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Information system

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organized collection of people, information, business processes, and information technology, designed to transform inputs into outputs, in order to achieve a goal

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business value

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positive return on the investment of resources that is created through the effective and efficient integration of an organization’s people, information technology, and business processes

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hardware

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electronic and mechanical components you can see and touch

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software

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the set of instructions that direct the hardware

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network technology

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increases the power of IT by allowing the sharing of resources

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World Wide Web

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body of software and a set ofprotocols and conventions based on hypertext and multimedia that make the internet easy to use and browse

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Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

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a unique address for each page that indicates the location of a document or page

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

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provides rules used by browsers and servers for formatting and transmitting messages over the web

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Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

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provides a language for encoding the information so a variety of IT devices can display it

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E-commerce

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use of information systems, technologies, and computer networks to carry out transactions in order to create or support the creation of business value

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Cookie

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small bit of data stored on the client machine and passed back and forth between it and the Web server to identify the user

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Mass customization

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ability to create custom products or services on demand

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Personalization

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marketing message that business personalizes for each potential customer’s interests

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Encryption

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process of scrambling a message so that it is meaningful only to the person holding the key to deciphering it

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Key

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algorithm used to encode and decode messages

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organized collection of people, information, business processes, and information technology, designed to transform inputs into outputs, in order to achieve a goal

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Information system

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positive return on the investment of resources that is created through the effective and efficient integration of an organization’s people, information technology, and business processes

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business value

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electronic and mechanical components you can see and touch

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hardware

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the set of instructions that direct the hardware

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software

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increases the power of IT by allowing the sharing of resources

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network technology

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body of software and a set ofprotocols and conventions based on hypertext and multimedia that make the internet easy to use and browse

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World Wide Web

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a unique address for each page that indicates the location of a document or page

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Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

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provides rules used by browsers and servers for formatting and transmitting messages over the web

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

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provides a language for encoding the information so a variety of IT devices can display it

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Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

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use of information systems, technologies, and computer networks to carry out transactions in order to create or support the creation of business value
E-commerce
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small bit of data stored on the client machine and passed back and forth between it and the Web server to identify the user
Cookie
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ability to create custom products or services on demand
Mass customization
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marketing message that business personalizes for each potential customer's interests
Personalization
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process of scrambling a message so that it is meaningful only to the person holding the key to deciphering it
Encryption
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algorithm used to encode and decode messages
Key
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converts a seemingly senseless character string into the original message
Decryption
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one key is private the other is public
Public key
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only the party using the key know what it is
Private key
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two companies collaborate to form a trading relationship that is good for both companies
One-to-One Business
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company is either a seller to many companies or a buyer from many companies
Company-Centric Business
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general formula for how a business is going to use computer networks and information systems to compete in a global marketplace
E-commerce strategy
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what it wants to do
Conceptual strategy
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how it will do it
Technology strategy
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traditional organizations with physical locations
Bricks and mortar
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traditional organizations with physical locations that also operate an online business
Bricks and clicks
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organizations with only an online business
Pure plays
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organizations with only an online business
Pure plays
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blend of functional and decentralized organizations that uses team
Matrix organizations
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blend of functional and decentralized organizations that uses team
Matrix organizations
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connected series of activities, each of which adds value or supports the addition of value to the firm's goods and services
Value chain
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directly related to the production and distribution of the organization's products and services that create business value for the organization and its customers
Primary activities
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value chain activities that an organization conducts to support the creation of business value
Supporting Activities
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uses technology to perform tedious or repetitive tasks faster, cheaper, more consistently, and with greater accuracy
Automating
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uses technology to perform tedious or repetitive tasks faster, cheaper, more consistently, and with greater accuracy
Automating
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recognizing an existing automated process also creates new data and information
Informating
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seeking to use IT to acquire or continue a competitive advantage over competitors
Transforming
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links applications that use dissimilar software or hardware platforms and acts like specialized messenger/translator to manage the exchange of information
Middleware
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consists of interrelated records that are stored in files for easy access of specific pieces of data
Database
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consists of interrelated records that are stored in files for easy access of specific pieces of data
Database
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collection of software that allows users to create and work with a database
Database Management System (DBMS)
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collection of software that allows users to create and work with a database
Database Management System (DBMS)
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a person, place, thing, transaction, or event about which information is stored
Entity
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a person, place, thing, transaction, or event about which information is stored
Entity
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consists of one or more fields
Record
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consists of one or more fields
Record
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fields or properties of an entity columns in each table contain the \_\_\_
Attributes
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fields or properties of an entity columns in each table contain the \_\_\_
Attributes
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fields that uniquely identify a given entity or record in a table
Primary Key
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fields that uniquely identify a given entity or record in a table
Primary Key
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an attribute in a table that references a primary key in a related table
Foreign Key
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an attribute in a table that references a primary key in a related table
Foreign Key
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way of storing and managing data for information access
Data Warehouse
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way of storing and managing data for information access
Data Warehouse
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process for gaining competitive advantage through the intelligent use of data and information in decision-making
Business Intelligence
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process for gaining competitive advantage through the intelligent use of data and information in decision-making
Business Intelligence
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the environment within the organization hopefully fosters ideas that use IS to improve is bottom line
Pre-Inception
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the environment within the organization hopefully fosters ideas that use IS to improve is bottom line
Pre-Inception
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organization has an idea to build an information system. focus is on understanding the problem and planning the project.
Inception
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organization has an idea to build an information system. focus is on understanding the problem and planning the project.
Inception
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systems team finalizes requirements for system and creates conceptual models of the systems
Elaboration
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systems team finalizes requirements for system and creates conceptual models of the systems
Elaboration
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team builds initial running system
Construction
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team builds initial running system
Construction
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team finalizes system and puts it in place. Final training of users and management completed.
Transition
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team finalizes system and puts it in place. Final training of users and management completed.
Transition
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After system is up and running, it must be monitored, maintained, and evaluated. system must be kept up to date
Production
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After system is up and running, it must be monitored, maintained, and evaluated. system must be kept up to date
Production
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system loses it value to company and must be replaced
Retirement
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system loses it value to company and must be replaced
Retirement
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provides a project team with structure to ensure that everyone is working towards the same project goals
Methodology
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development team develops software in short development cycles, or increments
Agile Development
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development team develops software in short development cycles, or increments
Agile Development
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to recognize, address, and eliminate sources of risk before they become a threat to the successful completion of the project
Risk Management
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to recognize, address, and eliminate sources of risk before they become a threat to the successful completion of the project
Risk Management

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