An assembly of hardware, software, and firmware configured to automate data calculation, storage, retrieval, and display is called what?

• A. Information System
• B. Information Management System (IMS)
• C. Information Security
• D. Insider

Answer: (A)

A system that combines hardware, software and firmware to automatically perform data calculation, storage, retrieval, and display is an information system. This definition centers on how technology components work together to process data into useful information and present it, which is exactly what the description describes. The other terms refer to different ideas: information security focuses on protecting data; an insider is a person with access; and an information management system centers on governance and processes for handling information, rather than the basic automated processing and presentation of data.