ADMS 2511 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Business Process Management, Management Information System, Transaction Processing System

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 2511
• Professor: Ingrid Splettstoesser

Document Summary

Information technology (it) is any computer-based tool that people use to work with information and to support the information and information-processing needs of an organization. Information system (is) collects, processes, stores, analyzes, and disseminates information for a specific purpose. Computer-based information system (cbis) is an information system that uses computer technology to perform some or all of its intended tasks. New consultative functions of the management information systems department. Incorporating the internet and e-commerce into the business: managing system integration, educating non-is managers about it, educating is staff about the business, supporting end-user computing, partnering with executives, managing outsourcing. It components: hardware, software, database, network, procedures, users. It services; eg. system development, data management, managing. Capabilities of information systems: midterm: perform high-speed, high-volume numerical computations. Pos: provide fast, accurate communication and collaboration within and among organizations, store huge amounts of information in an easy-to-access, yet small space, allow quick and inexpensive access to vast amounts of information, worldwide.