An information
system (IS) is defined as the organized
combination of people, hardware, software,
communication networks, and data resources that
collects, stores, processes, transforms,
displays, transmits disseminates and disposes
information in accordance with defined
procedures.
An IS may be automated (e.g., a
computerized information system) or manual
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Disposition: |
the act or means of getting rid of
something. |
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Dissemination: |
the distribution of information broadly. |
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Processing: |
the manipulation of data in accordance with
established instructions, manually or by
computer. Processing by computer is the
manipulation of data in accordance with its
instructions, or programming. |
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Transmission: |
the process of sending information from one
point to another. |
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