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2.02 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Audit | process by which an organization's accounts and records are verified. |
| Business continuity | Fulfilling the requirements of the law |
| Consistency | Stability; regularity |
| Data | Facts and figures |
| Data processing | Converting facts and figures into useful information |
| Decision making | Choosing among alternatives |
| Hack | Unauthorized access to a computer system |
| 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 reuirements |
| Spam | Junk email that the recipient did not request; also known as unsolicited commercial email |
| Trade secret | Undisclosed information within a particular business or industry |
| Virus | A computer program that downloads to your computer or network without your permission. |
| Wireless network | A computer network connected without the use of wires or cables. |