1. Define information system. What are the duties and responsibilities of an information system manager?

Information system is an integrated set of components for collecting, storing, and processing data and for delivering information, knowledge, and digital products. Business firms and other organizations rely on information systems to carry out and manage their operations, interact with their customers and suppliers, and compete in the marketplace. The study bridges business and computer science using the theoretical foundations of information and computation to study various business models and related algorithmic processes within a computer science discipline An Information System Manager plans, directs, and/or coordinates activities in areas of electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, computer programming, voice and/or data communication systems, security, and disaster recovery. They also assign and review the work of systems analyst, developers, and other computer-related workers. They are also responsible for the computer systems within a company, overseeing installation, ensuring back-up systems operate effectively, purchasing hardware and software, providing the ICT technology infrastructures for an organisation and contributing to organisational policy regarding quality standards and strategic planning.

2. Differentiate data from information. Data is raw, unorganized facts that need to be processed. Data can be something simple and seemingly random and useless until it is organized. When data is processed, organized, structured or presented in a given context so as to make it useful, it is called Information.

3. Explain what a Business Intelligence (BI) mean and give an example. Business intelligence (BI) is a set of theories, methodologies, processes, architectures, and technologies that transform raw data into meaningful and useful information for business purposes. BI applications may include a variety of components such as tabular reports, spread sheets, charts, and dashboards. Although traditional business intelligence systems were delivered via host terminals or paper reports, the typical modern deployment of a BI application is over the web, via Internet or intranet connections. It is also possible, and becoming more popular, to develop interactive BI apps optimized for mobile devices such as tablets and smart phones, and for e-mail. BI can handle large amounts of information to help identify and develop new opportunities. Making use of new opportunities and implementing an effective strategy can provide a competitive market advantage and long-term stability.

4. What are the different information attributes that define its quality? It is worth noting that no such definition should ever be seen as prescriptive. Any local solutions will inevitably diverge from a single definition in one way or another. As a result it may be more instructive to consider what does or does not constitute a BI system by the degree to which it conforms to an agreed checklist of criteria. Some of which can be classified as required, that is to say if the system in question is not able to demonstrate the attribute in question then it is questionable how appropriate it is to describe it as a BI system and those which are desirable which it is not necessary for a system to demonstrate in order to still be described as a BI system, but some or all of which it might still be expected to display.

Required may include accessible when needed; concise, pictorial or graphical; up to date, current; known update times and interval; good, reliable quality and integrity of data items; easy to understand. On the other hand desirable may be composed of automatically updated in real time; can be refreshed at the users command (to update figures when desired); includes external information sources; complete.

5. What are the four(4) basic direction of information flow and briefly discuss.
Output production of useful information, usually in the form of documents and reports. Input activity of gathering and capturing raw data. Processing converting data into useful outputs. Feedback information from the system that is used to make changes to input or processing activities.

FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION SYSTEM AND SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

Eleonor O. Opea 201011064

Prof. Enrico Cardones MWF/ 1:00-2:00 pm/ CL19 November 22, 2013