Information+System

=Information System=

organisation of data into information (IS = Information System)


 * Definition: ** data re-arranged so that it may be useful
 * Summary Points: **

§ must be organised before it can be stored & analysed by the info. system. § if not organised, data could be meaningless § may require sorting, summarising, classifying.
 * Example: **

Paper forms for new school enrolments have to match the database fields that the school uses.

(IS = Information System)


 * Definition: ** information is processed raw data

** Summary Points: ** § tools for analysis may include: tables, queries & reports from a database or spreadsheet § people make decisions based on the information they receive from an information system

** Example: ** After doing a count of students from the school’s data-base, it was discovered there are 30 less students in Yr.7 than Yr.8. Decisions have to be made as to how large the Yr.7 class sizes will be (24 versus 30).