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1. A computer is a digital electronic machine that can be programmed to perform arithmetic or logical operations automatically. It allows programs to do a range of tasks. 2. The key components of an information system are computer hardware, software, telecommunications, databases and data warehouses, and human resources and procedures. 3. ICT, or information and communication technology, refers to the infrastructure and components that enable modern computing, including all devices, networking components, applications and systems that allow people and organizations to interact digitally.

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COMPUTER

1. A computer is a digital electronic machine that can be programmed to perform arithmetic or logical operations automatically. It allows programs to do a range of tasks. 2. The key components of an information system are computer hardware, software, telecommunications, databases and data warehouses, and human resources and procedures. 3. ICT, or information and communication technology, refers to the infrastructure and components that enable modern computing, including all devices, networking components, applications and systems that allow people and organizations to interact digitally.

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COMPUTER
A computer is a digital electronic
machine that may be programmed to
automatically perform arithmetic
or logical operations. Programs
are general collections of
operations that modern computers
can do. These programs allow
computers to do a range of tasks.
A computer system is a "complete"
computer that comprises the
necessary hardware, operating
system (primary software), and
peripheral devices for "full"
functioning. This phrase can also
apply to a collection of computers
that are linked and work together,
such as a computer network or a
computer cluster.

CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPUTER

SPEED DILIGENCE
It can perform in a few It can work for hours
seconds. without creating any
error and is is free from
tiredness.

ACCURACY AUTOMATION
Errors in computers can Computers can be easily
happen only due to human programmed to perform a
beings. series of task according
to the requirements.

CONSISTENCY STORAGE CAPACITY


Never gets tired of Computer can store huge
working, it means you can amount of data in a small
use your computer system sized storage disk such
continuously for 24 hours as hard disk, CD, DVD,
a day. PenDrive, memory card
etc.

VERSATILITY REMEMBRANCE POWER


It has the ability to The computer can store
perform completely and recall the
different kinds of works information at any time
with the same accuracy because of the presence
and efficiency. of the secondary storage
devices.
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COMPONENTS OF INFORMATIONS SYSTEM


COMPUTER HARDWARE
1 This is the physical technology that works with information.
Hardware can be as small as a smartphone that fits in a pocket
or as large as a supercomputer that fills a building. Hardware
also includes the peripheral devices that work with computers,
such as keyboards, external disk drives, and routers. With the
rise of the Internet of things, in which anything from home
appliances to cars to clothes will be able to receive and
transmit data, sensors that interact with computers are
permeating the human environment.

COMPUTER SOFTWARE
2 The hardware needs to know what to do, and that is the role of
software. Software can be divided into two types: system
software and application software. The primary piece of system
software is the operating system, such as Windows or iOS, which
manages the hardware’s operation. Application software is
designed for specific tasks, such as handling a spreadsheet,
creating a document, or designing a Web page.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
3 This component connects the hardware together to form a
network. Connections can be through wires, such as Ethernet
cables or fibre optics, or wireless, such as through Wi-Fi. A
network can be designed to tie together computers in a specific
area, such as an office or a school, through a local area
network (LAN). If computers are more dispersed, the network is
called a wide area network (WAN). The Internet itself can be
considered a network of networks.

DATABASES AND DATA WAREHOUSES


4 This component is where the “material” that the other
components work with resides. A database is a place where data
is collected and from which it can be retrieved by querying it
using one or more specific criteria. A data warehouse contains
all of the data in whatever form that an organization needs.
Databases and data warehouses have assumed even greater
importance in information systems with the emergence of “big
data,” a term for the truly massive amounts of data that can
be collected and analyzed.

HUMAN RESOURCES AND PROCEDURES


5 The final, and possibly most important, component of
information systems is the human element: the people that are
needed to run the system and the procedures they follow so that
the knowledge in the huge databases and data warehouses can be
turned into learning that can interpret what has happened in
the past and guide future action.
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INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION


TECHNOLOGY
ICT, or information and communications technology (or technologies), is the
infrastructure and components that enable modern computing.

Although there is no single, universal definition of ICT, the term is


generally accepted to mean all devices, networking components, applications
and systems that combined allow people and organizations (i.e., businesses,
nonprofit agencies, governments and criminal enterprises) to interact in
the digital world.

COMPONENTS OF AN ICT SYSTEM

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