tradition business Flashcards

traditional business

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acceptable use policy

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Policy that sets out what users are and are not allowed to do with IT systems.

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chip and pin

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Systems designed to reduce credit card fraud by requiring the user to authenticate themselves at the point of sale.

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collaborative software

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Application software to let users work together on projects even if they are geographically remote.

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deskilling

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Reduction in the skill needed to do a job, due to technology

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EFT

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Transfer of money from one account to another using computer systems and networks.

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Electronic Funds Transfer

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Transfer of money from one account to another using computer systems and networks.

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email monitoring

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Technology to monitor emails sent and received, usually by employees.

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employee monitoring

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Technology used to monitor the work of employees using a computer system.

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extranet

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Content on a LAN which is available to authorised third parties.

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filtering

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Process of preventing access to some resources, usually web pages.

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follow-the-sun working

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System of moving working to different offices around the globe as the day progresses, ending work in each location as the end of the day approaches, and moving it to a new office elsewhere where the day is just beginning.

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Internet monitoring

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Technology to monitor Internet data sent and received, usually by employees.

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intranet

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Content on a LAN which is only available to members of an organisation.

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key logger

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Software or hardware which records all key strokes on a computer system.

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keystroke monitoring

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Software or hardware which records all key strokes on a computer system.

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loyalty card

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Card used to identify repeat customers, to allow them to accumulate reward points, and to gather data about their shopping habits for marketing purposes

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macro

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In application software, a set of actions which are recorded so they can be played back later.

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macro viruses

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Virus that takes advantage of the macro programming languages built into some software.

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mail merge

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The process of automatically customising a standard letter with individual names and addresses from a database.

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online banking

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Use of the Internet to perform tasks such as bill payment, money transfers and other banking tasks.

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Point of Sale

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Checkout system in a shop, usually connected to a store database and EFT system.

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POS

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Checkout system in a shop, usually connected to a store database and EFT system.

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re-skilling

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When a de-skilled user retrains, often in a technology related discipline.

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remote desktop

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Ability to connect to a computer, over a network, as though you were physically present at the keyboard.

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reward card
Card used to identify repeat customers, to allow them to accumulate reward points, and to gather data about their shopping habits for marketing purposes
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RFID
System of tags which contain data that can be read from a distance using radio waves.
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self checkout
Supermarket technology that lets users scan and pay for their own goods without staff assistance.
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smart shopping trolley
Shopping trolley with RFID technology to offer enhanced functionality.
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targeted advertising
Use of data about customers to determine which adverts they are most likely to find useful.
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telecommuting
Working away from an organisation's main office or base, using portable computers.
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teleworking
Working away from an organisation's main office or base, using portable computers.