In this Era of technology and advancement, we use number of information system daily but we are not aware of that. An information system is a group of components that interact to achieve some purpose. It has five components:
- Computer Hardware
- Software
- Data
- Procedures
- People
FACEBOOK: The first one to come across is widely used social network, Facebook. The world is connected with one another through facebook. To access facebook we need a hardware and i use my laptop for that facebook itself is a software and consists of data. It follows a procedure which requires people to login with their e-mails and password. All these components are useless if there were no people to use it. People play important role in using the information system. In this way it consists all the five components.
CELL PHONES: Smart phones or PDA phone are also one of the IS we use in our life on day to day basis. The characteristics which makes this IS consist of all the five components. Although these are phones but they are the hardware component of IS. These PDA phones are designed and run by software. While making these devices they have to go through data to form the codes for the software as well as the procedures to follow steps. And, i can be considered as the fifth component as it requires people to use it. These phones becomes the most used information system to communicate across seas, while walking, driving etc. We can conclude that PDA phone indeed is an information system and contains all five components.
SLATE: As a student of sheridan college, slate is also my IS that i use daily. To use slate, i use my laptop as a hardware. Slate is the software designed by the college to ease the access of information and communication for students. It consists of data used both by professors and students and follows a securely login procedures and undoubtedly consists of people as us are using it. In this way, this IS also consists all the five components.
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