Remember IS
Full name: Information Systems
Memory aid: Information moves through a System of people and tools.
An information system is broader than one software product.
Study area: MIS, risk & continuity · Batch 5
Relevant study for: CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline · CompTIA SecurityX · ISC2 CC
Practice with exam flashcards →MIS, Risk & Continuity / Knowledge library
IS — Information Systems
Combines people, processes, data, and technology to support activities.
Why learn IS — Information Systems?
Combines people, processes, data, and technology to support activities.
Where it came from
An information system is broader than one software product.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Information moves through a System of people and tools.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand IS: Information Systems.
- Recall this memory aid: Information moves through a System of people and tools.
- Explain the practical use: Combines people, processes, data, and technology to support activities.
- Explain this distinction: An information system is broader than one software product.
- Identify IS in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- NIST cybersecurity glossary (csrc.nist.gov)