Chapter 1
Q1-1 Why Is
Introduction to MIS the Most Important Class in the Business School
Computers used to be the thing people didn’t like or thought
to be abnormal. Now technology is changing the business world fundamentally in
its own way.
The Digital
Revolution
The information age is a period where primary force in
economy is through the production, distribution and control of information. Now
the digital revolution is what we are experiencing because we are converting
from mechanical devices to actual digital devices. Switching over to digital
devices changed everything, from companies to individuals and some weren’t ready
for that change. Bells law says these digital devices will evolve every 10
years and create new environments, platforms, programming and networks. Even
though digital technology is growing and changing businesses so it’s important
to understand what these devices will do. In order to understand the evolving
capabilities of digital devices, is knowing every years something is always
changing and affecting everything around it.
Fundamental Forces
Changing Technology
Moore’s Law: “The
number of transistors per square inch on an integrated chip doubles every 18
months” So Bell’s law was misunderstood and Moore’s law concluded that isn’t
the computer evolving, its actually the processing power.
Metcalfe’s Law: says
as digital devices grow and start to connect together, the network value in
those devices will increase. The dramatic rise of the inter web is a great example.
Nielsen’s Law: States
network connections that are used by high speed users will increase by 50
percent a year.
Kryder’s Law: Claims
the storage density on digital disks and memory will drastically increase.
This Is the Most
Important Class in the School of Business:
If you ever want to become a future business professional, it’s
important to know how to be able to access, evaluate and apply IT.
Q1-2 How Will MIS
Affect Me?
First thing to know is that technology is changing at an accelerating
rate. Since there is technological constantly changing it can affect your job
security. So it’s important to develop non-routine cognitive skills and the
ability to adapt. There’re 4 non-cognitive routine skills, abstract, systems, collaboration
and ability to experiment. Abstract reasoning is constructing a model or
representation, like a prototype or something. Systems thinking is when system
components show how the components inputs and outputs relate to each other.
Collaboration is developing ideas or plans with others and giving or receiving any
feedback. The ability to experiment
creates or test using new alternatives and consistent with available resources.
Q1-3 What Is MIS?
Management information systems are used to manage
information systems which help organizations help to achieve their strategies.
Now information systems (IS) are hardware, software, data, procedures and
people that produce information. Compare to information technology where it’s
products, methods, inventions, and standards used for the purpose of producing technology.
MIS has three key elements: management and use, information systems and
strategies. The goals is to manage IS in order to achieve business strategies.
Computer of an
Information System:
A system is group of components that interact to achieve
some purpose and IS uses a group of components to interact in order to produce
information. There are five components: computer hardware, software, data,
procedures and people. For example, when you are writing a research for class,
you utilize all 5 of these components. These five components are common among
all systems and are to mean, develop and maintain.
Q1-4 How Can You Use
the Five Component Model
The outermost components hardware, and people can take
action and the software and procedure components are both set of instructions.
Data is what bridges the gap between human side to computer side. The people or
you are the important in the model because we produce the information and not manipulate
it. Also another thing is that all component must work together and by using
all five components you locate problems and find better solutions. However,
going from the computer side of hardware and software to the human side of
procedures and people; increases the degree of difficulty of change.
Q1-5 What Is Information?
The common definition is information comes from knowledge
derived from data. However, it can also mean when information is presented in a
meaningful context. Also information means processing data or data being
processed by different means of operations. Lastly, information can be defined
as a difference that makes a difference. Graphs are not information because it
has data people perceive and use to conceive information.
Q1-6 What Are
Necessary Data Characteristics?
The first data characteristic is accuracy, information that
needs to be correct and completed data which is process correctly. Secondly, its
required that data is timely so it’s available when needed and to keep up the information.
Next the data must be relevant both to the context and to the subject. Fourth, it’s
necessary to be just sufficient for its purpose but not overloading. Finally,
data isn’t free so there cost for developing an IS and operating and maintaining
that system.
Q7: 2026
By 2026 most the computer won’t look ordinary computers and smartphones
will be changing. In addition, technology will grow so much people may be able
to work at home, utilize new technology and access to vas amounts of data.
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