knowledge in various forms such as facts, rules and
case examples of successful business practices.
Network Resources
E-business and E-commerce operations of all types of organizations and their
information systems will succeed if telecommunication technologies and networks
like the internet, intranet and extranet are in place. Telecommunication network
comprises computers, communication processors and other devices interconnected
by communication media and controlled by its software. The fundamental resource
components of all information systems are communication technologies and
networks. The main network resources are as follows;
i. Communication Media: These are used to deliver and receive information or
data.
ii. Network Infrastructure: It refers to the hardware software and data technologies
used to support and control the operations of communication network.
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