LO1 - Information System

Information Systems

A computer system or set of components for collecting, creating, storing, processing, and distributing information, typically including hardware and software, system users, and the data itself

Types of information systems and example:

Qualitative

Qualitative information is non numeric information based on the quality of an item or object.

Example: if you were testing water then you might say that the taste is either nice or not so nice.

Quantitative

Quantitative information is information than can be directly measured and can be seen as factual information rather than opinion

Example: when testing water the fluoride content of the water might be measured in milligrams

Primary

Primary information is information that you collect yourself.

Example: carrying out a survey or using sales figures from your own cash registers.

Secondary

Secondary information is information that is collected from a secondary source outside of your own organisation.

Example: if you were using a web forum to select information from then there is a risk that the information is not reliable and accurate as information that you collected yourself.



References:
Dictionary.com. (2017). the definition of information system. [online] Available at: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/information-system [Accessed 13 Jun. 2017].

Content Writer. (2013). Types of information (qualitative, quantitative, primary and secondary) - Content Writer. [online] Available at: http://www.contentedwriter.com/types-of-information-qualitative-quantitative-primary-and-secondary/ [Accessed 13 Jun. 2017].