Management Information Systems PRELIM

This can be a number, statement, image, or video

• Information
• Data
• Metadata
• Manifest

Every information must be up to date based on the requirements—not too early and not too late for the end user.

• Timeliness
• Completeness
• Accuracy.
• Conciseness
• Understandability

A system must have appropriate and relevant information in every module. It must be relevant to the user who is using it.

• Timeliness
• Appropriateness
• Completeness
• Conciseness
• Understandability

Information must be correct or precise. For example, systems performing calculations must produce the exact values.

• Timeliness
• Appropriateness
• Accuracy.
• Completeness
• Understandability

Not all information must be displayed in the system. It should only contain the minimum detail that is appropriate to the user

• Timeliness
• Appropriateness
• Accuracy.
• Conciseness
• Completeness

Any information should be understandable. The format and how the information is presented are important. Using colors can enhance the presented information to make it easier for the user to understand.

• Completeness
• Appropriateness
• Accuracy.
• Conciseness
• Understandability

Any information must be complete based on the requirements. If an information is incomplete, it may lead to bad decisions.

• Timeliness
• Completeness
• Accuracy.
• Conciseness
• Understandability

It refers to a collection of data, such as words, numbers, images or graphics.

• Information
• Data
• Metadata
• Manifest

This is a produced data that contains useful context for some users that may need it.

• Information
• Data
• Metadata
• Manifest

This refers to the components that are interrelated, working together with a common goal to accept inputs and outputs.

• Software
• System
• Hardware
• Application