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5.01
Term | Definition |
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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 |