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IT Terminology Quiz
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VSB 1002: Business Dynamics II
Spring 2009
IT Terminology Quiz
Question 1Question 1
Software programs that help people work together collectively while located remotely from each other, through online calendars, collective writing, shared database access, and electronic meetings
A.k.a. collaborative software
groupware
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Question 2Question 2
Electronic commerce (e-commerce) conducted in a wireless environment using mobile devices
m-commerce
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Science and technology of measuring and analyzing biological data
E.g., fingerprints, eye retinas and irises, voice patterns, etc. for authentication
biometrics
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An information system that provides managers with rapid access to timely information and direct access to structured information in the form of reports
digital dashboard
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Scientific application of methods and tools to develop high-quality and defect-free information systems
computer-aided software development (CASE)
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A central repository for all or significant parts of an enterprise's data collected by its various business systems
data warehouse
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Prediction that computer’s microprocessor complexity would double approximately every two years
Moore’s Law
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Computing with ubiquitous, inter-connected devices
Thanks to convergence of wireless technologies and the Internet
pervasive computing
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A network architecture in which each computer on the network is either a client or a server
client-server architecture
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A systematic way to remove undesirable characteristics from a relational database so that its structure is suitable for queries
normalization
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A database language designed for retrieval and management of data in relational database management systems
structured query language (SQL)
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Dividing a message into packets, and transmitting them individually to the destination through different routes
packet switching
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Sending an e-mail, falsely claiming to be a legitimate enterprise, in an attempt to scam the recipient into surrendering private information
phishing
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The unique identifier of each record in a relational database table
E.g., social security number, student ID, and transaction number
primary key
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A system development method in which a partially working system is built based on initial user requirements, and then the system undergoes iterations of improvement to the users’ satisfaction
prototyping
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A piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser
wiki
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Based on a cryptographic system that uses two keys to encrypt data, this protocol can transmit private Web documents via the Internet
secure socket layer (SSL)
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A method of query creation in which the database user builds query string using examples and guidance provided by the system
Easier to learn than formal Structured Query Language (SQL)
query by example (QBE)
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The traditional, structured framework that consists of sequential processes, used to develop information systems
systems development life cycle (SDLC)
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