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32 Cards in this Set
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Computer Related Health Issues |
Computer Vision Syndrome and Carpoltunnel |
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Hierarchy of Data |
Bit, Byte, Field, Record, File |
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Database Management System |
(DBMS) is a collection of programs that enables you to store, modify, and extract information from a database. Example. computerized library systems, computerized parts inventory systems |
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The Globalization Challenge |
The challenge of doing business with other countries is because we think our way is the only way. We also think our language is the only language in the world.
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Object-oriented Programming |
you store data and a code together in an object and you store the object in an object library.
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The Components of an Information System |
Hardware, Software, Data, People, Procedures |
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Query Language |
a specialized language for requesting information form a database. |
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Knowledge Workers |
people who create and spend their time dealing with knowledge. |
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Source Code |
a text listing of commands to be compiled or assembled into a executable computer program. The code that is written by the human programmer in a high level language.
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Richness vs Reach |
Reach is the number of people that you can deliver your information to. Richness is the quantity of the information you are delivering. |
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Operating System Software |
is the most important software that runs on the computer. Its performs basic tasks on the computer where you can use your keyboard, printer, and screen. Ex. Lenox |
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Cookies |
is a small file placed on your computer by the website that you are visiting. The main purpose is to identify users and possibly prepare customized web pages for them. |
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Data Redundancy |
this is the saving of the same data in more than one place. |
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Data Mining |
a class of database applications that look for hidden patterns in a group of data that can be used to predict future behavior. |
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Application Software |
software written to complete a particular action such as Microsoft Office. |
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The Three Different Softwares |
System software, Operating software, Application software |
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B to C Commerce |
it is a business selling directly to consumers via the internet. |
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Smart Card |
a small electronic device about the size of a credit card that contains electronic memory. It can be used as a third level of security. |
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Profiling |
the use of a powerful search tool to search through data to identify people that fit in a select category |
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Non-obvious Relationship Awareness (NORA) |
software which can find minute relationship between people and historic data or events |
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Opt-In vs Opt-Out |
Opt-in requires the seller to convince you into selling your information. Opt-out requires you not to all your information to be sold.
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Spoofing |
to fool hardware and software. |
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Data Dictionary |
contains a list of all files in the database, the number of records in each file, and the names and types of each file. |
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Ethical Dilemmas |
any situation that forces you to make a decision that would may/may not be ethical. doubling of computer power every year, drastic drop in data storage costs and increase in storage density, huge telecommunications networks, and advances in data mining tools |
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P3P |
(Platform for Privacy Preferences) is a specification that will allow users’ web brewers to automatically understand web sites’ privacy practices. |
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Encryption |
is translation of data into a secret code. This is the best ways to keep you data secure.
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Copyright vs Patent |
Copyright protects intellectual property for individual for their whole life plus 70 years after that, but for companies it protect their intellectual property for 95 years from publish date or 120 years from creation. Patent protects someones invention for 20 years.
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Memory vs Storage |
Memory is violate and Storage is long term. |
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Batch vs Online |
Batch is all the sales people are selling out of one lot and the inventory may or may not be there. Online is real time and the consumers know right then if the company has the inventory in stock or not.
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High-Level vs Low-Level Languages |
High-level languages are closer to human languages than machine languages. They are easier to read, write, and maintain. Low-level languages are closer to hardware than high-level. |
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Time Sharing |
refers to the use of a computer by more than one user, users share the computers time. Ex. mainframes |
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SSP’s vs ASP’s |
(Storage Service Provider) is a company that provides computer storage space and related management services. (Application Service Provider) is a 3rd party entity that manages and distributes software-based services and solutions to customers from a central data center. |
