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25 Cards in this Set
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System Analysis
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The process of understanding and specifying in detail what the information system should do.
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System Design
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The process of specifying in detail how the many components of the information system should be physically implemented
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Systems Analyst
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A business professional who uses analysis and design techniques to solve business problems using information technology
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Information System
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A collection of interrelated components that collect. process. store. and provide as output the information needed to complete business tasks.
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Subsystem
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A system that is part of a larger system
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Functional Decomposition
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Dividing a system into components based on subsystems that in turn are further divided into subsystems
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System
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A collection of interrelated components that function together to achieve some outcome
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System Boundary
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The separation between a system and its environment that inputs and outputs must cross
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Automation Boundary
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The separation between the automated part of a system and the manual part of a system
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Transaction Processing System (TPS)
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Information systems that capture and record information about the transactions that affect the organization
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Management Information Systems (MIS)
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Information systems that take information captured by transaction processing systems and produce reports that management needs for planning and control.
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Executive Information Systems (EIS)
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Information systems for executives to use for monitoring the competitive environment and for strategic planning
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Decision Support System (DSS)
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Support systems that allow a user to explore the impacts of available options or decisions
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Communication Support Systems
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Support systems that allow employees to communicate with each other and with customers and suppliers
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Office Support Systems
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"Support systems that help employees create and share documents
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Tools
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Software products used to develop analysis and design specifications and completed system components
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Techniques
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Strategies for completing specific system development activities
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Business Process Reengineering
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A technique that seeks to alter the nature of the work done in a business function with the objective of radically improving performance
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Strategic Planning
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"A process during which executives try to answer questions about the company
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Information System Strategic Plan
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The plan defining the technology and application that the information systems function needs to support the organization's strategic plan
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Application Architecture Plan
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A description of the integrated information systems that the organization needs to carry out its business functions
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Technology Architecture Plan
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"A description of the hardware
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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
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A process in which an organization commits to using an integrated set of software packages for key information systems
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Supply Chain Management (SCM)
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"A process that seamlessly integrates product development
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Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
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"Processes that support marketing
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