My IS Day

IS stands for Information System. We use IS every second in our life. From Text messaging to googling information, all this is IS.  Information system has 5 components: Hardware, Software, Data, Procedures and People. People are the most important component of IS.

The Information System that I use almost everyday can be described as follows: 

1. TEXTING:

• Hardware: Cell Phone
• Software: The software that runs the phone and enables us to text message.
• Data: The content of the message.
• Procedure: Turning on the phone, selecting phone number, typing the message and sending it.
• People: The sender and the receiver of the text.

     2.  E-MAIL:

• Hardware: Laptop
• Software: The software used like Microsoft Outlook or the regular web mail.
• Data: The message or information.
• Procedure: Log into the Web Mail Account using username and password. Composing the message, selecting the recipient and sending it.
• People: Me and the recipient of the email.  

     3.  WITHDRAWING CASH FROM ATM:

• Hardware: The ATM machine.
• Software: The software that runs the whole procedure and monitors everything.
• Data: Entering the pin and information about how much money to withdraw, from which account, if need a receipt or not.
• Procedure: Inserting the debit card, entering the password, selecting the amount and the account, getting a receipt and taking the card.
• People: Me