| A | B |
|---|
| Audit | Process by which an organization's accounts and records are verified |
| Business continuity | An organization's ability to function after a disaster |
| Compliance | Fulfilling the requirements of the law |
| Data | Facts and figures |
| Data processing | Handling facts and figures |
| Decision making | Choosing among alternatives |
| Information | Knowledge, facts, or data presented in a useful form |
| Information management | The process of accessing, processing, maintaining, evaluating, and disseminating knowledge, facts, or data for the purpose of assisting business decision making |
| Information overload | Communication that is too much and/or comes too fast to process at one time |
| Management information system (MIS) | An integrated technology that assists with an organization's information management needs |
| Outsourcing | Acquiring assistance from outside organizations/consultants to obtain goods or services to accomplish business objectives or perform primary business activities |
| Proprietary information | Private information that belongs to an organization and cannot be released to the public |
| Sarbanes-Oxley Act | A U.S. regulation mandating that public businesses comply with specific accounting requirements |
| Trade secret | Undisclosed information within a particular business or industry |
| Wireless network | A computer network connected without the use of wires or cables |
