Unit1 Flashcards
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
interconnected
with different parts or things connected or related to each other
to disseminate
to spread, to broadcast
to govern
to define
to maintain
to continue to have; to keep in existence, or not allow to become less
to handle
to process
day-to-day
happening every day as a regular part of your job or life
top-level executives
someone in a high position, especially in business, who makes decisions and puts them into action
a retrieval
the process of finding and bringing back something
informed
based on argument(reason)
to streamline
to optimize
a manual effort
physical activity, done with the hands, needed to achieve something
to facilitate
to make something possible or easier
a performance
how well a person, machine, etc. does a piece of work or an activity
to assess
to evaluate
vital
necessary for the success or continued existence of something;
extremely important
a flow
the movement of something in one direction
a supplier
a company, person, etc. that provides things that people want or need, especially over a long period of time
to contribute
to give something, especially money, in order to provide or achieve something together with other people
to foster
to give something, especially money, in order to provide or achieve something together with other people;
to take care of
an agility
ways of planning and doing work in which it is understood that making changes as they are needed is an important part of the job;
an flexibility
to ensure
to make something certain to happen,
to provide
to enhance
to improve;
to rise level up
broadly
abstractly;
in a general way, without considering specific examples or all the details
a payroll
the total amount of money paid to the people employed by a particular company
regulatory compliance
the act of obeying a law or rule, especially one that controls a particular industry or type of work
to capture
to record;
If something captures your imagination or attention, you feel very interested and excited by it
to mimic
to copy the way in which a particular person usually speaks and moves
spatial
relating to the position, area, and size of things
a harness
a piece of equipment with straps and belts, used to control or hold in place a person, animal, or object
artificial
made by people, often as a copy of something natural;
not sincere,disapproving;
to tend
to care for something or someone
tangible
real and not imaginary; able to be shown, touched, or experienced
aggregated
something formed by adding together several amounts or things
beyond
outside or after (a stated limit)
a buzzword
a word or expression from a particular subject area that has become fashionable by being used a lot, especially on television and in the newspapers
a retailer
a person, shop, or business that sells goods to the public
tremendous
very great in amount or level, or extremely good
a presence
the fact that someone or something is in a place;
a feeling that someone is still in a place although they are not there or are dead;
a group of police or soldiers who are watching or controlling a situation;
a market
the people who might want to buy something, or a part of the world where something is sold;
the business or trade in a particular product, including financial products;
a range of
a set of;
the goods made by one company or goods of one particular type that are sold in a shop;
a range from … to …
the amount, number, or type of something between an upper and a lower limit
a range
the distance within which you can see, hear, or hit someone:
The ship was in/out of range of our guns.
He was shot at point blank/at close range (= from very near).
a prominence
the state of being easily seen or well known
