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5.01
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Audit | when an organization's accounts are verified |
| Business continuity | organizations ability to function after a disaster |
| compliance | following the law |
| data | regularity |
| data processing | converting facts and figures into information |
| decision making | choosing among alternatives |
| hack | computer access from an unwanted source |
| information | facts presented in a useful form |
| information management | accessing processing maintaining, and evaluating knowledge, or data for the purpose of assisting business decision making |
| information overload | too much communication at one time |
| MIS | technology that assists with an organization's info management needs |
| outsourcing | getting help from outside organizations |
| proprietary info | private info that belongs to the organization |
| Sarbanes-Oxley act | public businessescomply with specific accounting requirements |
| spam | junk email that the reipient did not request |
| trade secret | info that is kept from the outside (secret recipies) |
| virus | computer program that downloads whithout your permission |
| wireless network | networks that are connected without cables |