A business computer system that responds to transactions by immediately updating the appropriate databases. Real-time information systems generate a response fast enough to prevent human operators ...

A business application in the computer. An information system comprises the database, application programs and manual and machine procedures. It also encompasses the computer systems that do the ...

Information security, sometimes abbreviated to infosec, is a set of practices intended to keep data secure from unauthorized access or alterations, both when it’s being stored and when it’s being ...

Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. Eric's career includes extensive work ...

[This article was first published in Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin, which was then called Army Logistician, volume 3, number 1 (January–February 1971), pages 8–11. The text, including any ...