The Growth and Development of Information Systems

Abstract

At the time of their early development computers were expected to play a very important role in the running of organisations. In fact progress has been slower than expected, and it is only now that the computer is in a position to fulfil its early promise. The computer now has access to large amounts of data on magnetic storage. It is capable of playing a cybernetic role — that is to say a role where the computer is so programmed that it is capable of effective control of quite complex situations and appears to ‘think’.