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The document contains 7 questions for an assignment on information systems and technology. The questions ask about the benefits of being an informed IT user, components of computer systems, how IT supports knowledge workers, quality of life impacts of IT, the robotic revolution and its implications, how IT has improved accounting practices, and whether the large amount of business information online is good from customer and stakeholder perspectives.

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Week 1 Assignment 1

The document contains 7 questions for an assignment on information systems and technology. The questions ask about the benefits of being an informed IT user, components of computer systems, how IT supports knowledge workers, quality of life impacts of IT, the robotic revolution and its implications, how IT has improved accounting practices, and whether the large amount of business information online is good from customer and stakeholder perspectives.

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Assignment Week 1 – 06-April-2020

Answer the following questions:

1. Explain the benefits of being an informed user of information systems.


2. Describe the components of computer-based information systems.
3. Explain how information systems provide support for knowledge workers.
4. What are some of the quality-of-life improvements made possible by IT? Has IT had
any negative effects on our quality of life? If so, explain and provide examples.
5. Describe the robotic revolution and consider its implications for humans. How do
you think robotics will affect your life in the future?
6. Explain how IT has improved accountants practices. Has the application of IT to
accounting created any problems or challenges?
7. Is the vast amount of business information on the Web a good thing? Answer from
the standpoint of a customer and from the standpoint of a stake holder.

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