Chapter 14 Technology

Question 1

Application service provider

Answer 1

Outside supplier that provides both the computers and the application support for managing an information system.

Question 2

Big data

Answer 2

Info collected in massive amounts and at unprecedented speed from both traditional and digital sources that is used in business decision making; complex structured sets or unstructured sets of information that traditional processing applications are unable to analyze

Question 3

Bot net

Answer 3

A network of PCs  that have been infected with one or more dats-stealing viruses.

Question 4

Chief info officer

Answer 4

Executive responsible for managing a company’s information system and related computer technologies

Question 5

Cloud computing

Answer 5

Powerful server store application software and databases for users to access via the web using anything from a PC to a smart phone.

Question 6

Computer-based information systems

Answer 6

information systems that rely on computer and related store information chronically in an organized accessible manner

Question 7

 Data

Answer 7

Raw Facts and figures that may or may not be relevant to a business decision.

Question 8

Database

Answer 8

 centralized integrated collection of data resources

Question 9

Decision support system

Answer 9

Gives direct support to business- people during the decision making process.

Question 10

Disruptive innovations

Answer 10

Less expensive and simpler versions to existing products and services that target an entirely new group of customers.

Question 11

Enterprise computing

Answer 11

Many different types of hardware networked together to create a seamless data flow between organizations

Question 12

Executive support system (ESS)

Answer 12

Lets senior executives access the companies primary databases, often by touching the computer screen, pointing and clicking a mouse, or using voice recognition.

Question 13

Expert system

Answer 13

Computer program that imitates human thinking through complicated sets of if – then rules

Question 14

Firewall

Answer 14

Limit data transfers to certain locations in log system use so that managers can identify attempts to log on with invalid password and other threats to a system security.

Question 15

Hardware

Answer 15

All tangible elements of a computer system

Question 16

Information

Answer 16

Knowledge gained from processing data

Question 17

Information system

Answer 17

I organized method for collecting, storing, and communicating past, present, and projected information on internal operations and external intelligence.

Question 18

Internet of things

Answer 18

Web – connected ecosystem of every day objects with network connectivity, including TVs, cars, household appliances, and wearable tech devices.

Question 19

Intranet

Answer 19

Computer network that is similar to the Internet but limits access to authorized users.

Question 20

Local area networks (LANS)

Answer 20

Computer networks that connect machines within limited areas, such as a building or several nearby buildings.

Question 21

Malware

Answer 21

Any malicious software program designed to infect computer systems.

Question 22

Management information system (M I S)

Answer 22

Information system that is designed to produce reports for managers and others within the organization.

Question 23

Management support systems

Answer 23

Information systems that are designed to provide support for effective decision-making.

Question 24

Operational support systems

Answer 24

Information systems designed to produce a variety of information on an organization’s activities for both internal and external users.

Question 25

Process control systems

Answer 25

Operational support system to monitor and control physical processes.

Question 26

Server

Answer 26

The heart of a mid range computer network.

Question 27

Software

Answer 27

All the programs, routines, and computer languages that control a computer until it how to operate.

Question 28

Spyware

Answer 28

Software that secretly gathers user information through the users Internet connection without his or her knowledge, usually for advertising purposes.

Question 29

Transaction processing

Answer 29

Operational support system to record in process data from business transactions.

Question 30

Trojan horse

Answer 30

Program that claims to do one thing but in reality does something else, usually something malicious.

Question 31

Virtual Netwerk

Answer 31

Common type of technology infrastructure, which consists of links that are not wired connection.

Question 32

Viruses

Answer 32

Programs at secretly attach themselves to other programs (called host) and change them or destroy data.

Question 33

Virtual private networks (VPN)

Answer 33

Secure connection between two points on the Internet

Question 34

Wi-Fi

Answer 34

Wireless network that connects various devices and allows them to communicate with one another through radio waves.

Question 35

Wide area networks (WAN)

Answer 35

Thai larger geographical regions together by using telephone lines in microwave and satellite transmission.