The Seven Information Processes

COASTPD
The seven information processes follow an acronym known as COASTPD. It stands for Collect, Organise, Analyse, Store(/retrieve), Transmit(/receive), Process and Display. Following these seven information processes, you can go through step by step in how an information system collects it's data, processes it and then displays it for a user or purpose. The purpose of each follows on below:

Collecting is the process in which an information system, or the environment, captures and enters data for the information system to process.

Organising is the process in which an information system structures the gathered data into a more usable form for the other parts of the information process.

Analysing is the process in which an information system analyses the now organised data and decides what to make of it, creating information out of it.

Storing (/retrieving) is the process in which an information system stores (/accesses) data to be used at a later date, or immediately.

Transmitting (/receiving) is the process in which an information system talks with other information system to transfer and process data collectively.

Processing is the process in which an information system simply does exactly that, process everything aforementioned about the data to create a new result that could be more beneficial or useful.

Displaying is the final process in which the information system displays the processed data and meets it's purpose for it's users, and the reason why the participants worked on it.