Information System Components
Processes
- Describe the tasks and business that users, managers, and IT staff members perform to achieve specific results
People
- Users, or end users are the people who interact with an information system, both inside and outside the company.
Data
- The raw material that an information system transforms into useful information.
Hardware
- The physical layer of the information system.
Software
- Software is a generic term used to refer to applications, scripts and programs that run on a device.
APPLICATION SOFTWARE
software that performs specific functions for the end user by interacting directly with it.
VERTICAL SYSTEM
software that has been designed to meet the specific needs of a particular industry.
HORIZONTAL SYSTEM
applications designed to be used by a broad range of users from different industries.
LEGACY SYSTEM
outdated computing software and/or hardware that is still in use.
SYSTEM SOFTWARE
a program designed to run a computer's hardware and applications
NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEM
software that connects multiple devices and computers on the network and allows them to share resources on the network.
ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS
software used by organizations rather than individual users.
Microsoft Office
Google Docs
accounting software
OSs
Web browsers
Microsoft's Windows 7
Device driver
Operating system
inFlow
Dropbox
UNIX
Linux