Information Systems for Business and Beyond Questions:

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Information Systems for Business and Beyond Questions:

Chapter 1 – study questions 1-5, Exercise 3 & 4

1)What are the five major components that make up an information system?

• 2. List the three examples of information system hardware?

3. Microsoft Windows is an example of which component of

information systems?

4.What is application software?

5. What roles do people play in information systems?

Exercise

3)Everyone interacts with various information systems everyday: at the grocery store, at work, at school, even in our cars.Make a list of the different information systems you interact with daily. Can you identify the technologies, people, and processes involved in making these systems work?

4)Do you agree that we are in a post-PC stage in the evolution of information systems? Do some original research and cite it

as you make your prediction about what business computing will look like in the next generation.Information Technology and Organizational Learning Questions

Chapter 1 – Review the Key Lessons from Chapter 1 – Explain the five key lessons and note the importance of each key lesson from chapter 1.  Also, note why is it important to understand these basic concepts.