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- Information System
- Computer system for gathering and processing data into information and distributing it to people who need it
- Data
- Unprocessed Facts
- Computer-Aided
- Design System using computer technology to create models representing the design of a prodcut
- E-commerce
- Business conducted over the internet
- Web Server
- Computer that retrieves web pages
- Transaction
- Processing System Information system used to record and process and organization's daily activities or transactions
- Database
- Electronic collection of related data accessible to various users
- Operations
- Support System Information system used by lower-level managers to assist them in running day-to-day operations and making routine decisions
- Expert System Program
- that mimics the judgement of experts
- Computer-Aided
- Manufacturing System using computer technology to control production processes and equipment
- Information Data
- that have been processed or turned into some useful form
- Artificial Intelligence
- Science of developing computer systems that can mimic human behavior
- Browser Software
- such as Internet Explorer, that locates and displays web pages
- Computer-Integrated
- Manufacturing System in which the capabilities of a CAD/CAM system are integrated with other computer-based functions
- Local Area Network
- Network that links computers that are in close proximity
- Encryption Process
- of encoding data so only individuals or computers armed with a secret code or key can decode it
- Applications Software
- Software that performs a specific task, such as word processing or spreadsheet creation
- Client-Server System
- System connecting client machines and server
- Executive Information System
- System that provides senior managers with strategic information customized to meet their needs and presented in a convenient format
- Virtual Company
- Company without a significant physical presence that relies on third parties to produce, warehouse, price, and deliver the products it sells over the internet
- Enterprise Resource
- Planning System Integrated computer system used to channel information to multiple users
- Search Engine
- Software program that scans web pages for specified keywords and provides a list of documents containing them
- Managemen
- t Information System System used to extract data from a database and compile reports that help managers make routine decisions
- Chief Technology Officer
- High-level executive who reports to the CIO and oversees information technology planning and implementation
- Internet
- Service Provider Company, such as AOL, that links into the internet infrastructure to connect paying subscribers
- Intranet
- Private network using internet technologies that are available only to employees
- Chief Information Officer
- Senior executive who oversees information and telecommunications systems
- Transactions
- Financial and non-financial events that affect a business
- Process
- Control Application of technology to monitor and control physical processes
- Internet
- Global network comprised of smaller interconnected networks linking millions of computers around the world
- Data Communication Network
- Large network used to transmit digital data from one computer to another using a variety of wired and wireless communication channels
- Wide Area Network
- Network that links computers that are spread over a relatively large geographical area
- Decision
- Support System Interactive system that extracts, integrates, and displays data from multiple sources to help managers make non-routine decisions
- Data
- Mining Technique used to search and analyze data to reveal patterns and trends that can be used to predict future behavior
- World Wide
- Web Subsystem of computers on the internet that communicate with each other using a special language called HTTP
- Data Warehouse
- Centralized database that stores data from several databases to they can be easily analyzed
- Flexible
- Manufacturing System System in which computer controlled equipment is programmed to handle materials used in manufacturing
- Electronic Data
- Interchange Computerized exchange of business transaction documents
- Extranet
- Intranet that is partially available to certain parties outside the organization
- Certificate
- Authority Third-party that verifies the identity of a computer site
- Firewall
- Software program that controls access to a company's intranet
- Information Manager
- Manager with responsibility for determining the information needs of members of the organization and meeting those needs