The different information systems and their main features?

Answer 1

The term information systems, sometimes refers to a system of persons, data records and activities that process the data and information in an organisation, and it includes the organisation's manual and automated processes. Their main features will be the process carried out, for example if you wanted to save a file; you might save it on the computer, where do you save it? email, documents, pictures, video etc. In what? files, folders, albums etc or you might save it in a filing cabinate, how do you store it? Alphabetically, numerically, weekly, monthly etc. Think about who stores or saves the information, when does it get archived, when archived, how long do you keep it before it gets recycled or binned.

Answer 2

Information systems are networks of hardware and software that people and organizations use to collect, filter, process, create, and distribute data. Different types of information systems include hardware, software, networks and data warehouses. Hardwareincludes the monitor, processor, printer and keyboard, all of which work together to accept, process, show data and information. Software is programs that allow hardware to process the data. Networks are connecting systems that allow the storage and distribution of data and information. A Data Warehouseis a central repository of data which is created by integrating data from multiple sources. Data warehouses store current as well as historical data and are commonly used for creating trending reports for senior management reporting such as annual and quarterly comparisons.