Technology Management

Question 1

Artificial intelligence (AI)

Answer 1

Ability of a computer to imitate human thought and
behavior.

Question 2

Cloud computing

Answer 2

Style of computing in which scalable IT-enabled
capabilities are delivered as a service using Internet
technologies.

Question 3

Encryption

Answer 3

Conversion of data into a format that protects or hides its
natural presentation or intended meaning.

Question 4

Enterprise resource planning (ERP)

Answer 4

Business management software, usually a suite of
integrated applications, that a company can use to
collect, store, manage, and interpret data from many
business activities.

Question 5

Hacking

Answer 5

Act of deliberately accessing computer data without
permission.

Question 6

Human resource information system (HRIS)

Answer 6

Information technology framework and tools for
gathering, storing, maintaining, retrieving, revising, and
reporting HR data

Question 7

Information system (IS)

Answer 7

Way to collect, organize, store, analyze, and share data.

Question 8

Social engineering

Answer 8

In a computer context, tricking a user into sharing
information that can then be used to access systems.

Question 9

Social networks

Answer 9

Online clustering of individuals in groups with common or
shared interests.

Question 10

Software as a service (SaaS)

Answer 10

Software that is owned, delivered, and managed
remotely and delivered over the Internet to contracted
customers on a pay-for-use basis or as a subscription
based on use metrics.