acronyms

Question 1

VPN

Answer 1

virtual private network

a private network that uses a public network (usually the internet) to securely connect users by using encryption.

Question 2

SSL

Answer 2

secure socket layer

also known as transport layer security (TLS). an encryption standard used for secure transactions such as credit card purchases and online banking.

Question 3

SCADA

Answer 3

supervisory control and data acquisition

large scale distributed measurement and control systems used to monitor or to control chemical, physical, or transport processes

Question 4

DMZ

Answer 4

demilitarized zone

a separate organizational local area network that is located between an organizations internal network and an external network, usually the internet.

Question 5

DDoS

Answer 5

distributed denial-of-service

attack hat sends a flood of data packets from many compromised computers simultaneously

Question 6

TPS

Answer 6

transaction processing systems

they monitor, store, collect and process data generated from all business transactions

Question 7

FAIS

Answer 7

functional area information systems

systems that provide information to managers usually mid level in the functional areas in order to support managerial tasks of planning, organizing and controlling operations.

Question 8

ERP

Answer 8

enterprise resource planning

information systems that take a business process view of the overall organization to integrate the planning, management and use of all of an organization’s resources, employing a common software platform and database

Question 9

CIM

Answer 9

computer integrated manufacturing

an informational system that integrates various automated factory systems; also called digital manufacturing.

Question 10

EAI

Answer 10

enterprise application integration system

a system that integrates exisitng systems by providing layers of software that conect applications together.

Question 11

ERP II

Answer 11

interorganizational ERP systems that provide Web enabled links among key business systems (such as inventory and production) of a company and its customers, suppliers, distributors, and others.

Question 12

OLTP

Answer 12

online transaction processing

transaction processing system that processes data after transactions occur, frequently in real time

Question 13

CRM

Answer 13

customer relationship management

an organizational strategy that is customer focused and customer driven. organizations concentrate on satisfying the customers by assesing their requirements for products and services and then providing high quality responsive service.

Question 14

EDI

Answer 14

electronic data exchange

a communication standard that enables the electronic transfer of routine documents.

Question 15

VMI

Answer 15

vendor managed inventory

occurs when the vendor rather than the retailer manages the entire invetory process for a particular product or group of products.

Question 16

IOS

Answer 16

interorganizational information system

an information system that supports information flow among two or more organizations

Question 17

JIT

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just in time inventory system

supplier delviers the precise number of parts to be assembled into a finished product at precisely the right time

Question 18

NPV

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net present value

method converts future values of benefits to thei rpresent values to see if the cost required to achieve those benefits is more than the benefits will give.

Question 19

ROI

Answer 19

return on investment

manages managements effectiveness in generating profits with available assets.

Question 20

RAD

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rapid application development

systems development method that combines JAD prototyping and ICASE tools to produce a high quality system

Question 21

JAD

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joint application design

a group based tool for collecting user requirements and creating system deisngs

Question 22

ICASE

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integrated computer aided software engineering

combines upper CASE tools and lower CASE tools

Question 23

ASP

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application service provider
an agent or vendor who assembles the software needed by enterprises and packages them with outsourced development, operations, maintenance and other servics

Question 24

RFP

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request for proposal

document that i sent to potential vendors inviting them to submit a proposal describing their software package and how it would meet the company’s needs

Question 25

SaaS

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software as a service

method of delivering software in which a vendor hosts the applications and provides them as a service to customers over a network, typically the internet

Question 26

SDLC

Answer 26

systems development life cycle

traditional structured framework used for large IT projects that consists of sequential processes by which informational systems are developed.