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Computer network

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the communications media, devices, and software needed to connect two or more computers

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Network Nodes

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Computer and devices on the networks

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Bus Topology

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All nodces connected to a single backbone

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Ring Topology

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Connects all nodes at all times (around a ring)

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Star Topology

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All connected to a central node that is a switch

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Wireless Topology

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Uses no cables

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Hybrid Topology

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Combination of 4 topology

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Network Topology

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The structure of a network

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Ad Hoc Topology

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No central point all wireless

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LAN

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Local area network, small area

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PAN

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Personal area network, close to one person

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WAN

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Wide area network

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MAN

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Metro area network

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Client/server Architecture

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Features multiple computer platforms dedicated to special functions

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Channel Bandwidth

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The rate at which data is exchanged

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Broadband Communications

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telecommunications system that trasmits data quickly

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Database Management System

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software that handles the storage, retrieval, and updating of data in a computer system.

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Transmission Control Protocol

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standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances.

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DNS

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the phonebook of the Internet.

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IoT

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is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers (UIDs) and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction

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In-house hosting

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Servers and networking hardware that is owned and operated within a firm’s own facility, such as an office building or stand-alone location

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CRM

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system helps manage customer data. It supports sales management, delivers actionable insights, integrates with social media and facilitates team communication

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ERP

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software and systems used to plan and manage all the core supply chain, manufacturing, services, financial and other processes of an organization.

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SCM

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is the active management of supply chain activities to maximize customer value and achieve a sustainable competitive advantage

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MRP
production planning, scheduling, and inventory control system used to manage manufacturing processes.
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Product lifecycle
Intro, growth, maturity, decline
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Workgroup
a group that shares data via a local network.
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Tacit knowledge
knowing of things without knowing how you know
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explicit knowledge
he knowing of things that you can explain
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Conversion from tacit to explicit
is critical because it is a prerequisite to the knowledge amplification process wherein knowledge becomes part of an organization's knowledge network
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Organizational network analysis
) is a structured way to visualize how communications, information, and decisions flow through an organization.
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Web 2.0
a variety of web sites and applications that allow anyone to create and share online information or material they have create
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Business rules
are lists of statements that tell you whether you may or may not do something, or give you the criteria and conditions for making a decision
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Brain computer interface
is a collaboration between a brain and a device that enables signals from the brain to direct some external activity, such as control of a cursor or a prosthetic li
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Knowledge base
is a technology used to store complex structured and unstructured information used by a computer system.
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Inference engine
is a component of the system that applies logical rules to the knowledge base to deduce new information.
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Explanation facility
A module which enables the expert system to provide explanation to the user about why is it asking a question and how it reached some conclusion
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Knowledge acquisition
is the process of extracting, structuring and organizing knowledge from one source, usually human experts, so it can be used in software such as an Expert System.
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Domain expert
An accountant is an expert in the domain of accountancy, for example. The development of accounting software requires knowledge in two different domains, namely accounting and software
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Forecasting
Financial and operational decisions are made based on economic conditions and how the future looks, albeit uncertain. Past data is collected and analyzed so that patterns can be found.
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Data scientist
a person employed to analyze and interpret complex digital data, such as the usage statistics of a website, especially in order to assist a business in its decision-making
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Data mining
the practice of analyzing large databases in order to generate new information.
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Predictive analytics
is the use of data, statistical algorithms and machine learning techniques to identify the likelihood of future outcomes based on historical dat
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Data governance
is a system for defining who within an organization has authority and control over data assets and how those data assets may be used
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Data visualization
is the graphical representation of information and data.
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Dashboards
an information management tool that visually tracks, analyzes and displays key performance indicators (KPI), metrics and key data points to monitor the health of a business, department or specific process.
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Self-service analytics
Business intelligence (BI) in which line-of-business professionals are enabled and encouraged to perform queries and generate reports on their own, with nominal IT support.
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OTLP
Captures stores and processes data from transactions in RT
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OLAP
Uses complex queries to analyze aggregated historical data from OTLP
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Data warehouse
a system used for reporting and data analysis, and is considered a core component of business intelligence. DWs are central repositories of integrated data from one or more disparate sources.
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Data Mart
s a structure / access pattern specific to data warehouse environments, used to retrieve client-facing data.
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Data Lake
a storage repository that holds a vast amount of raw data in its native format until it is needed.
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Transaction processing
means dividing information processing up into individual, indivisible operations, called transactions, that complete or fail as a whole; a transaction can't remain in an intermediate, incomplete, stat

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