33:011:100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Employee Monitoring, Malware, Botnet

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: 33:011:100
• Professor: Professor Reaves

Document Summary

Data: raw facts and figures that may be relevant to a business decision. Information: knowledge gained from processing those facts and figures. Information system: organized method for collecting, storing, and communicating information on internal operations and external intelligence. Chief information officer (cio): executive responsible for directing information systems and operations. Computer-based information systems: systems that rely on computers and related technologies to store information electronically in an organized accessible manner. There are 4 components and technologies: computer hardware, computer software, telecommunications and computer networks, data resource management. Databases: centralized integration did collection of data resources. Can hire a person to build one, outsource to other company, or buy a program. In general information systems fall into 2 broad categories: operational support systems: designed to produce a variety of information on an organization"s activities for both internal and external use. Transaction processing systems: record and process data from business transactions.