Midterm

Question 1

Raw facts such as an employee number or total hours worked in a week

Answer 1

Data

Question 2

A collection of data organized and processed so that it has additional value beyond the value of the individual facts

Answer 2

Information

Question 3

A set of logically related tasks performed to achieve a defined outcome

Answer 3

Process

Question 4

The awareness and understanding of a set of information and the ways that information can be made useful to support a specific task or reach a decision

Answer 4

Knowledge

Question 5

A set of related components that collect, process, store, and spread data and information; an information system provides a feedback mechanism to monitor and control its operation to make sure it continues to meet its goal and objectives

Answer 5

Information System (IS)

Question 6

A single set of hardware, software, databases, networks, people, and procedures that are configured to collect, manipulate, store, and process data into information

Answer 6

Computer-based information system (CBIS)

Question 7

All the hardware, software, databases, networks, people, and procedures that are configured to collect, manipulate, store, and process data into information

Answer 7

Technology infrastructure

Question 8

A set of steps that need to be followed to achieve a specific end result, such as enter a customer order, pay a supplier invoice, or request a current inventory report

Answer 8

Procedure

Question 9

An information system that improves the productivity of individual users in performing stand-alone tasks

Answer 9

Personal IS

Question 10

An information system that improves communications and support collaboration among members of a workgroup

Answer 10

Group IS

Question 11

An information system that an organization uses to define structured interactions among its own employees and/or with external customers, suppliers, government agencies, and other business partners

Answer 11

Enterprise IS

Question 12

A key component that must be in place to ensure successful implementation and use of an information system

Answer 12

Organizational complements

Question 13

Computer equipment used to perform input, processing, storage, and output activities

Answer 13

Hardware

Question 14

The computer programs that govern the operation of a particular computing device

Answer 14

Software

Question 15

The trend of consumer technology practices influencing the way business software is designed and delivered

Answer 15

Consumerization of IT

Question 16

A well designed, organized, and carefully managed collection of data

Answer 16

Database

Question 17

A database that stores large amounts of historical data in a form that readily supports analysis and management decision making

Answer 17

Data warehouse

Question 18

The process by which raw data is extracted from various sources, transformed into a format to support the analysis to be performed, and loaded into the data warehouse

Answer 18

Extract-transform-loaf (ETL)

Question 19

A term used to describe data collections that are enormous (petabytes or larger) and complex (sensor to social media data) that traditional data management software, hardware, and analysis processes are incapable of dealing with them

Answer 19

Big data

Question 20

A group or system of connected computers and equipment (in a room) that enables electronic communication

Answer 20

Networks

Question 21

The world’s largest computer network, consisting of thousands of interconnected networks, all freely exchanging information

Answer 21

Internet

Question 22

A means of providing computing services wherein a service provider organization owns and manages the hardware, software, networking, and storage devices, with cloud user organization (tenants) accessing slices of shared resources via the internet

Answer 22

Public cloud computing

Question 23

A network of links on the internet to files containing text, graphics, video and sound

Answer 23

World Wide Web (www)

Question 24

A network that enables communication, collaboration, search functions, and information sharing between the members of an organization’s team using a web browser

Answer 24

Intranets

Question 25

A network based on web technologies that allows selected outsiders, such as business partners and customers, to access authorized resources of a company’s intranet

Answer 25

Extranet

Question 26

A network of physical objects or “things” embedded with sensors, processors, software, and network connectivity capability to enable them to exchange data with the manufacturer of the device, device operators, and other connected devices

Answer 26

Internet of Things (IoT)

Question 27

A network that encompasses not only machine to machine but also people to people and people to machine connections

Answer 27

Internet of everything (ioe)

Question 28

Involves the exchange of money for goods and services over electronic networks and encompasses many of an organization’s outward facing processes (example sales, marketing, etc.) that touch customers, suppliers, and other business partners

Answer 28

E-commerce