1: What Is an Information System?
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this chapter, you will be able to:
- D efine what an information system is by identifying its major components;
- Descr ibe the basic history of information systems;
- Discuss the role of and the purpose of information systems; and
- Explain why IT matters
This chapter provides an overview of information systems and their components, including the history of how we got where we are today.