elements of information systems are hardware, software,data,people and procedures. All these elements are necessary to convert data into information

2. Samina khan
Fazaia Degree College Risalpur

4. Process Data into
Information
• Calculate
• Compare
• Sort
• Classify
• Summarize

5. Information System:
An organized combination of people, hardware,
software, communications networks, and data
resources that collects data, transforms it, and
produce information.

7. Elements of information
system
1. Software
2. Hardware
3. Data
4. People
5. Procedures

8. Software
• Softwares are computer Programs
• There are two types of software
i. System software
ii. Application software
i.SYSTEM SOFTWARE:
It is used to run your system or we can
say that if perform system activities.
Examples: Operating system, utility programs

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ii. APPLICATION SOFTWARE:
It fulfills the requirement of user.
Examples: Word processing, web
browsers etc

10. Hardware
• Hardwares are computer Equipment. Such
as:
1.Keyboard
2.Mouse
3.CPU
4.Monitor
5.Speakers etc

11. Data
• Data are facts that are used by programs to
produce useful information
• Data ca be:
sets of instructions
 lists of names
graphics

12. People
• Who design and operate the software and
hardware
• People determine whether or not
an information system is going to succeed
or fail

13. Procedures
• Strategies, policies, methods, and rules for
using a CBIS.
• Procedures are to people what software is
to hardware