All of the means and mechanisms for data receipt, processing, storage, retrieval, and analysis Information Systems can be designed for storage and dissemination of a variety of data products--including primary data sets and both intermediate and final analyses--and for an interface providing connections to external computers, external data banks, and system users To be effective, the design and operation of an information system must be carried out in close association with the primary producers of the data sets, as well as other groups producing integrated analyses or intermediate products
(OMB Circular A-130) A discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, transmission, and dissemination of information, in accordance with defined procedures, whether automated or manual Top
an information system is a collection of linked components used for the gathering, processing, storing, retrieval and manipulation of information in an organisation
A system that contains or is related to a database of information and also provides the means of data storage, retrieval, and analysis, so that a user may query and receive answers from the database
The combination of information technology, data, procedures for processing data, and people who collect and use the data Information systems also include automation systems, which perform tasks that had been done manually; transaction processing systems, which process and record business activities; management systems, which supply information to managers; and strategic systems, which support the implementation of organizational theory
An information system is a data processing system that engages in collecting, processing, editing, storing, transmitting and supplying data relating to a certain area of application The term information system is normally used in a narrower sense to refer to an automated system, It then refers to the applications in combination with the IT infrastructure In a wider sense the information system includes all the procedures and resources in connection with the data of a certain area of application A non-automated administrative system is therefore an information system, too
1) The entire infrastructure, organization, personnel, and components for the collection, processing, storage, transmission, display, dissemination, and disposition of information 2) All the electronic and human components involved in the collection, processing, storage, transmission, display, dissemination, and disposition of information An IS may be automated (e g , a computerized information system) or manual (e g , a library's card catalog)
The organized collection, processing, transmission, and dissemination of information in accordance with defined procedures, whether automated or manual Also called a record system or a system Most often refers to a system containing electronic records, which involves input or source documents, records on electronic media, and output records, along with related documentation and any indexes See also AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEM (AIS), COMPUTER SYSTEM, DOCUMENTATION (3), ELECTRONIC RECORDS SYSTEM, INPUT, OUTPUT, SERIES
An open system allowing for the acquisition and input of data which can be systematically processed to produce information that can be used for making decisions
An interactive combination of people, computer hardware and software, communications devices, and procedures designed to provide a continuous flow of information to the people who need information to make decisions or perform activities
A collection of manual and automated components that manages a specific data set or information resource Information value The measure of importance of information expressed in tangible metrics Information has realized and potential value Realized value is actual value derived from information applied by knowledge workers in the accomplishment of the business processes Potential value is the future value of information that could be realized if applied to business processes in which the information is not currently used
the organized collection, processing, maintenance, transmission, and dissemination of information in accordance with defined procedures, whether automated or manual (OMB Circular A-130)
A system of elements that receive and transfer information This system may use different types of carriers, such as satellites, fiber optics, cables, and telephone lines, in which switching and storage devices are often important parts