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18 Cards in this Set
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What are some social and ethical issues?
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-Privacy of the individual-Security of data and information-Accuracy of data and information-Data quality -Changing nature of work-Appropriate information use-Health and safety -Copyright laws
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What does volatile mean?
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retaining data only as long as there is a power supply connected
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What is a system?
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A set of things working together as parts of a mechanism
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What is an information process of an information system?
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What needs to be done to collect and transform data into useful information. These activities coordinate and direct the system's resources to achieve the system's purpose. (e.g. Collecting, organising etc)
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What is analysing as an information process?
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The information process by which data is interpreted, transforming it into information.
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What is collecting?
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The information process by which data is entered or captured by a computer system.
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What is displaying as an information process?
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The information process by which information is output from the system to meet a purpose. It controls the format of the information presented to the participant of user.
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What is information?
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Information is the output displayed by an information system. Knowledge is acquired when information is received.
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What is organising as an information process?
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The information process by which data is structured into a form appropriate for the use of other information processes.
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What is processing as an information process?
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The information process by which data can be manipulated in different ways to produce a new value or result.
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What is storing and retrieving as an information process?
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The information process by which data and information is saved and accessed later.
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What is the boundary of an information system?
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The delineation between a system an its environment. The boundary defines what is part of the system an what is part of the environment.
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What is the data/information of an information system?
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Data: The raw material used by information processesInformation: The output displayed by an information system.
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What is the environment of an information system?
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The circumstances and conditions that surround an information system.
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What is the information technology of an information system?
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The hardware and software used by an information system to carry out its information process.
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What is the participant of an information system?
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A special class of user who carries out (or initiates) the information processes within an information system. (e.g. Managers, data entry operators, direct users)
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What is the purpose of an information system?
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A statement identifying who the information system is for and what it needs to achieve.
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What is transmitting and receiving as an information process?
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The information process that transfers data and information within and between information systems.
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