<s>
An	O
automated	B-Application
information	I-Application
system	I-Application
(	O
AIS	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
assembly	O
of	O
computer	B-Architecture
hardware	I-Architecture
,	O
software	O
,	O
firmware	B-Application
,	O
or	O
any	O
combination	O
of	O
these	O
,	O
configured	O
to	O
accomplish	O
specific	O
information-handling	O
operations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
communication	O
,	O
computation	O
,	O
dissemination	O
,	O
processing	O
,	O
and	O
storage	O
of	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Included	O
are	O
computers	O
,	O
word	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
systems	O
,	O
networks	O
,	O
or	O
other	O
electronic	O
information	O
handling	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
associated	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Management	B-Application
information	I-Application
systems	I-Application
are	O
a	O
common	O
example	O
of	O
automated	B-Application
information	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
an	O
Automated	B-Application
Information	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
AIS	O
)	O
refers	O
to	O
any	O
piece	O
of	O
equipment	O
or	O
interconnected	O
system	O
of	O
equipment	O
utilized	O
in	O
the	O
automated	O
collection	O
,	O
storage	O
,	O
manipulation	O
,	O
management	O
,	O
movement	O
,	O
control	O
,	O
display	O
,	O
switching	O
,	O
interchange	O
,	O
transmission	O
,	O
or	O
receiving	O
of	O
data	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
computer	O
software	O
,	O
firmware	B-Application
,	O
and	O
hardware	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computers	O
,	O
word	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
systems	O
,	O
networks	O
,	O
or	O
other	O
electronic	O
information	O
handling	O
systems	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
accompanying	O
equipment	O
,	O
are	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
usage	O
of	O
an	O
automated	B-Application
information	I-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
an	O
automated	O
information	O
management	O
system	O
,	O
may	O
be	O
extremely	O
beneficial	O
to	O
both	O
government	O
agencies	O
and	O
commercial	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
