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Chapter 1- the modern organization in the global, web-based environment | INFO 2070 - Introduction to MIS, Quizzes of Information Technology

Class: INFO 2070 - Introduction to MIS; Subject: Information Systems; University: Auburn University-Montgomery; Term: Fall 2011;

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TERM 1
homo conexus
DEFINITION 1
-you are the most connected generation-you practice
continuous computing-you are surrounded by a personal,
movable information network
TERM 2
data
items
DEFINITION 2
an elementary description of things, events, activities, and
transactions that are recorded, classified, and stored but are
not organized to convey any specific meaning
TERM 3
information
DEFINITION 3
data that have been organized so that they have meaning
and value to the recipient
TERM 4
knowledge
DEFINITION 4
data and/or information that have been organized and
processed to convey understanding, experience,
accumulated learning, and expertise as they apply to a
current problem or activity
TERM 5
information technology (IT) infrastructure
DEFINITION 5
the physical facilities, IT components, IT services, and IT
personnel that support an entire organization
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TERM 1

homo conexus

DEFINITION 1 -you are the most connected generation-you practice continuous computing-you are surrounded by a personal, movable information network TERM 2

data

items

DEFINITION 2 an elementary description of things, events, activities, and transactions that are recorded, classified, and stored but are not organized to convey any specific meaning TERM 3

information

DEFINITION 3 data that have been organized so that they have meaning and value to the recipient TERM 4

knowledge

DEFINITION 4 data and/or information that have been organized and processed to convey understanding, experience, accumulated learning, and expertise as they apply to a current problem or activity TERM 5

information technology (IT) infrastructure

DEFINITION 5 the physical facilities, IT components, IT services, and IT personnel that support an entire organization

TERM 6

information technology (IT)

architecture

DEFINITION 6 a high level map or plan of the information assets in an organization TERM 7

globalization

DEFINITION 7 the integration and interdependence of economic, social, cultural, and ecological facets of life, enabled by rapid advances in information technology TERM 8

off-shoring

DEFINITION 8 the relocation by a company of a business process from one country to another-typically an operational process TERM 9

outsourcing

DEFINITION 9 the process of contracting a business function to someone else.