Lecture 01

Introduction to Management
Information Systems
What is Information Technology?

• Information technology (IT) consists of all the hardware and software

that a firm needs to use in order to achieve its business objectives.
• This includes not only computer machines, storage devices, and handheld
mobile devices, but also software, such as the Windows or Linux operating
systems, the Microsoft Office desktop productivity suite, and the many
thousands of computer programs that can be found in a typical large firm.
• Information Systems are more complex and can be best be understood
by looking at them from both a technology and a business perspective.
Information System

• Information System
• Set of interrelated components
• Collect, Process, Store and Distribute Information
• Support decision making, coordination and control
• Information vs. Data
• Data are streams of raw facts
• Information is data shaped into meaningful form
Data and Information
Activities of Information System

• Input
• Captures raw data from organization or external environment
• Processing
• Converts raw data into meaningful form
• Output
• Transfers processed information to people or activities that use it

• Information systems also require feedback, which is output that is

returned to appropriate members of the organization to help them
evaluate or correct the input stage.
Functions of an Information System
Thank You 

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