Project Work

Information Systems and Databases

Communication Systems

Multimedia Systems

Automated Manufacturing Systems

Issues

Stuff for josh cuz he’s stupid

the data types you can put in a data dictionary

text, number, date/time, currency, boolean

• don’t worry about real

User vs Participant

• User → a person who views or uses the information output from an information system
• Participant → a special class of user who carries out the information processes within an information system

Information System Definition

information systems are computer systems that support end users, giving them access to information

Information Processes

COLLECTING – the process by which data is entered into or captured by a computer system

ORGANISING – the process by which data is structured into a form appropriate for the use of other information processes such as the format in which data will be represented

ANALYSING – the process by which data is interpreted, transforming it into information