Chapter 1: What Is an Information System? Exercises

1. What are the five components that make up an information system?

2. What are three examples of information system hardware?

3. Microsoft Windows is an example of which component of information systems?

4. What is application software? 5. What roles do people play in information systems?

6. What is the definition of a process?

Chapter 2:

Information technology infrastructure. Hardware Study Questions

1. Write your own description of what the term information systems hardware means.

2. Write a summary of one of the items linked to in the “Integrated Computing” section.