Question One

a. Differentiate between information system and information technology.

b. List and briefly discuss different managerial challenges of information technology.

Question Two

a. What are several important computer hardware developments that you expect to happen in the next 10 years? How will these affect the business use of computers?

b. How do the different roles of system software and application software affect you as a business end-user? How do you see this changing in the future?

Question Three

A library makes an excellent information systems model. It serves as a very large information storage facility with text, audio, and video data archives. Look up the definitions for each term listed below and briefly explain a library's equivalents.

I. Input

II. Processing

III. Output

IV. Storage

V. Control

VI. Feedback

The Library of Congress, occupying three buildings in Washington, D.C., is the largest library in the world.

a. Use a Web browser and a search engine to locate the home URL (Web address) of the Library of Congress and access that page. What is the URL (homepage) of the Library of Congress?

b. Examine the Collection Highlights; how many types of data can be accessed directly from that page? Locate and select one collection of interest to you and write a one-page synopsis of that collection. Be sure to include the URL (Web address) of that collection.