ITM 100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Process Modeling, Break Even, Girdle

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Information Technology Management
• Course: ITM 100
• Professor: Franklyn Prescod

Document Summary

Information systems (is) - computer-based tools people use to work with information and support the information and processing needs of an organization. Information technology (it) the acquisition, processing, storage, and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual, and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications. Management information systems (mis) function that plans for, develops, implements, and maintains it hardware, software, and applications that people use to support the goals of an organization. Data raw facts that describe the characteristics of an object or event (date, item number, item description, quantity ordered, customer name). Information data converted into a meaningful and useful context (bestselling or worst selling item, etc. ) Knowledge actionable information (information that can be acted upon) People use processes to work with information systems to produce information . Information-functional culture employees use information as a means of exercising influence or power over others.