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| ergonomic | experts study the relationships between people and machines. |
| CIO | the top computer executive in most major organizations. |
| executive information system | Information system that combines and summarizes ongoing transactions within the company to provide top-level executives with information needed to make decisions affecting the goals and direction of an organization. |
| WAN | A network of linked computers that covers a wide geographic area |
| data | Original facts and figures that businesses generate. |
| LAN | Network of linked computers that serves users in a single building or building complex. |
| search engine | A program that assists in locating information on networks. |
| information system | A computer system that processes data into meaningful information. |
| VoIP | Using the Internet for telephone services. |
| management information system | A system that integrates data from various departments to make it available to help managers with day-to-day business operations. |
| web-hosting service | A private business that maintains the websites of individuals and organizations on its web servers for a fee. |
| knowledge workers | People who work with information. |
| systems | DSS, EIS, MIS are all types of information _______________ |
| specialized research reports | Dun & Bradstreet is an example of a business that supports other business by providing THIS |
| biometric | fingerprint scanner to be able to operate the cash register is an example of |
| MIS | An information system that integrates data from various departments to make it available to help managers with day-to-day business operations is called a(n) |
| data mining | The process of using data in databases to find relationships between individuals and their behavior or preferences is called |
| server | A computer that stores data and application software for all workstations in a single building or building complex |
| eliminate | Common complaints by workers who use computers for long periods are eyestrain and backaches, which managers can reduce or |
| data | THIS is used to create information |
| Net (Internet) | THIS can be used to transmit data within a country AND can be used to transmit data anywhere in the world. |
| electronic shopping cart | Software that provides online ordering capabilities for shoppers |
| information | Hackers are people who break into computer systems and steal, destroy, or alter THIS |
| internet | Search engines are used to locate information on THIS |
| processed | Data__________in a meaningful way is information |
| extranet | A secured, private network that companies need in order to share selected information with selected people outside the organization |
| information system | A computer system that processes data into meaningful information is called a database |
| double | Moore’s Law forecasts that the amount of data that could be processed by a computer chip would do THIS every 18 months |
| NOT | The terms Internet and World Wide Web are _______ interchangeable |
| ethical | It is NOT ______________ for online retailers to sell customers’ personal information without their knowledge |
