Information Systems in Global Business Today
INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN GLOBAL BUSINESS
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1. Why is it important to understand the difference between computer literacy and information literacy?
Answer:
Computer literacy - When you are computer literate, you have a general working knowledge of computers. You understand what they can be used for. Most people know that they can type a paper, create a power point and if you have internet access, you may e-mail and search the World Wide Web for information.
Information literacy- When you are information literate, you understand and are able to gather, analyze and use information gathered from the various types of technological medians – especially the internet. This person may access the internet, for instance on their cell phone, iPod, lab tops, and a multitude of medians, some which may have not yet been realized.
-It is important to understand the difference of this two literacy because A literate person cannot be expected to know how to operate a computer. In essence, a person can be literate but not computer literate. But the opposite seems difficult to be true. A computer literate is often always a literate.
2. Discuss the three elements of an information system (hardware, software and persware) that managers must consider. Which of the three do you consider the most important?
Answer:
Hardware- Hardware, in the computer world, refers to the physical components that make up a computer system.
Software- is any set of machine-readable instructions (most often in the form of a computer program) that directs a computer's processor to perform specific operations.
Persware- that is short for 'personware' or 'peopleware', a terribly inpersonal way of referring to people as a resource, like hardware or software.
- I consider being the most important element if information system is the Persware because without this persware the hardware and the software will be useless.
3. What are some of the new roles information systems are playing in
TODAY
1. Why is it important to understand the difference between computer literacy and information literacy?
Answer:
Computer literacy - When you are computer literate, you have a general working knowledge of computers. You understand what they can be used for. Most people know that they can type a paper, create a power point and if you have internet access, you may e-mail and search the World Wide Web for information.
Information literacy- When you are information literate, you understand and are able to gather, analyze and use information gathered from the various types of technological medians – especially the internet. This person may access the internet, for instance on their cell phone, iPod, lab tops, and a multitude of medians, some which may have not yet been realized.
-It is important to understand the difference of this two literacy because A literate person cannot be expected to know how to operate a computer. In essence, a person can be literate but not computer literate. But the opposite seems difficult to be true. A computer literate is often always a literate.
2. Discuss the three elements of an information system (hardware, software and persware) that managers must consider. Which of the three do you consider the most important?
Answer:
Hardware- Hardware, in the computer world, refers to the physical components that make up a computer system.
Software- is any set of machine-readable instructions (most often in the form of a computer program) that directs a computer's processor to perform specific operations.
Persware- that is short for 'personware' or 'peopleware', a terribly inpersonal way of referring to people as a resource, like hardware or software.
- I consider being the most important element if information system is the Persware because without this persware the hardware and the software will be useless.
3. What are some of the new roles information systems are playing in