Could you explain "information systems"?
Sure!! I get this question a lot since IS can be mistaken for information technology or computer science. I think the easiest way to explain it would be to give you a comparison;
Information Technology (IT) deals with the design and implementation of information/data to create something within an information system, and is usually done so by coding software and programs.
Information Systems (IS) is a broad term and yes, IT does fall under IS, just to make it more confusing. IS deals with the organisation and management of data that it stores, that can then be used to extract information. The way this data and the extraction process is organised is what IS mainly focuses on if you study it at a university/tertiary level.
So for example, you have a database and you need to extract information/data from it. IS allows you to do that by the building of a data collection system through queries (using a language like SQL), and then organises it based on your query or the way you have designed the database. It’s often used for reporting purposes in the business world when you have a large dataset and need it to be organised in a succinct way.
IS also covers things like search engines (think Google and Yahoo!), data analytics, networks, and IT architecture. It is in general a very broad category but I have studied it at a university level primarily from the business and data management perspective.
I hope that answers your question! If you want to know anything else let me know! I tried to keep it brief here lol











