Parts of Information System

Flores, Carl Joseph A.
BSIT – 1I
I.T Fundamentals
Questions:
1. Explain the parts of an information system. What part do people play in this system?
-There are 6 parts of the Information System that plays their own significant roles. For example,
the first part is about the people that play as the user who is capable of doing and completing
tasks based on their own will. Procedures are the steps and/or guidelines every people need to
follow using software, and software is a program that consists of step-by-step instructions that
tell the computer how to do its work. Hardware is the equipment that processes data to create
information, and data is the unprocessed facts, including texts, numbers, images, and sounds.
And lastly, the most important one is that is responsible for connecting people around the world
without a hassle and gives a privilege to people to access 24/7 information.
2. What is system software? What kinds of programs are included in system software?
-System software enables the application software to interact with the computer hardware. The
system software is the interface between the hardware and user applications. The operating
system is the best-known example of system software.
3. Define and compare general-purpose applications, specialized applications, and apps.

Describe some different types of general-purpose applications. Describe some types of
specialized applications.
- Using a computer system, a general-purpose software program may be used to complete
common or all-purpose tasks for users. For instance, applications include word processors,
spreadsheets, and photo editing software, to be specific, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS
Excel are applications under Microsoft software.
Specialized applications are the specific apps specially designed for an individual or company’s
needs. For example, Adobe Creative Cloud gives subscribers access to a collection of software
used for graphic design, video editing, web development, and photography, Amazon Web
Services can be used as the AWS Management Console or well-documented web services APIs
to access AWS's application when hosting a platform.
The difference between the 2 is that the specialized applications are specially designed for a
specific person or company for a specific purpose, and the general-purpose applications are
applications that can be used widely without a subscription.
4. Describe the different types of computers. What is the most common type? What are the
types of personal computers?
-There are 4 types of computers, the Super Computer that is the most powerful type of
computer, for example;
Super Computer can be used to process massive amounts of data, and they can also be used
when analyzing and predicting worldwide weather patterns.
Mainframe Computers are not as powerful as supercomputers but it has mainframe computers
are capable of great processing and use mainframes to process information about millions of
policyholders.
Midrange Computers are computers that are commonly used by companies or departments of
large companies to support their processing needs. Also, it provides storage, processing power,
and other functions to users connected to it by a network.
Lastly, the most common type of computer is the personal computer. Personal computers or
PCs are the least powerful but it’s the most budget-friendly, portable, and widely used by many
users. These types of personal computers and are desktops, laptops, tablets, smartphones, and
wearables.
5. What is connectivity? What is a computer network? What are the Internet and the web? What
is cloud computing, the wireless revolution, and IoT?
-Connectivity is the privilege of a user to have an interaction with one another, it also enables
the user to connect with different online sources from the internet. A computer network is the
structural connectivity of a computer from the ISP or the Internet Service Provider down to the
server and clients.
The Internet or also known as the Net is a vast network that connects all computers around the
world. With an Internet connection, people can interact and exchange information from
anywhere. The web or the World Wide Web is an information system that allows publications
and other online resources to be accessed over the Internet. Programs like web browsers may
access documents and other downloaded material that are made available to the network
through web servers.
An application-based software infrastructure called cloud computing stores data on remote
servers that may be accessed over the internet. The front-end and back-end of cloud computing
may be separated to better understand how it functions.
The wireless revolution is the era of wireless technologies that allow users to access the internet
without limitations due to wired tools that restrained us from accessing wireless cyberspace.
For me, the term "Internet of things" refers to actual physical things that have sensors,
computing power, software, and other technologies and can link to other systems and devices
via the Internet or other communication networks and exchange data with them.

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