Cis Chp. 1

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a computer program designed to support a specific task or business process

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application program (program)

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the executive in charge of the information systems department in an organization

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chief information officer (CIO)

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an information system that uses computer technology to perform some or all of its intended tasks

Back 3

computer-based information system (CBIS)

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a collection of related files, tables, relations, and so on that stores data and the associations among them

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database

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an elementary description of things, events, activities, and transactions that are recorded, classified, and stored but are not organized to convey any specific meaning

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data items

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information systems that provide computer-based support for complez, non-routine decisions, primarily for middle managers and knowledge workers

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decision support system (DSS)

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a type of interorganizational information system that enables organizations to conduct transactions with other businesses and with customers

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electronic commerce system

Front 8

systems that tightly integrate the functional area information systems via a common database

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enterprise resource planning systems (ERP)

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information systems that support the top managers of the organization by providing rapid access to timely information and direct access to structured information in the form of reports

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executive information systems (EIS)

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information systems that attempt to duplicate the work of human experts by applying reasoning capabilities, knowledge, and expertise within a specific domain

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expert systems (ES)

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information systems designed to summarize data and prepare reports for the functional areas, such as accounting and marketing

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functional area information systems (departmental information systems)

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a set of devices that together accept data and information, process them, and display them

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data that have been organized so that they have meaning and value to the recipient

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a process that collects, processes, stores, analyzes, and disseminates information for a specific purpose; most are computerized

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information system (IS)

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an organization's collection of information resources, the users of these resources, and the management that oversees these resources

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information technology (IT)

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a high-level map or plan of the information assets in an organization

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information technology architecture

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the physical facilities, IT components, IT services, and IT personell that support the entire organization

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information technology infrastructure

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information systems that connect two or more organizations

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interorganizational information systems (IOS)

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data and/or information that have been organized and processed to convey understanding, experience, accumulated learning, and expertise as they apply to a current problem or activity

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knowledge

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professional employees who are experts in a particular subject area and create information and knowledge

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knowledge workers

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information systems that summarize data and prepare reports, primarily for middle managers, but sometimes for lower-level managers as well

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management information systems (MIS)

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a connecting system that permits different computers to share information

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network

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information systems that typically support the clerical staff, lower and middle managers, and knowledge managers

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office automation systems (OAS)

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those individuals who use the hardware and software, interface with it, or use its output

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people

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the set of instructions about how to combine components of information systems in order to process information and generate the desired output

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procedures

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a set of programs that enables the hardware to process data

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software

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the flow of materials, information, money, and services from raw material suppliers through factories and warehouses to the end customers

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supply chain

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an information system that supports the monitoring, collection, storage, processing, and dissemination of data from the orgranization's basic business transactions

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transaction processing system