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Charlie · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Explain the role of procedures.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Peter automates his email inbox such that his incoming mails are filtered and all the junk mails are sent directly to the spam folder. This saves him time as he does not have to sort through the mails to find his work-related mails.

He also creates a group mailing list for his team that makes it easier for him to send mails to the entire team instead of including their email addresses individually. In this scenario, Peter is using information systems tools to ________.A) improve individual productivity
B) keep his information secure
C) transform his information
D) make data-driven decisions

meganmoser117 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Procedures, one of the five components of an IS, anchor an IS to a process. A procedure is a set of instructions for a person to follow when operating an IS. Each information system has a different procedure for every process the information system supports. For example, when a person creates a Facebook account, the Facebook IS gives him/her a procedure to follow in the form of instructions for filling out the on-screen application. The Facebook information system includes a procedure for each of its processesthere is a procedure for creating an account, posting a picture, searching for friends, and setting privacy preferences.

Answer to Question 2

A