Notes@HKU by Jax

Information Technology and Systems

Digital Natives vs. Immigrants

  • Digital Natives: People who grew up with the internet.
  • Digital Immigrants: People who are new to the internet.

Information Systems & Technologies (IS & IT)

A collection of hardware and software that is used to collect, process, store, and distribute information. Mdae up of 5 components:

  • People: Employees, customers, suppliers etc.
  • Data: Information that is used to make decisions.
  • Network: Telecommunication equipments etc.
  • Hardware: Computers, servers etc.
  • Software: Systems and applications that run on the hardware. IT: Network, Hardware, Software

Data vs. Information

  • Data: Raw facts and figures that are collected.
  • Information: Data that has been processed and organized in a meaningful way.