Business: Using Technology to Manage Information flashcards

Question 1

What term names an electronic system for collecting and organizing data and information?

Accepted Answer

Database

Question 2

What term describes two or more computer systems linked by communications channels so they can share data and information?

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Computer network

Question 3

What kind of network connects computers at a single site so users can exchange data and share hardware and software?

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Local area network (LAN)

Question 4

What kind of network links computers at different sites using telecommunications media like phone lines, satellites, and microwaves?

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Wide area network (WAN)

Question 5

What is the general term for hosted services delivered over the internet?

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Cloud computing

Question 6

What term names the equipment and techniques a business uses to manage and process information?

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Information technology (IT)

Question 7

What is the title of the executive responsible for managing all of an organization's information resources?

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Chief information officer (CIO)

Question 8

What is a program called that copies itself into other software, letting it spread between computer systems?

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Computer virus

Question 9

What are private corporate networks that run across a public network such as the internet, with strong security so only authorized users get in?

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Virtual private networks (VPNs)

Question 10

What is a company-wide internal network called that uses internet technology to link employees at many locations and on different types of computers?

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Intranet

Question 11

In which method of updating a database is data collected over a period of time and then processed together?

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Batch processing

Question 12

In which method of updating a database is data processed as it becomes available?

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Online (real-time) processing

Question 13

What information system handles a firm's daily business operations and organizes raw data for storage in a database?

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Transaction processing system (TPS)

Question 14

What term names the methods and equipment that supply information on every aspect of a firm's operations?

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Management information system (MIS)

Question 15

What management support system helps managers decide by using interactive computer models of real-world processes?

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Decision support system (DSS)

Question 16

What management support system is customized for one individual executive and gives specific information for strategic decisions?

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Executive information system (EIS)

Question 17

What management support system uses artificial intelligence to advise managers much as a human consultant would?

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Expert system

Question 18

What information technology merges databases from across a whole company into a single central database to support management decisions?

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Data warehouse

Question 19

What is a subset of a data warehouse called that covers one data area and is built for fast analysis?

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Data mart

Question 20

What type of service company buys software, maintains it on its own servers, and delivers it over high-speed networks to subscribers, who pay for a set period?

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Application service provider (ASP)

Question 21

What is the practice called of researching, collecting, organizing, and sharing everything an organization collectively knows?

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Knowledge management (KM)

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