What are the three basic capabilities organizations rely on that are supported by information systems?

*) Wireless communications, including computers and mobile hand-held computing devices, are keeping managers, employees, customers, suppliers, and business partners connected in every
way possible. Email, online conferencing, the Web, and the Internet, are providing new and diverse lines of communication for all businesses, large and small. Through increased communication channels and decreased costs of the communications, customers are demanding more of businesses in terms of service and product, at lower costs. E-commerce is changing the way businesses must attract and respond to customers.

*) From a technical perspective, an information system collects, stores, and disseminates information from an organization's environment and internal operations to support organizational functions and decision making, communication, coordination, control, analysis, and visualization. Information
systems transform raw data into useful information through three basic activities: input, processing, and output.
From a business perspective, an information system provides a solution to a problem or challenge facing a firm and represents a combination of management, organization, and technology elements.
The management dimension of information systems involves issues such as leadership, strategy, and
management behavior. The technology dimension consists of computer hardware, software, data management technology, and networking/telecommunications technology (including the Internet).
The organization dimension of information systems involves issues such as the organization's hierarchy, functional specialties, business processes, culture, and political interest groups.

*) An information system is a set of interrelated components that work together to collect, process,
store, and disseminate information to support decision making, coordination, control, analysis, and
visualization in an organization. In addition to supporting decision making, information systems
may also help managers and workers analyze problems, visualize complex subjects, and create
new products.

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