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WGU DAC1 Information Systems Management Competency 7

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show includes the plans for how a firm will build, deploy, use, and share its data, processes, and MIS assets  
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show physical devices associated with a computer system  
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software   show
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show a communication system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a standard methodology in which they can communicate  
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client   show
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server   show
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show a person grounded in technology, fluent in business, and able to proved the important bridge between MIS and the business  
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show identifies where and how important information, such as computer records, is maintained and secured  
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agile MIS infrastructure   show
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sustainable MIS infrastructure   show
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show an exact copy of a system's information  
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recovery   show
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show the ability for a system to respond to unexpected failures or system crashes as the backup system immediately and automatically takes over with no loss of service  
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show a type of fault tolerance that occurs when a redundant storage server offers an exact replica of the real-time data, and if the primary server crashes, the users are automatically directed to the secondary server or backup server  
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failback   show
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disaster recovery plan   show
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hot site   show
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show a separate facility that does not have any computer equipment but is a place where employees can move after a disaster  
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show a separate facility with computer equipment that requires installation and configuration  
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disaster recovery cost curve   show
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show a sudden, unexpected event requiring immediate action due to potential threat to health and safety, the environment, or property  
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emergency preparedness   show
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show a plan for how an organization will recover and restore partially or completely interrupted critical function(s) within a predetermined time after a disaster or extended disruption  
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show Business Continuity Planning Focus Areas  
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show a process that identifies all critical business functions and the effect that a specific disaster may have upon them  
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emergency notification services   show
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show occurs when the ability of a company to operate is impaired because of a hardware, software, or data outage  
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show unplanned interruption of a service  
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incident record   show
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incident management   show
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show focus specifically on prioritizing the order for restoring hardware, software, and data across the organization that best meets business recovery requirements  
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Accessibility, Availability, Maintainability, Portability, Reliability, Scalability, Usability   show
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show refers to the varying levels that define what a user can access, view, or perform when operating a system  
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administrator access   show
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show people with disabilities, including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, and neurological disabilities, can use the web  
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show brings together people from industry, disability organizations, government, and research labs from around the world to develop guidelines and resources to help make the web accessible to people with disabilities  
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show refers to the time frames when the system is operational  
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show when a system is not operating and cannot be used  
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high availability   show
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maintainability / flexibility   show
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show refers to the ability of an application to operate on different devices or software platforms, such as different operating systems  
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reliability / accuracy   show
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vulnerability   show
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scalability   show
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performance   show
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show represents the maximum throughput a system can deliver  
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show determine the future IT infrastructure requirement for new equipment and additional network capacity  
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usability   show
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serviceability   show
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Moore's Law   show
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sustainable, or "green", MIS   show
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show companies' acknowledged responsibility to society  
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show Pressures Driving Sustainable MIS Infrastructures  
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ewaste   show
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show refers to the safe disposal of IT assets at the end of their life cycle  
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show the amount of energy consumed by business processes and systems  
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show includes the carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide in the atmosphere, produced by business processes and systems  
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show Sustainable MIS Infrastructure Components  
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show an aggregation of geographically dispersed computing, storage, and network resources, coordinated to deliver improved performance, higher quality of service, better utilization, and easier access to data  
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show delivers electricity using two-way digital technology  
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virtualization   show
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show the ability to present the resources of a single computer as if it is a collection of separate computers ("virtual machines"), each with its own virtual CPUs, network interfaces, storage, and operating system  
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data center   show
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show refers to resources and applications hosted remotely as a shared service over the Internet  
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multi-tenancy   show
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show each customer or tenant must purchase and maintain an individual system  
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cloud fabric   show
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cloud fabric controller   show
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show Benefits of Cloud Computing  
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utility computing   show
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service oriented architecture (SOA)   show
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service   show
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show the delivery of computer hardware capability, including the use of servers, networking, and storage, as a service  
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dynamic scaling   show
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Software as a Service (SaaS)   show
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Platform as a Service (PaaS)   show
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show promotes massive, global, industrywide applications offered to the general public  
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private cloud   show
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show serves a specific community with common business models, security requirements, and compliance considerations  
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show includes two or more private, public, or community clouds, but each cloud remains separate and is only linked by technology that enable data and application poratability  
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cloud bursting   show
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project   show
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show measurements that evaluate results to determine whether a project is meeting its goals  
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show a factor that is critical to an organization's success  
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show measures that are tied to business drivers  
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show calculated by dividing the firm's sales by the total market sales for the entire industry  
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return on investment (ROI)   show
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show the most successful solutions or problem-solving methods that have been developed by a specific organization or industry  
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efficiency MIS metrics   show
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show measure the impact IT has on business processes and activities including customer satisfaction, conversion rates, and sell-through increases  
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benchmarks   show
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benchmarking   show
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internal rate of return (IRR)   show
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payback method   show
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break-even analysis   show
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balance scorecard   show
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show Four Primary Perspectives of the Balance Scorecard  
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show For Chapter 17 Terms, use Competency 6 stack  
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