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BM Management II
Business Management II
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Audit | Process by which an organization's accounts and records are verified |
| Business continuity | An organization's ability to function during and after a disaster |
| compliance | fulfilling the requirements of the law |
| consistency | stability; regularity |
| Data | Facts and figures |
| Decision-making | Choosing among alternatives |
| Hack | Unauthorized access to a computer system |
| Information | 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 |
| information overload | communication that is too much and/or comes too fast to process at one time |
| Management information system | an integrated technology that assists with an organization's information management needs |
| Outsourcing | acquiring assistance from outside organizations/consultants to obtain goods or service to accomplish business objectives or |
| 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 |
| viruses | computer programs that download to your computer or network without your permission; program designed to disrupt |
| wireless network | a computer network connected without the use of wires or cables |