Throughout this course we have learned about many aspects of Information Systems, how they work, and how an organization relies on their Information Systems. We have come to understand that there are key components to every information system. These components are first and foremost the users or people, they are the ones who will be utilizing the systems, second is the hardware, this is all the equipment needed for the system, it would be things such as the computer, a monitor, a mouse &/or a keyboard. Software is the programs, the tools within the system that are specific to the users needs, data is another component, this is all the information that goes into the information system, data goes in so the user can extract what it needs, networks, …show more content…
In regards to my position, I maintain all of the case files and all other pieces of paper that the department is required to maintain under the North Carolina records retention law, another major aspect of my job is to provide vehicle accident reports and criminal incident reports to insurance companies, lawyers, other law enforcement agencies and the public. I use a specific database to retrieve case numbers to locate the information I need. I can search this database by populating any number of fields. See example A below, the example shows the first page of four, depending on my search will decide which page and what fields I need to enter. This information system is call Records Management System (RMS), it is used by the entire department, the RMS system is what would be referred to as a personal knowledge …show more content…
I spoke with Ms. Amy Kirk, IT specialist for the town, she stated that “the town utilizes multiple levels of virus protection, part of it consists of a firewall for securing the information, it is a protecting web facing server, this allows no outside access to our server, ESET is the program currently supporting the towns firewall, in regards to emails and additional data protection, the town uses a program called Barracuda” (A. Kirk, personal communication, May 22,