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26 Cards in this Set
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Data
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Consists of raw facts, such as an employee number, number of hours worked, inventory part numbers, and sales orders.
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Information
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a collection of facts organized so that they have additional value beyond the value of the facts themselves.
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Input
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the activity of gathering and capturing raw data. Producing paychecks for example.
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Processing
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converting or transforming data into useful outputs. It can be making calculations or comparing data for example
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Output
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involves producing useful information, usually in the form of documents and reports.
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Feedback
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information from the system that is used to make changes to input or processing activities.
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Software
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consists of the computer programs that govern the operation of the computer.
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Hardware
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Hardware consists of computer equipment used to perform input, processing, and output activities.
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Internet
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the world's largest computer network, consisting of thousands of connected networks, all freely exchanging information.
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Extranet
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A network based on web technologies that allows selected outsiders to access authorized resources of a company's intranet.
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Intranet
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An internal network based on web technologies that allows people within an organization to exchange information and work on projects.
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MIS (management information systems)
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An organized collection of people, procedures, software, databases, and devices that provides routine info to managers and decision makers.
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DSS (Decision Support System)
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An organized collection of people, procedures, software, databases and devices used to support problem-specific decision making
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RFID (Radio Frequency Identication)
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A technology that employs a microchip with an antenna that broadcasts its unique identifier and location to receivers.
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DBMS (Database management system)
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A group of programs that manipulate the database and provide and interface between the database and the user of database and other application programs.
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VoIP (Voice over internet protocol)
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A collection of technologies and communications protocols that enables your voice to be converted into packets of data.
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LAN (Local Area Network)
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A network that connects computer systems and devices within a small area like an office, home, or server floors in a building.
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WAN (Wide area network)
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a telecommunications network that ties together large geographic regions.
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Distrubuted Processing
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Processing alternative in which computers are placed at remote locations but are connected to each other via a network.
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CLIENT / SERVER
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An architecture in which multiple computer platforms are dedicated to special functions such as database management, printing, communications, and program execution.
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Centralized Processing
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Processing alternative in which processing occurs at a single location or facility.
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NOS (Network operating system)
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Systems software that controls the computer systems and devices on a network and allows them to communicate with each other.
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Backbone
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One of the internet high-speed long-distance communications links
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URL (Uniformed resource locator)
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An assigned address on the internet for each computer
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Browser
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Web client software, like internet explorer, firefox, safari, used to view web pages.
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Search Engine
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A valuable tool that enables you to find information on the web by specifying words that are key to a topic of interest, known as keywords.
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