Week 1: Checkpoint Assignment
IT/205
10/10/2013
Week 1: Checkpoint Assignment
What are the three dimensions of business problems? Provide an example of each.
There are three dimensions of business problems which are people, organization, and technology. They are much related in many ways to make a system perform properly.
1. People Dimension: People are the backbone of a company. Without knowledgeable, trained, and skilled employees to input information and maintain the information technology infrastructure, a company’s system will not perform efficiently.
2. Organization Dimension: Organizations are set up with a set infrastructure of several different levels of people from upper-level employees which are management, professional, and technicians, and the lower-level is made up of the operational personnel. There are also many different departments in an organization. Many times problems can occur from within the departments, such as if one department does not input information properly. Another problem that can exist in an organization is if network technician does not maintain the system properly the system will fail.
3. Technology Dimension: is a system made up of computer hardware, software, data management, and networks. With the use of technology all a company’s information is stored in one place, so that the information can be used and shared with other departments, such as management, payroll, human resources, and many others. If the technology is outdated it can slow down progress within an organization.

What is the difference between It and information systems? Describe some functions of information systems.
Information system and information technology is much related, whereas information technology is considered a subset of information systems. An information system is a field of study where the system is designed for creating,