- Explain the five parts of an information system.
People are one of the important parts in information system. There is either direct contact or indirect contact. People uses computer for entertainment such as watching movies, playing games and listening to musics. People also uses computer for business, medicine and education purposes. Procedures, software, hardware and data are the included in information system. Software is categorized into two which are system software and application software. Hardware is the device we uses to provide information.
- What part do people play in this system?
People are the users of the system. People uses the system for many purposes. For example, computers are widely used for learning purposes. People create, develop, support and use information system.
- What is system software? What kinds of programs are included in system software?
System software is a type of computer program that is designed to run computer's hardware and application programs. It enables application software to interact with the computer hardware. it consist of operating systems and utility programs. Operating system coordinates computer resources and provides user interface. File manager, disk cleanup and compression tools are some types of utility programs.
- Define basic and specialized application software
Basic application software is a general purpose application. Examples are Web browsers and spreadsheet. Specialized software is specially designed for individual or company's specific use. Examples are Office suites and media player.
- Describe some different types of basic applications.
Word processor is an application used for production such as editing and printing. Spreadsheet is an application where a table of values are arranged in rows and columns. Its an application which allows you to create and manipulate spreadsheet electronically.
- Describe some types of specialized applications.
First, image editor is a graphic program that provides special features to edit bit-mapped images. Media player is a computer program that is used for playing multimedia contents such as audio and video.