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InvestigateAnalyzeDecideDo
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criteria
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Knowledge work activities
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DiscoveryTransformationAnalysisSynthesisCommunications
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Internet
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Size: Worldwide
Purpose: Shares data and information with all stakeholders in the organization, as well as with the general public
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Physical and Electronic
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Physical Products
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mutation
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randomly trying combinations and evaluating the successss of each
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bluetooth
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a standard for transmitting information in the form of short-range radio waves over distances of up to 30 feet, used for purposes such as wirelessly connecting a cell phone or a PDA to a computer
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Binary Mathematics
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Uses 0s and 1s
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memory
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temporarily stores data and instructions before processing
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POS system
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point of sales system
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extensible markup language
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XML enables standardized representations of data structures so that data can be processed appropriately by heterogeneous systems without case-by-case programming
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TCP/IP
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HTTP
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Intranets transmit data according to what protocols of the internet?
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These are sites for collaboratively creating and managing tags for annotating and categorizing content.
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Folksonomies.
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business environment
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complex collection of political, economic, social and technological factors that organizational leaders must consider when making decisions regarding goals, organizational forms, and the creation of business value.
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Processing
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Directs execution of instructions and the transformation of data
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RAM
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short term memory stored on chips
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discovery
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finding of data, information, or knowledge relevant to a task, problem issue, opportunity and so on.
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- design technical architecture required to support the system- design system models
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technical architecture
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Uncertainty can decrease
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by discovery and information
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Information
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data that is organized and useful
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database administration
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function responsible for the more technical and operational aspects of managing organizational data
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Personal Computer
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Relative Processing Power: Small to Medium
Purpose: Enables users to carry out processing tasks needed to perform their job; usually networked together
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Which element of management is concerned with whether the project is proceeding properly?
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Project control
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business intelligence (BI)
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process for gaining competitive advantage through the intelligent use of data and information in decision making
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Internet
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a large number of cooperating computer networks that use the same rules for sending messages
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Intranet
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Contains data about the company that only authorized employees can access
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system
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a recognizable whole that consists of a collection of interrelated parts that interact with each other to transform inputs into outputs in order to achieve a goal
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file processing
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approach for storing data. each software application uses its own set of files.
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transistor
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an electronic switch that can be either on or off
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utility software
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provides additional tools to maintain and service your system.
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feasibility study
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detailed investigation and analysis of a proposed project
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- write detailed user documentation- provide training for the system users
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user documentation
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NO ___________ _________ exists for how to encode instructions
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Default Standard
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CARROTS
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- acronym that stands for complete, accurate, reliable, relevant, objective, timely, and source. These are the characteristics of quality data, information, and knowledge.
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hybrid approach to knowledge management
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practice-repository stores only explicit knowledge that is relatively easy to documenttactic-initially stored in the repository is contact info about expers and their areas of expertise
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Organizational Boundary
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the separation between the system of interest and its environment. Business systems must keep an open boundary to their environment to allow for receiving inputs and producing outputs.
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The HBR article recommends that for a business value of systems to be realized, a business executive should be accountable for every IT project, not just an IT executive.
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True
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Disaster Recovery Plan
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a detailed process for recovering information or an IT system in the event of a catastrophic disaster such as a fire or flood
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agile development
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the team develops software in short development cycles or increments
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Character Encoding
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Permits a specific combination of bits to represent each character
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decision
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a choice made from one or more alternatives to follow or avoid some course of action
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information technology
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consists of three basic categories -- hardware, software, and networks
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Stakeholder Analysis
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How does the stakeholder feel about the project and looks at:1. The impact that he/she can have on the project2. Make a strategy to deal with future possible negative impacts
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encryption
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scrambles the contents of a cile so that you cant read it without having the right decryption key--only the intended recipient can unscramble it
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stores data from one or more transaction databases
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data mart
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cookies
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small text files which are placed on users' hard drives by an e-commerce web site in order to store useful data between visits to the site
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Management Information system (MIS)
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through processing and reporting features, a MIS provides timely information to decision makers
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Query-and-reporting tools
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similar to QBE tools, SQL, and report generators
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Local Area Network
(LAN)
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Size: Within the immediate location or building
Purpose: Shares files, resources, servers, and other hardware among the members of an organization
Examples: University computing labs, small office/household networks, wireless "hotspots"
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Data Warehouse
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A means of storing and managing data for information access, typically composed of data from one or more transaction databases
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interorganizational system (IOS)
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a networked information system used by two or more separate organizations to perform a joint business function
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Transaction Processing System (TPS)
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Captures and processes transactions to make them available to the organization.
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the science of designing a job or tool to fit the worker
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controller
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data inaccessibility
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data may be difficult to access by other applications.
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includes any software required to control the hardware components and to support execution of application software. Includes the operating system and utility software
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What is application software?
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swarm (collective) intelligence
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the collective behavior or groups of simple agents that are capable of devising solutions to problems as they arise, eventually leading to coherent global patterns
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dumb terminal
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a network computer with little or no processing power or storage - "thin client"
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database management system (DBMS)
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for designing, creating, updating and querying data
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Architecture and Design
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People who work in this group must provide a well-designed user interface. Many user interfaces include multimedia components that require special skills in the areas of art and design.
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workflow management system (WMS)
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also referred to as business process management (BPM) supports activities that several departments of the organization may carry out
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problem solving
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series of steps or a process taken in response to some event or activity
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collaborative management tools
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can help to manage and facilitate the activities of a team.
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RAM stands for Random Access Memory which stores data until they are no longer needed or until you shut down the computer. The CPU can access any item stored in RAM directly
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What is sytem software?
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software that links applications that use dissimilar software or hardware platforms
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web service uses what language?
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program evaluation review technique (PERT) chart
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to schedule and manage the tasks within a project; clearly shows the sequence and dependencies between tasks
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obtains or processes data from a sending application and then delivers the data over the nework using a standard data format called eXtensible Markup Language (XML)
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enterprise resource planning software (ERP)
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business to business e-commerce (B2B)
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occurs when a busniess sells products and services to customers who are primarily other businesses
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A real option refers to...
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the right without the obligation to do something in the future.
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electronic bill presentment and payment (EBPP)
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system that sends bills usually to end consumers over the internet and provides an easy to use mechanism such as clicking a button to pay for them if the amount looks correct
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each software application uses its own set of files
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the organization of data through a DBMS reduces
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synchronous way to use the internet to communicate
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a domain name is ALWAYS included as part of the server address
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