### Question
How is the term information system defined?


### Answer
The term **information system** is defined in *44 U.S.C. § 3532* as the following:

> any equipment or interconnected system or subsystems of equipment that is used in the automatic acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information, and includes—


(A) computers and computer networks

#### Citation:
  - *44 U.S.C. § 3532*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 35-COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY > SUBCHAPTER II-INFORMATION SECURITY**

