Exam 2 Flashcards
Computer network
the communications media, devices, and software needed to connect two or more computers
Network Nodes
Computer and devices on the networks
Bus Topology
All nodces connected to a single backbone
Ring Topology
Connects all nodes at all times (around a ring)
Star Topology
All connected to a central node that is a switch
Wireless Topology
Uses no cables
Hybrid Topology
Combination of 4 topology
Network Topology
The structure of a network
Ad Hoc Topology
No central point all wireless
LAN
Local area network, small area
PAN
Personal area network, close to one person
WAN
Wide area network
MAN
Metro area network
Client/server Architecture
Features multiple computer platforms dedicated to special functions
Channel Bandwidth
The rate at which data is exchanged
Broadband Communications
telecommunications system that trasmits data quickly
Database Management System
software that handles the storage, retrieval, and updating of data in a computer system.
Transmission Control Protocol
standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances.
DNS
the phonebook of the Internet.
IoT
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
In-house hosting
Servers and networking hardware that is owned and operated within a firm’s own facility, such as an office building or stand-alone location
CRM
system helps manage customer data. It supports sales management, delivers actionable insights, integrates with social media and facilitates team communication
ERP
software and systems used to plan and manage all the core supply chain, manufacturing, services, financial and other processes of an organization.
SCM
is the active management of supply chain activities to maximize customer value and achieve a sustainable competitive advantage
MRP
production planning, scheduling, and inventory control system used to manage manufacturing processes.
Product lifecycle
Intro, growth, maturity, decline
Workgroup
a group that shares data via a local network.
Tacit knowledge
knowing of things without knowing how you know
explicit knowledge
he knowing of things that you can explain
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
Organizational network analysis
) is a structured way to visualize how communications, information, and decisions flow through an organization.
Web 2.0
a variety of web sites and applications that allow anyone to create and share online information or material they have create
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
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
Knowledge base
is a technology used to store complex structured and unstructured information used by a computer system.
Inference engine
is a component of the system that applies logical rules to the knowledge base to deduce new information.
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
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.
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
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.
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
Data mining
the practice of analyzing large databases in order to generate new information.
Predictive analytics
is the use of data, statistical algorithms and machine learning techniques to identify the likelihood of future outcomes based on historical dat
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
Data visualization
is the graphical representation of information and data.
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.
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.
OTLP
Captures stores and processes data from transactions in RT
OLAP
Uses complex queries to analyze aggregated historical data from OTLP
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.
Data Mart
s a structure / access pattern specific to data warehouse environments, used to retrieve client-facing data.
Data Lake
a storage repository that holds a vast amount of raw data in its native format until it is needed.
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
