information processing: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Photos

Structure of an information system

Document imaging

A parsing graph

A semantic network representation

The architecture of a networked information system

See All Images →

Topics

computer display communication system office machine tabulating machine information system information theory information science systems analysis printing motion-picture technology history of technology Dress Furniture textile encyclopaedia military technology Agricultural technology materials science glassware

Dig Deeper: More Articles That Discuss This Topic

nanotechnology: Information technology

Key People

default image

Thomas J. Watson, Jr.

American business executive

default image

Thomas J. Watson, Sr.

American industrialist