System analysis and design Ch 1

What is Information Technology?

• Step by step process for developing high quality information systems

• Combination of hardware software and services that people use to manage communicate and share information.

• The raw material that an information system transforms into useful information.

• Consists of programs that support day-to-day business functions and provide users with the information they need.

What is the meaning of data?

• Step by step process for developing high quality information systems

• Combination of hardware software and services that people use to manage communicate and share information.

• The raw material that an information system transforms into useful information.

• Consists of programs that support day-to-day business functions and provide users with the information they need.

Definition of systems analysis and design.

• Step by step process for developing high quality information systems

• Combination of hardware software and services that people use to manage communicate and share information.

• The raw material that an information system transforms into useful information.

• Consists of programs that support day-to-day business functions and provide users with the information they need.

The meaning of application software

• Step by step process for developing high quality information systems

• Combination of hardware software and services that people use to manage communicate and share information.

• The raw material that an information system transforms into useful information.

• Consists of programs that support day-to-day business functions and provide users with the information they need.

What is hardware?

• Programs that control the hardware and produce the desired information or results.

• Consists of everything in the physical layer of the information system such as mobile devices, scanners, printer and mouse.

• Describe the tasks and business functions that users, managers and IT staff members perform to achieve specific results.

• Manage the hardware components which can include a single computer or a global network with many thousands of clients.

What is software?

• Programs that control the hardware and produce the desired information or results.

• Consists of everything in the physical layer of the information system such as mobile devices, scanners, printer and mouse.

• Describe the tasks and business functions that users, managers and IT staff members perform to achieve specific results.

• Manage the hardware components which can include a single computer or a global network with many thousands of clients.

What is processes?

• Consists of everything in the physical layer of the information system such as mobile devices, scanners, printer and mouse.

• Consists of everything in the physical layer of the information system such as mobile devices, scanners, printer and mouse.

• Describe the tasks and business functions that users, managers and IT staff members perform to achieve specific results.

• Manage the hardware components which can include a single computer or a global network with many thousands of clients.

What is system software?

• Programs that control the hardware and produce the desired information or results.

• Consists of everything in the physical layer of the information system such as mobile devices, scanners, printer and mouse.

• Describe the tasks and business functions that users, managers and IT staff members perform to achieve specific results.

• Manage the hardware components which can include a single computer or a global network with many thousands of clients.