Question

Which of the following, (1) money deposited in a bank account, (2) student recording her answer to a question in an online test, (3) customer adding an item to the online shopping cart, are considered transactions in an information system?

Answer 1

An Information System is when key components such as hardware, software, data, and process are combined for collection, processing, and distribution of data. All of these scenarios mentioned on the choices above are considered transactions in an information system. There is an exchange of information that fully satisfies the request of a user and describes what transactions in information systems are. They are good examples of users entering information whether, physically or electronically, as data into computers. This data is then processed, and the database changes adjusted with some being made permanent.