Information+Systems+(S3)

Humans have recorded information for thousands of years. Technologies to record information have been around for a long time. From
 * the first cave paintings;
 * stone carvings;
 * written papyrus;
 * early books.

None of these technologies can really be called an information system, however. What makes an information system different is that the information is stored and organised in such a way as to make it easy to retrieve (get out).


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**Computerised Information Systems**
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Modern information systems began in the computer age (1940s onwards). Nowadays, an **information system** means a combination of computer hardware and software that is designed to: Information systems can be found everywhere – examples include:
 * **create**
 * **store**
 * **process** and
 * **present** information.
 * social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter
 * contact lists and call logs on a mobile phone
 * playlists on your mobile phone or media player
 * information stored about you by your school, doctor, SQA, etc.


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