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31 Cards in this Set
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why do students need to study IT
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because IT is everywhere
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intelligent agent
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a special purpose knowledge based information that accomplishes specific tasks on behalf of its users
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information-functional culture
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employees use information as a means of exercising influences or power over others
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fuzzy logic
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a mathematical method of handeling imprecise or subjective information
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check out
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what u do in a store during purchase time
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internet
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a global public network of computer networks that pass information from one to another using common computer protocols
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protocol
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a standard that specifies the format of date as well as the rules to be followed during transmission
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digital darwinism
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organization that cannot adapt to the new demands placed on them for surviving in the information age are doomed to extintion
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insider
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legitimate users who purposely or accidently misuse their access to the enviroment and cause some kind of business affecting incident
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acceptable use policy
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a policy that a user must agree to follow in order to be provided access to a network or to the internet
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application architecture
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determines how applications intergrate and relate to each other
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enterprise architecture
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includes the plans for how an organization will build, deploy, use, and share its data, process, and IT assets
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enterprise architect (EA)
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person grounded in technology, fluent in business, a patient diplomat, and provides the important bridge between IT and the business
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real time information
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immediate, up to date information
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entity
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in the relational database model is a person, place, thing, transaction, or event about which information is stored
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primary key
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a field (or group of fields) that uniquely identifies a given entity in a table
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voive over IP (VoIP)
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uses TCP/IP technology to transmit voice calls over long-distance telephone lines
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telecommunication system
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enables the transmission of data over public or private networks
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local area network (LAN)
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designed to connect a group of computers in close proximity to each other such as in an office building, a school, or a home
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virtual provate network (VPN)
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a way to use the public telecommuication infrastructure (e.g. internet) to provide secure access to an organizations network
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network
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a communications, data exchange, and resource-sharing systems created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards, or protocols, so that they can work together
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production
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the creation of goods and services using the factors of production: land, labor, capital, enterpreneurship, and knowledge
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operation management (OM)
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the management of systems or processes that convert or transform resources( including human resources)into goods and services
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information technology (IT)
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a field concerned with the use of technology in managing and processing information.
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authentication
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a method for confirming users identities
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spam
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unsolicited email
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infrastructure architecture
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includes the hardware,software and telecommunication equipment that when combined provide the underlying foundation to support the organization goals
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Value added network (VAN)
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A private nerwork, provided by a third party, for exchanging information through a high-capacity connection
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Transformation Process
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often referred to as the technical core especially in manufacturing organizations and is the actual conversion of imputs to outputs.
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Strategic Planning
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Focuses on long-range planning such as plant size, location , and type of process to be used.
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Tactical Planning
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Focuses on producing goods and services as efficiently as possible within the strategic plan.
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