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Chapter 4
Information technology and information
systems
3.1 Information systems (IS)
Information systems refer to the management and provision of
information to support the running of the organisation.
There are five types of information system that you need to be aware of for your
exam, which we will examine in detail shortly.
3.2 Information technology (IT)
Information technology describes any equipment concerned with the
capture, storage, transmission or presentation of data.
Put simply, IT is the hardware infrastructure that runs the information systems. This
will include desktops, laptops, servers, printers and hard drives used by the
organisation.
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