They include systems analysts, programmers, computer operators, and other managerial technical, and clerical IS personnel. IS Specialists are people who develop and operate information systems.Most of us are information system end users. They can be accountants, salespersons, engineers, clerks, customers, or managers. End users (also called users or clients) are people who use an information system or the information it produces.These people resources include end users and IS specialists. People are required for the operation of all information systems. Information processing consists of input, processing, output, storage, and control activities.Data resources are transformed by information processing activities into a variety of information products for end users.People resources include end users and IS specialists, hardware resources consist of machines and media, software resources include both programs and procedures, data resources can include data and knowledge bases, and network resources include communications media and networks.People, hardware, software, data, and networks are the five basic resources of information systems.It provides a framework that emphasizes four major concepts that can be applied to all types of information systems: This information system model highlights the relationships among the components and activities of information systems.
