INFORMATION SYSTEM IN BUSINESS

Mr. Ace C. Lagman, MOS, MIT

• RECOGNIZING INFORMATION SYSTEMS• • As a business end user, you should be able to recognize the fundamental components of

information systems you encounter in the real world. This means that you should be able to identify:

• • The people, hardware, software, data, and network resources they use.• The types of information products they produce.• The way they perform input, processing, output, storage, and control activities.• How they support the business operations, managerial decision making, or competitive advantage

of a business.• • This kind of understanding will help you be a better user, developer, and manager of information

systems. • • •

• OVERVIEW OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS

• • THE EXPANDING ROLES OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS• • Three Fundamental Roles of Information Systems:• Support of its business processes and operations.• Support of decision making by its managers.• Support of its strategies for competitive advantage.