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42 Cards in this Set
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asynchronous communications
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the sending and receiving of messages in which there is a time delay between the sending and receiving; as opposed to synchronous communications
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blog
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a personal web site, open to the public, in which the owner expresses his or her feelings or opinions
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blogging (weblogging)
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a technology that offers an opportunity for individuals to do personal publishing on the Internet
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chat room
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a web page where people can interact ("chat") in real time; a virtual meeting place
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collaboration
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the mutual efforts by two or more individuals who perform activities in order to accomplish certain tasks
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collaborative commerce (c-commerce)
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e-commerce in which business partners collaborate electronically
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corporate portals
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the gateway for entering a corporate web site. It is usually a home page, which allows for communication, collaboration, and access to diversified information. Companies may have separate portals for outsiders and for employees.
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data conferencing
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teleconferencing that enables data to be sent along with voice and/or video; makes it possible to work on documents together during videoconferences
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directory
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an internet search facility that is hierarchically organized collection of links to web pages
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distance learning (DL)
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a learning situation in which teachers and students are in different locations
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e-learning
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learning supported by the web, in a variety of settings (either in physical classrooms or in virtual classrooms from home)
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flaming
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sending anonymous insulting or angry messages on the Internet
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groupware
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software products that support people working in groups and enable groupls to share resources and opinions
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information portal
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generic term for a single point of access through a web browser to critical business information located inside and outside of a organization; content can vary from narrow to broad, and audience can also vary
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intelligent agents
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software agents that exhibit intelligent behavior and learning
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Internet relay chat (IRC)
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an e-mail-based type of chat program that allows users to see everything that other users say
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Internet2
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a U.S. government initiative supporting the creation of a high-speed computer network connecting various research facilities across the country
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Internet telephony (voice-over IP)
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technology that makes it possible to talk long distance on the Internet without paying normal long-distance telephone charges
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Lotus Notes/Domino
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an integrated groupware software suite that provides various tools for groupwork, such as document management, online collaboration, e-mail, and application sharing
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metasearch engines
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special indexing agents that integrate the findings of various search engines to answer queries posted by users
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portals
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web-based personalized gateways to information and knowledge in network computing
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screen sharing
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technology that enables two or more participants to see the same screen and make changes on it that can be seen by all
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search engine
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software agents whose task is to find information searching through an index of hundreds of web pages to match a set of user-specified keywords
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social software
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software that supports actual human interactions; includes groupware, knowledge management, and other communication tools
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softbot
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software robots that create and update indexes used by search engines
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software agents
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computer programs that carry out a set of routine tasks for the benefit of their users. Also known as intelligent agents
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spamming
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indiscriminate distribution of electronic messages without permission of the receiver
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synchronous (real-time) communication
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the nearly simultaneous sending and receiving of messages
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telecommuting (teleworking)
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working from outside the office
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teleconferencing
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the use of electronic communication to enable people in different locations to confer simultaneously
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video teleconference (videoconferencing)
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teleconferencing with the added capability of the participants to see each other
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virtual collaboration
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the use of digital technologies to collaboratively plan, design, develop, manage, and research products, services, and innovative IT and EC applications
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virtual group (team)
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a group whose members are in different locations and who "meet" electronically
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virtual meetings
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electronically supported meetings whose members are in different locations, frequently in different countries
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virtual universities
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online universities from which students take classes from home or an off-site location via the Internet
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virtual work (distributed work)
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geographically distributed work teams, global project teams, interorganizational teams, and nontraditional work environments such as virtual organizations, satellite work centers, and telecommuting
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web conferencing
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videoteleconferencing that is conducted solely on the Internet (not on telephone lines) for as few as two and as many as thousands of people
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whiteboard (electronic)
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an area on a computer display screen on which multiple users can write or draw; multiple users can use a single document "pasted" onto the screen
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world wide web (the web)
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the most widely used application that uses the transport functions of the Internet
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workflow
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the movement of information as it flows through the steps that make up an organization's work procedures
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workflow management
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automation of workflows, so that documents, information, or tasks are passed from one participant to another in a way that is governed by the organization's rules or procedures
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workflow systems
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business process automation tools that automate information processing tasks and place system controls in the hands of user departments
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