COMPONENTS OF AN

INFORMATION SYSTEM
COMPONENTS OF INFORMATION SYSTEM

People Resources
End Users and IS
Specialists

System Activities
Data Resources Software Resources
Data and Knowledge Control of System Programs and
Bases Performance Procedures

Input Processing Output

Network Resources
Storage of Data Hardware Resources
Communication Media Resources Machines and Media
and Network Support
Network Resources
• PEOPLE RESOURCES:
• People are the essential ingredient for the
successful operation of all information system. It
includes end users and IS specialist.
• IS SPECIALIST are people who develop and
operate information system. It includes system
analysts, software developers etc.
• END USERS are people who use an information
system or the information it produces. They can
be customers, sales person are found at all levels.
DATA RESOURCES
• This concept has been broadened by managers
and information system professionals.
• They realize the data constitute valuable
organizational resources. It resulted in variety
of changes in modern organization.
• Under this, data can take many forms including
traditional numeric data composed of numbers
etc.
• The data resources of information system are
typically organized, stored, accessed by a variety
of data resource management technologies into:
• Data base that hold processed and organize data.
• Knowledge bases that hold knowledge in a variety
of forms such as facts.
 Attributes of MIS
1. Understandable
2. Relevant
3. Complete
4. Available
5. Reliable
6. Concise
7. Timely
8. Cost-Effective
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