Managing Information and Technology

Password thieves count on people using different passwords for different online accounts.

A(n) ___ is a software program that controls access to a company's intranet.

___ is just a portion of the Internet

A local area network can be connected either by cables or by wireless technology.

A wide area network links computers that are in close proximity - same building or office complex.

A digital camera-surveillance system uses face-recognition technology.

A financial transaction is an economic event.

Marketing coordinates sales activities & handles customer-relationship management.

Encryption is the process of encoding data so that only individuals armed with a secret code can decode it.

E-commerce is business conducted over the Internet.

You can combat destructive computer programs with ___.

Career Technology's __ is a private network with Internet technologies that's available only to the company's employees.

__ involves a centeralized database in which data from several databases are consolidated & organized to be analyzed.

Data and information are the same thing.

A __ sytem integrates various operations w/functional activities ranging from order taking to final shipment.

So-called __ systems are networks that include a number of client machines and a server.

The term ___ refers to the science of developing computer systems that can mimic human behavior.

With CAD, engineers can test computer models digitally before moving new products into the prototype stage.

Companies install firewalls to prevent fires that start in one part of a building from entering another part.

To convince consumers that it's safe to buy things over the Internet, businesses must ___.

___ software performs a specific task, such as word processing or spreadsheet creation.

Caesar's primary data source is internal - generated by the company itself rather than provided by outside sources.

A company selling over the Internet must ____.

Input data are called __, which are events that affect a business.

Databases are electronic collections of related data that can be accessed by various members of an organization.

Stealing information off the Internet is called piracy.

In most large organizations, the information system is operated by a senior mgmt. team, including a(n) _ to oversee all.

If you were to replace the word "cloud" with another word it would be __.

Technology makes it easier to create intellectual property, it also makes stealing it, a crime called _____, easier.

To gather & process data into information & distribute it to people who need it, organizations develop info systems.

Artificial intelligence is the science of developing computer systems that can mimic human behavior.

Data mining - searching & analyzing large amounts of data to reveal patterns & trends to predict future behavior.

All of the following are disadvantages of cloud computing except:

A virtual company has no significant physical presence.

___ are electronic collections of related data that can be accessed by various members of an organization.