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Information System
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Group of components (5) that interact to produce information. (Hardware,Software, Data, Procedures,People)
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Information technology
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Products, methodsm inventions, and standards that are used for the purpose of producing information. IT pertains to the hadware, software, and data components. Drives the deleopment of new information sustems.
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Moore's Law
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Law created by Gordon Moorestatinf the number of transistors per squeare inch on an intergrated chip doubles every 18 months.
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Strong Password
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Has the following characteristics: Has seven or more characters, does not contain user name, real name or company name, dictionary word. Is different from previos passwords, contains both upperand lowercase letters, mumbers, and special characteristics.
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Business Process
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Network of activites, roles, resources, repositories and data flows that interact to accomplish a business function.
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Activites
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Collection of related tasks that receive inputs and process those inputs to produce outputs
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Decisions
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Question that can be answered yes or no
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Roles
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Set of procedures
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Resources
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People, facilities, or computer programs that are assigned to roles
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Repository
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Collection of business records
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Data Flows
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Movements of data item from one activity to another activity or to a repository
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Information
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Knowledge derived from data
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Characteristics of Good Information
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-Accurate:based on correct and complete data, and it has been processed correctly as expected
-Timely Information: information that is produced in time for its intended us -Relevant: information that directly pertains to both the context and to the subject it references -Just barley sufficient information that is sufficient for the purpose for which it is generated, but only so. -Worth its cost |
Value Chain
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Network of value-creating activites that consists of 5 primary activites and four support activities.
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Database
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Self describing collectoin of integrated records.
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