Top 5 Activities of information system |Bs-commerce|

Information system activity refers to those functions of information system which are carried on by information system to provide information. Information system activities are inputs, outputs, storage, feedback  and control.

1:INPUT OF DATA:

Data about business transactions and events are first captured and processed entering as input to the system. Once the transaction is verified by sources documents it is entered to the system for processing. For example data about sale of merchandise can be obtained from invoices sent to customers and record is made on the basis of such evidences.

2.PROCESSING OF DATA:

The goal of any part of I.S is to provide information by processing of data when data is entered to the system.

For example when business transactions are entered to accounting system, it is processed and transformed into ledgers which classify the same nature transaction.

3.OUTPUT OF INFORMATION:

The processed form of information is stored for future use. Large organizations mostly use large data base for storing and retrieving information. The stored information can be used by organizations responsible employees in their routine work. 

4.FEEDBACK OF OUTPUT:

Feedback means that some portion of outputs is given to the system as input to check its reliability.

For example, sale data is communicated to sales managers to check the performance of each region.

6.CONTORL OF SYSTEM PERFORMANCE:

An important function of information system is to evaluate the performance of output. If output is not meeting the standards control measures are taken being it into desired performance level.