Information Technology (IT)
- a field concerned with the use of technology in managing and processing information.
-information technology is an important enabler of business success and innovation.
Management Information System (MIS)
-a general name for the business function and academic discipline covering the application of people, technologies and procedures to solve business problems.
-MIS is a business function, similar to Accounting, Finance, Operations and Human Resources.
-when beginning to learn about information technology it is important to understand:
Data: raw facts that describe the characteristic of an event
Information: data converted into a meaningful and useful context
Business intelligence: applications and technologies that are used to support decision-making efforts.
IT resources: people use, information technology to work with, and information.
IT cultures: - information-functional culture
- information-sharing culture
- information-inquiring culture
- information-discovery culture
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