FINAL Flashcards
4 forms of access control
authentication - identify identity of a party
token - used to prove identity of user
smart card - stores digital info (ex. credit card)
biometric authentication - uses a person’s unique characteristics (ex. iPhone finger scan)
TASB
4 consequences of poor project management
costs exceed budget
time slippage
technical performance is less than expected
failure to obtain benefits
CTTF
computer virus
infection by opening an email or running a program
worms
virus that multiplies to slow down your computer
trojan horse
virus that’s disguised as something else
knowledge management value chain
process in an organization to create, gather and store firm’s knowledge
GANTT chart
projects with task, activity ID, predecessors, and start and completion dates
PERT chart
portrays projects as networks
- arrows depict task dependencies
- tool used to schedule, organize and manage a project
fuzzy logic
rules based AI technique that uses membership function to solve problems
six sigma
measure of quality, representing 3.4 defects per million opportunities
packet switching
slicing digital messages into parcels and reassembling at their destination
e-commerce
buying and selling of goods online
B2B, B2C, C2C
market creator
e-commerce business model where firms provide online environment for buyers and sellers to meet and buy products
critical path (PERT)
sequence of activities in a project plan
System analysis System design programming testing conversion production and maintenance
system development process
System analysis - Firm tries to solve problem with information system
System design - details how system will meet information requirements determined by system analysis
programming- translating system specifications during design phase into program code
testing - process to determine if system produces desired results
conversion - changing from old to new system
production and maintenance - system is tested by users and tech specialists to determine how well it works/ meets goals
Automation
rationalization
business process redesign/ reengineer
paradigm shift
system development risk/ return model
Automation - use computer to speed up performance of tasks (most common)
rationalization - eliminating obvious bottlenecks so operating procedures can be more efficient (most common)
business process redesign/ reengineer - business process are analyzed, simplified and redesigned
paradigm shift - reconceptualization of the business and nature of the organization
