What is the difference between an automated system and an information resource?

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Automation

For example, 1C. There is a platform 8.3 for example, there is AS 1C Enterprise, there is a mysql base, there is a client. What is what here? On the example of this answer, that the library is AS, and the books in it are inf. the resource comes out that the plates filled in by users (the data in them) is this IR? Judging by the legislation of the Russian Federation?