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| Data Coding | Techniques that enable rapid data entry, processing, and reporting |
| Data Collection | Gathering data elements relevant to an application |
| Data Entry | The physical process of inputting elements of data necessary for a data processing application |
| Data Identification | The determination of elements necessary for a data processing operation |
| Direct Costs | This refers to the costs of individual computer system components |
| Direct Cutover Conversion | This occurs when management chooses a date on which there is to be a complete switch from current procedures to new computerized functions |
| Flowcharts | In relation to computer systems, these use specifically designed symbols to diagram the flow of data and documents through an information system. |
| Property Profile | This is a compilation of statistics about the current information system. It allows vendors to compare a property's information needs with that of similar properties already computerized. |
| Hidden Costs | These are costs associated with supplies, customized forms, training, overtime pay, and data conversion. These costs are not normally included in the system purchase price. |
| Intranet | Internet technology applied within a company to create a private network that forms a single company-wide information system. |
| Local Area Network | A configuration of workstations that enables users to share data, programs, and output devices such as printers |
| OEM | This is a contract in which a business agrees to purchase hardware components and software packages from a single source, and this single source takes full responsibility for the performance of the computer system. |
| Parallel Conversion | This occurs when a property operates two different information systems at the same time - the old and new systems. |
| Property Profile | This is useful when communicating information needs of the business to computer system vendors, this compiles statistics about aspects of the current information system. |
| Request for Proposal | This is a three-part document management prepares. The first section orients the vendor to management's business operation; the second section establishes bidding requirements for vendor proposals ; and the third section deals specifically with user application requirements. |
| Site Survey | This involves visits by vendors to identify important factors regarding specific business operations within a property that may affect computer system design. |
| System Conversion | This refers to the process of switching from the current information to the capabilities of a computerized system. |
| Two-Vendor Contract | This is an agreement in which a business purchases hardware and software from separate sources. |
