Information systems (IS) is the study of complementary networks of hardware and software that people and organizations use to collect, filter, process, create, and distribute data. The study bridges business and computer science using the theoretical foundations of information and computation to study various business models and related algorithmic processes within a computer science discipline. Why are information systems important? Information is used because it is relevant Information is appreciated for its quality Information is easy to retrieve, internally Information is accessible, externally Information is safe and secure