Data system

Data system

A data system is a term used to refer to an organised collection of symbols and processes that may be used to operate on such symbols [1][2]. Any organised collection of symbols and symbol-manipulating operations can be considered a data system. Hence, human speech analysed at the level of phonemes can be considered a data system as can the Incan artefact of the khipu and an image stored as pixels. A data system is defined in terms of some data model and bears a resemblance to the idea of a physical symbol system.

Symbols within some data system may be persistent or not. Hence, the sounds of human speech are non-persistent symbols because they decay rapidly in air. In contrast, pixels stored on some peripheral storage device are persistent symbols.

See also

References

  1. ^ Beynon-Davies P. (2009) Business Information Systems. Palgrave, Basingstoke
  2. ^ Beynon-Davies P. (2010) Significance: exploring the nature of information, systems and technology. Palgrave, Basingstoke

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