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MIS 3063
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Undergraduate 3
04/19/2016

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Social Media Users
Definition
Users include both individuals and organizations that use social media sites to build social relationships.
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Social Media Communities
Definition
Based on Mutual interests and transcend familial, geographic and organizational boundaries.
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Social Media Policy
Definition
A statement that delineates employees' rights and responsibilities
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Crowd Sourcing
Definition
The dynamic social media process of employing users to participate in product design or product re-design.
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Value of social capital
Definition
Investment in social relations with expectations of returns in the marketplace.
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Business Intelligence
Definition
The patterns, relationships and trends indentified by BI systems.
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Business Intelligence (BI) Systems
Definition
Information systems that process operational and other data to analyze post performance and to make predictions.
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Push Publishing
Definition
Delivers business intelligence to users without any requests from the users.
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Pull Publishing
Definition
Requires the user to request BI results.
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Dirty Data
Definition
Problematic Data. Example...Value of B for gender or 213 for age.
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BI Analysis
Definition
The process of creating business intelligence

3 types - Reporting, Data Mining and Big Data
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Reporting Analysis (processing BI data)
Definition
The process of sorting, grouping, summing, filtering and formatting structured data.
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Structured Data
Definition
Data in the form of rows and columns (relational database)
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Exception Reports
Definition
Produced when something out of predefined bounds occurs
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Data Mining
Definition
The application of statistical techniques to find patterns and relationships among data for classification and prediction.
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Unsupervised data mining
Definition
Analysts do not create a model or hypothesis before running the analysis
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Supervised Data Mining
Definition
Data miners develop a model prior to the analysis and apply statistical techniques to data to estimate parameters.
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Big Data
Definition
Data collections that are characterized by huge volume, rapid velocity, and great variety.
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5 Types of security Loss
Definition
-unauthorized data disclosure
-incorrect data modification
-faulty service
-denial of service
-loss of infrastructure
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Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Definition
A computer program that senses when another computer is attempting to scan or access a computer or network.
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Cookies
Definition
Small files that your browser receives when you visit websites.
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Data Safeguards
Definition
Protect databases and other organizational data.
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Authenticate
Definition
A password authenticates a user.
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Biometric Authentication
Definition
Uses personal, physical characteristics such as fingerprints, facial features and retinal scans to authenticate users.
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Malware
Definition
A broad category of software that includes viruses, spyware and adware.
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CIO - Chief Information Officer
Definition
The title of the principal manager of the IS department.
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CTO - Chief Technology Officer
Definition
Often heads the technology group
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CSO - Chief Security Officer
Definition
Manages security for all organizations assets: physical, plant and equipment, employees, intellectual property and digital
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CISO - Chief Information Security Officer
Definition
Manages security for the organizations information systems and information. CISO reports to the CIO
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Steering Committee
Definition
A group of senior managers from the major business functions that works with the CIO to set priorities and decide major projects.
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Programmer
Definition
Designs and writes computer programs.
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Outsourcing Advantages
Definition
-Easy way to gain expertise
-Avoid management problems
-cost reduction
-risk reduction
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Outsourcing Disadvantages
Definition
-Loss of control
-potential loss of intellectual capital
-no easy exit
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Brooks Law
Definition
Adding more people to a late project makes the project later
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SDLC - System Development Life Cycle
Definition
The traditional process used to develop information systems.
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SDLC - 5 Phases
Definition
1)System Definition
2)Requirement Analysis
3)Component Design
4)Implementation
5)Maintenance
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System Analysts
Definition
IT professionals who understand both business and technology
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System Conversion
Definition
4 Ways
-Pilot - entire system on limited portion
-Phased - New system installed in phases
-Parallel - New system runs parallel with old
-Plunge - Shuts off old and starts with new
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Expert Systems
Definition
Rule-bases systems that encode human knowledge in the form of If/Then rules.
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Knowledge Management (KM)
Definition
The process of creating value from intellectual capital and sharing that knowledge with employees, managers, suppliers, customers, etc...
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FISMA
Definition
Federal Information Security Management Act - requires security precautions for government agency
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GLBA
Definition
Grammy-Leach-Bliley Act - also known as the financial services modernization act, requires data protection for financial services
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HIPAA
Definition
Health Information Portability and Accountability Act-requires data protection for healthcare institutions
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FERPA
Definition
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act - Protection for student education records.
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DLP - Data Loss Prevention Systems
Definition
Designed to prevent sensitive data from being released to unauthorized persons.
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Business Continuity Planning
Definition
Session that discusses how to return the organization to normal operations as quickly as possible.
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Data Breach
Definition
Happens when an unauthorized person views, alters, or steals secured data.
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3 Critical Drivers of Systems Development
Definition
-cost
-time
-requirements (scope)
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Baseline Plan
Definition
Stipulates the tasks to be accomplished, the labor and other resources assigned to those task, and the schedule for completion.
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Giant Chart
Definition
Shows tasks, dates and dependencies.
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Table
Definition
Collection of records
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Form
Definition
An interface that enables you to enter or modify record data.
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Queries
Definition
Search
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Reports
Definition
A printed document that displays information professionally from the database.
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