(3)What is Information System?
Answer:
- Information System (IS) is a combination of people, hardware, software, communication devices, network devices and data.
- An Information System model comprises of following steps:
- Input: Data is entered into system for further processing.
- Process: A process is a series of steps undertaken to achieve desired outcome or goal.
- Output: Results of processing i.e. output is used as per requirement
- Information System aims to support operations, management and decision-making.
- The main objective of Information System is to convert the data into information which is useful and meaningful.
- Information system model highlights the relationships among the components and activities of information systems.
- Information systems help enterprise in decision making and controlling the operations.