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BE 5.01
NF-110 VOC
Term | Definition |
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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 of 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 |