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BMII 4.01 NF-110
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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 or 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. |
| 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. |