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procedures |
The set of instructions for combining hardware, software, database, and network components in order to process information and generate the desired output. |
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Web 2.0 |
A loose collection of information technologies and applications, plus the websites that use them. |
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data governance |
An approach to managing information across an entire organization |
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public exchange (exchange) |
Electronic marketplace in which there are many sellers and many buyers, and entry is open to all; it is frequently owned and operated by a third party. |
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primary activities |
Those business activities related to the production and distribution of the firm's products and services, thus creating value. |
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expert systems (ESs) |
Systems that attempt to duplicate the work of human experts by applying reasoning capabilities, knowledge, and expertise within a specific domain. |
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intranet |
A private network that uses Internet software and TCP/IP protocols. |
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master data management |
A process that provides companies with the ability to store, maintain, exchange, and synchronize a consistent, accurate, and timely "single version of the truth" for a company's core master data. |
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IT governance |
A structure of relationships and processes to direct and control the enterprise in order to achieve the enterprise's goals by adding value while balancing risk versus return over IT and its processes. |
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CANARIE |
A Canadian not-for-profit organization supported by the Canadian government and the private sector with the goal of doing research and implementing advanced communication networks. |
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cross-functional business process |
A process in which no single functional area is responsible for its completion; multiple functional areas collaborate to perform the function. |
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entity classes |
A grouping of entities of a given type. |
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mesh network |
A network composed of motes in the physical environment that "wake up" at intervals to transmit data to their nearest neighbour mote. |
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twisted-pair wire |
A communications medium consisting of strands of copper wire twisted together in pairs. |
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wireless local area network (WLAN) |
A computer network in a limited geographical area that uses wireless transmission for communication. |
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ultra-wideband (UWB) |
A high-bandwidth wireless technology with transmission speeds in excess of 100 Mbps that can be used for applications such as streaming multimedia from, say, a personal computer to a television. |
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e-procurement |
Purchasing by using electronic support. |
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identifier |
An attribute that identifies an entity instance. |
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sell-side marketplace |
B2B model in which organizations sell to other organizations from their own private e-marketplace and/or from a third-party site. |
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satellite transmission |
A wireless transmission system that uses satellites for broadcast communications. |
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Internet protocol (IP) |
A set of rules responsible for disassembling, delivering, and reassembling packets over the Internet. |
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broadcast media |
(also called wireless media) Communications channels that use electromagnetic media (the "airwaves") to transmit data. |
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wireless sensor networks (WSNs) |
Networks of interconnected, battery-powered, wireless sensors placed in the physical environment. |
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office automation systems (OASs) |
Information systems that typically support the clerical staff, lower and middle managers, and knowledge workers. |
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person-to-person payments |
A form of electronic cash that enables the transfer of funds between two individuals, or between an individual and a business, without the use of a credit card. |
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electronic marketplace (e-marketplace) |
A virtual market space on the web where many buyers and many sellers conduct electronic business activities. |
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digital subscriber lines (DSL) |
A high-speed, digital datatransmission technology using existing analog telephone lines. |
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network access points (NAPs) |
Computers that act as exchange points for Internet traffic and determine how traffic is routed. |
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enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems |
Information systems that correct a lack of communication among the functional area information systems by tightly integrating the functional area ISs via a common database. |
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computer-based information system (CBIS) |
An information system that uses computer technology to perform some or all of its intended tasks. |
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information technology components |
Hardware, software, databases, and networks. |
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data items |
An elementary description of things, events, activities, and transactions that are recorded, classified, and stored but are not organized to convey any specific meaning. |
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information system (IS) |
A system that collects, processes, stores, analyzes, and disseminates information for a specific purpose. |
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information technology (IT) |
Any computer-based tool that people use to work with information and support the information and information-processing needs of an organization. |
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dashboards |
A special form of IS that support all managers of the organization by providing rapid access to timely information and direct access to structured information in the form of reports. |
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business intelligence (BI) system |
An information system that provides computer-based support for complex, nonrouine decisions, primarily for middle managers and knowledge workers. |
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information technology platform |
An underlying system formed by the IT components of hardware, software, networks (wireline and wireless), and databases. |
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digital divide |
The gap between those who have access to information and communications technology and those who do not. |
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business process |
A collection of related activities that produce a product or a service of value to the organization, its business partners, and/or its customers. |
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value system |
A system that includes the producers, suppliers, distributors, and buyers, all with their value chains. |
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business process management (BPM) |
A management technique that includes methods and tools to support the design, analysis, implementation, management, and optimization of business processes. |
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entity-relationship (ER) modelling |
The process of designing a database by organizing data entities to be used and identifying the relationships among them. |
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instance |
A particular entity within an entity class. |
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entity |
A person, place, thing, or event about which information is maintained in a record. |
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database management system (DBMS) |
The software program (or group of programs) that provides access to a database. |
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clickstream data |
Data collected about user behaviour and browsing patterns by monitoring users' activities when they visit a website. |
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entity-relationship (ER) diagram |
Document that shows data entities and attributes and relationships among them. |
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multidimensional structure |
The manner in which data are structured in a data warehouse so that they can be analyzed by different views or perspectives, which are called dimensions. |
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data dictionary |
A collection of definitions of data elements, data characteristics that use the data elements, and the individuals, business functions, applications, and reports that use the data elements. |
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relational database model |
Data model based on the simple concept of tables in order to capitalize on characteristics of rows and columns of data. |
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data model |
The manner in which data in a database management system are conceptually structured. |
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structured query language (SQL) |
Popular relational database language that enables users to perform complicated searches with relatively simple instructions. |
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data warehouse |
A repository of historical data that are organized by subject to support decision makers in the organization. |
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normalization |
A method for analyzing and reducing a relational database to its most streamlined form for minimum redundancy, maximum data integrity, and best processing performance. |
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enterprise network |
A network, encompassing an organization, composed of interconnected multiple LANs and WANs. |
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communications channels |
Pathway for communicating data from one location to another. |
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router |
A communications processor that routes messages from a LAN to the Internet, across several connected LANs, or across a wide area network such as the Internet. |
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coaxial cable |
Insulated copper wire; used to carry high-speed data traffic and television signals. |
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unified communications (UC) |
Hardware and software platform that simplifies and integrates all forms of communications, voice, e-mail, instant messaging, location, and video conferencing across an organization. |
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distributed processing |
Network architecture that divides processing work between two or more computers, linked together in a network. |
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T-carrier system |
A digital transmission system that defines circuits that operate at different rates, all of which are multiples of the basic 64 Kbps used to transport a single voice call. |
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hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) |
The communications standard used to transfer pages across the WWW portion of the Internet; defines how messages are formulated and transmitted. |
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backbone networks |
High-speed central networks to which multiple smaller networks (such as LANs and smaller WANs) connect. |
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synchronous optical network (SONET) |
An interface standard for transporting digital signals over fibre-optic lines; allows the integration of transmissions from multiple vendors. |
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Internet2 |
A new, faster U.S. telecommunications network that deploys advanced network applications such as remote medical diagnosis, digital libraries, distance education, on-line simulation, and virtual laboratories. |
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asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) |
Data transmission technology that uses packet switching and allows for almost unlimited bandwidth on demand. |
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portal |
A web-based personalized gateway to information and knowledge that provides information from disparate information systems and the Internet, using advanced search and indexing techniques. |
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Ethernet |
A common local area network protocol. |
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propagation delay |
Any delay in communications due to signal transmission time through a physical medium. |
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wireless access point |
An antenna connecting a mobile device to a wired local area network. |
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telemetry |
The wireless transmission and receipt of data gathered from remote sensors. |
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hotspot |
A small geographical perimeter within which a wireless access point provides service to a number of users. |
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podcasting |
The distribution of digital audio media via syndication feeds for playback on digital media players and personal computers. |
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Web 2.0 media |
Any website that provides user-generated media content, and promotes tagging, rating, commenting, and other interactions among users and their media contributions. |
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netcasting |
The distribution of digital media via syndication feeds for playback on digital media players and personal computers. |
