BUSN 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Wide Area Network, Hard Disk Drive
22 Mar 2016
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Information technology (it) is the design and implementation of computer-based information systems (cid:1) Chief information officer (cio) is the person in charge of it at a company. The it department is responsible for: hardware and software components, keeps all equipment operational and current (printers, computers, manage network and databases, selecting appropriate software, implementing remote access. Information systems (is) or management information system (mis) is used to bridge the gap between the actual technology needed and the effects adding that tech has on the company. Data are the representations of a fact or idea (number, word, image, sound) Information is data that has been organized so that the data is useful. Decision support system is a software system that enables companies to analyze collected data so they predict the impact of a business decision. Executive information system is a software system that is specially designed for the needs of management.
