Abstract :
The paper provides a classification and typology of various configurations which make up the definition of an information system (IS). It is based on five basic building blocks: source, data, prediction, value, and action. Using those building blocks, it is possible to formally outline many configurations including data base management systems (DBMS), decision support systems (DSS), expert systems (ES), and autonomous intelligent machines (AIM). This paper formally defines the building blocks, functions and operators of systems that fall into the class of information system. The result is a cohesive construct of transformations for IS through which a variety of new configurations and systems are enumerated and explained. Such model, may make it possible to assemble an information system from “off the shelf” components rather than constructing it as done today
Keywords :
decision support systems; expert systems; information systems; DBMS; autonomous intelligent machines; classification; database management systems; decision support systems; expert systems; information system; typology; Assembly systems; Decision support systems; Deductive databases; Expert systems; Information systems; Intelligent structures; Intelligent systems; Machine intelligence; Management information systems; Predictive models;
