Informatics: Understanding Information Processing
Informatics is the science that covers the study and application of automatic processing of information using electronic devices and computing systems. It is also defined as the machine processing of information.
Accordingly, computer systems perform the following three basic tasks:
- Input: Collection of digital information.
- Process: Data processing.
- Output: Transmission of binary outcomes.
Initially, information processing was applied to repetitive and monotonous tasks in administrative areas. Thanks
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Key Reasons for Maintaining Documentation
The main reasons why a company should maintain documentation are:
- For the shared interest of the organization issuing the documents and the company that receives and maintains them. It creates an active, living memory of company information.
- For legal requirements.
Understanding File Management
A file is the set of documents that a company produces. These items are stored in a space where all documents can be found when requested (documents in a warehouse seek
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Organizations and Information Systems
All modern organizations are hierarchical, specialized, and impartial, using explicit routines to maximize efficiency. All organizations have their own cultures and politics arising from differences in interest groups, and they are affected by their surrounding environment. Organizations differ in goals, groups served, social roles, leadership styles, incentives, types of tasks performed, and type of structure. These features help explain differences in organizations’
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Item 7: Production Function and Company Costs
1. Production Department
Production Function: All activities that produce a good or provide a service using raw materials, machinery, facilities, and manpower.
Features of the Production Department:
- Manufacturing the product
- Provisioning (providing materials, selecting suppliers)
- Storage
- Quality Assurance
2. Production
- Product: Good or service.
- Involves a combination of production factors: raw materials, labor (manpower), machinery and facilities, and capital.
Division of Labor and Resource Allocation
The division of labor is a fundamental concept in economics and sociology that describes the specialization of tasks within a society or organization. It’s a process where the production of a good or service is broken down into separate tasks, each performed by different individuals or groups. This specialization leads to increased efficiency and productivity in the production process. The division of labor is often attributed to Adam Smith, who extensively discussed its significance in his seminal
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File Structures and Data Management
A file, in the context of data structures, is a collection of structured information stored in secondary memory. This information is organized into units called records, all of which share the same structure and data type.
Key Concepts
- Logical Record (Record): A component of a file with a defined structure, identical for all records within the file. It represents the smallest accessible unit for reading and writing data. Record types can be fixed length, variable,