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Data An Exam 2

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Big Data The vast amount of data that are created and stored that have grown beyond the capabilities of traditional data processing tools and applications.
Database An organized collection of data
Database Management System A set of programs that control the creation, maintenance, and use of databases
Field In a relational database, stores data about a single characteristic of a record
Foreign Key In a relational database, a field (or fields) that references the primary key of a related table
Primary Key In a relational database, the unique identifier of a record
Record In a relational database, a set of related fields
Relational Database A data store that organizes data in connected two-dimensional tables
Data Visualization A visual representation of data with the goal of clearly communicating or better understanding the meaning of the data
Decision A choice among alternatives
Decision Alternative A method for transforming the current condition into the desired state
Decision Criteria Objective measures of decision requirements and goals that discriminate among the alternatives
Decision Goal Desired decision solution requirements that go beyond the minimum, essential requirements
Document Management System A system that assists with managing, locating, retrieving, and tracking documents
Goal-Seek Analysis An analysis that determines the value of a particular input variable that will produce the desired output
Reporting Tools Information systems tools that allow users to create reports without knowing special commands
Requirement (Decision) A condition that any acceptable solution must provide
Semi structured Decision A decision for which some elements are structured and others are unstructured
Structured Decision A decision that is routine and repetitive and often has well-defined procedures for making it
Unstructured Decision A decision that is novel and therefore has no agreed-upon, well-understood procedure for making i
What If Analysis An analysis that involves seeing how changes in one or more input variables impact the value of one or more outcome variables. Also known as sensitivity analysis
Authentication A process by which the identity of a transacting party is verified
Bitcoins A cryptocurrency or currency that utilizes encryption based on the blockchain technology
Blockchain A network where transactions can be tracked but do not require trust between the transacting parties, thus allowing anonymity
Cipher An algorithm used to encrypt and decrypt plaintext
DNA Recognition A type of security that analyzes segments from an individual’s DNA
Ear Recognition A type of security that analyzes ear features or patterns
Encryption The application of a mathematical algorithm to a message or information that scrambles that message or information to make it unreadable
Facial Recognition A type of security that analyzes facial features or patterns
Hacktivism A type of hacking in which hackers try to find information that, if revealed, will advance human causes
Key Pair A linked public key and private key
Password Crackers Software used to recover forgotten passwords
Plaintext Original message before it is encrypted
Risk Management The process of identifying, assessing, and prioritizing the security risks an organization may face and deciding whether to accept, mitigate, or share the security risks
Spamming Sending emails to many individuals at once, sending unsolicited commercial email to individuals, or targeting one individual computer or network and sending thousands of messages to it
Spoofing Pretending to be someone else (or another computer) to enter a system or gain attention
Stealth Virus A more advanced virus that changes its own bit pattern to become undetectable by virus scanners
Theft and Fraud Threats Threats related to the loss of systems or data due to theft or fraudulent activities
Trojan Horses Viruses embedded into a legitimate file
Virus A computer program designed to perform unwanted events
Worms Viruses that propagate themselves throughout networks with no user intervention required
What is a SELECT keyword? Utilized to return a result of set of rows from one or more tables in a database
What is a FROM keyword? Utilized to specify which table to select from
What is a WHERE keyword? Utilized to specify criteria that field values must meet for the records that contain the values to be included in the search results
What is an ORDER BY keyword? Utilized to sort the result-set, can be specified in ascending or descending order by using ASC and DESC keywords
What is a DESC keyword? Utilized to sort in descending order
What is a DISTINCT keyword? Utilized to return unique values
What is an AS keyword? Utilized to rename a column or table with an alias
What is an AND operator? Used to filter records based on more than one condition
What is an OR operator? Used to display a record if any of the conditions are true
What is a NOT operator? Used in front of conditional statements to select rows for which that statement is false
What is an IN operator? Used to specify multiple values in a where clause
What is a % wildcard? Represents zero or more characters
What is an _ wildcard? Represents a single character, matches just a single character
What is an [] wildcard? Represents any single character within the brackets, specify set of characters any which must match a character in a specified location
What is a ^ wildcard? Represents any character not in the brackets, negates other wildcards
= Equality
<> Nonequality
!= Nonequality
< Less than
<= Less than or equal to
!< Not less than
> Greater than
>= Greater than or equal to
!> Not greater than
Between Between two specified values
Is Null Is a Null Value
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