Introduction to Information Systems: Seventh Edition
Introduction to Information Systems: Seventh Edition
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781119362913
Author: Rainer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Question
Chapter 1, Problem 1OC
Program Plan Intro

Information Technology:

Information Technology is a tool that is used by the people to store, retrieve, and process the information of an organization.

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Explanation of Solution

Importance of Information Technology to companies operations:

  • Information Technology will help the company to work with more economic efficiency.
  • FanDuel and Draftkings are two companies that spend millions of dollars on computing power from Amazon Web Services and other cloud computing providers.
  • Cloud computing will help the company to store and process the data rather than a personal computer
  • An example is the increase in web traffic just before the Sunday’s NFL kick-off, where thousands of simultaneous users and almost 10 terabytes of network traffic during game day are managed. They also have easy-to-use apps.

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