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    The document discusses the five key components of an information system: 1) Computer hardware which includes physical devices like smartphones, computers, and peripheral devices. 2) Computer software which includes operating systems and application software. 3) Telecommunications which connects hardware via wired or wireless networks locally or across wide areas. 4) Databases and data warehouses which store the data that the other components process and analyze. 5) Human resources and procedures which are needed to operate the system and turn data into useful information through procedures and expertise.

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    FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND COMPUTING

    NAME: EDGAR
    SSEMIRIMU

    REG NO :

    COURSE: BIT

    FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS


    COURSE UNIT:

    Question;

    Examine the components of information systems.

    Information system is integrated set of components for collecting, storing, and processing data and
    for providing information.
    5 Components of Information Systems

    A set of components called the information system; deal with collecting and organizing data and
    information. An information system is described as having five components.

    Computer hardware

    This is the physical technology that works with information. Hardware can be as small as
    a smartphone that fits in a pocket or as large as a supercomputer that fills a building. Hardware also
    includes the peripheral devices that work with computers, such as keyboards, external disk drives,
    and routers. With the rise of the Internet of things, in which anything from home appliances to cars
    to clothes will be able to receive and transmit data, sensors that interact with computers are
    permeating the human environment.

    Computer software

    The hardware needs to know what to do, and that is the role of software. Software can be divided
    into two types: system software and application software. The primary piece of system software is
    the operating system, such as Windows or iOS, which manages the hardware’s operation.
    Application software is designed for specific tasks, such as handling a spreadsheet, creating a
    document, or designing a Web page.

    Telecommunications

    This component connects the hardware together to form a network. Connections can be through
    wires, such as Ethernet cables or fibre optics, or wireless, such as through Wi-Fi. A network can be
    designed to tie together computers in a specific area, such as an office or a school, through a local
    area network (LAN). If computers are more dispersed, the network is called a wide area network
    (WAN). The Internet itself can be considered a network of networks.

    Databases and data warehouses

    This component is where the “material” that the other components work with resides. A database is
    a place where data is collected and from which it can be retrieved by querying it using one or more
    specific criteria. A data warehouse contains all of the data in whatever form that an organization
    needs. Databases and data warehouses have assumed even greater importance in information
    systems with the emergence of “big data,” a term for the truly massive amounts of data that can be
    collected and analysed.

    Human resources and procedures

    The final, and possibly most important, component of information systems is the human element:
    the people that are needed to run the system and the procedures they follow so that the knowledge
    in the huge databases and data warehouses can be turned into learning that can interpret what has
    happened in the past and guide future action.

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