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| The number of transistors per square inch of an integrated chip doubles every 18 months |
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(a)Management Information Systems, the development & use of IS that help businesses achieve goals & objectives
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| is the process of understanding how things influence one another within a whole |
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(a)a group of components that interact to produce information
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(a)the set of techniques used in info handling & automatic retrieval of info.
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| recorded facts and figures |
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(a)is created when data is put into meaningful & useful context
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a) Individual characteristics about an entity (Column & attribute)
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A group of fields/ attributes to describe a single instance of an entity (row and instance)
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a) A collection of records of a given entity (also called file & entity)
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| collection of tables containing info to support a given system |
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| Database Management System (DBMS) |
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| program that creates, processes and administers databases. MANAGES DATABASES |
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| A field that points to the Primary Key in another table & ensures referential integrity of the data |
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a) A unique combo of attribute types used to identify a single instance of an entity (multi-field primary key)
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unique attribute type used to identify a single instance of an entity
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| Structured Query Language, international standard for processing DB |
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| ensures relationships between tables remain consistent |
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| is data the describes data |
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a) Show data in structured context, may compute values
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| Are a means of getting answers from DB data |
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| Used to read, insert, modify & delete data |
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| Things we store info about (persons, places, objects, events etc.) |
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| pieces of info about an entity |
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| Entity Relationship Diagram |
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| A map/diagram that represents entities and their relationships |
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a) associations
i) 1-to-1 each team has only 1 home stadium & the stadium has only 1 team
ii) 1-to-many: each player is one only 1 team, but a team has many players
iii) Many-to-many: each player participates in many games, and each game
has many players
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| a technique to make complex databases more efficient by eliminating as much redundant data as possible |
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| Aids development & use of database |
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| a method companies use to analyze info to better understand their customers, products, markets or any part of the business that has data |
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a. the elimination of middles layers of distributors and suppliers
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| consumers can easily see which site has cheaper prices |
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| buying direct vs. retailor |
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| drives prices up when a manufacture must process thousands of small orders instead of a few large ones |
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| Customer Service Expenses |
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| Increase when a manufactures must begin dealing directly w/ customers rather than relying on retailer’s direct relationship w/ customers |
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| Using web 2.0 technologies to leverage WWW users for solving problems. |
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| no active marketing, new features released and wait for user to spread word |
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| a secure internet pathway that large corporations use to protect sensitive data |
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| a private network set up by an entity that is used exclusively by a select group of individuals. Facilitates info sharing, database access and other collaborations |
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| Software as a Service (google.com) |
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| a website on which users can publish their opinions, restricted to a smaller amount of text (Twitter) |
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a. Any activity that an entity (individual, project or organization) takes w/ entities which it is related
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| Social Networking Application |
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a. a computer program that interacts w/ & processes info in a social network
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| web 2.0 application that allows users to publish 140 characters descriptions of anything |
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a. The something that induces people to share your message
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| a type of web site that allows users to change content, is designed to allow many users to collaborate, also a kind of UGC |
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a. A personal log or journal posted on the web, a kind of UGC in some cases
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a. special software that allows you to navigate and view the web. Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Google Chrome.
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a. program that runs on server tier computer, manages HTTP traffic by sending & receiving web pages
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| small text files that some Web sites automatically store on computer’s hard drive, assigns your computer a unique ID (Web 2.0) |
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a. places a marker of the site’s URL in an easily retrievable list in your browser’s toolbar
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| the amount of data that can be carried from one point to another w/i given time period |
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| Converts IP Addresses into easy names |
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a. Uniform Resource Locator, allows you to gain access to the web.
Made up of: protocol, domain, top-level domain & occasionally paths
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| DSL is a lot slower than cable |
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| a web application that combines data from more than one source into a single integrated tool (Google Maps) |
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| Hypertext Transfer Protocol, set of rules for transferring docs & data over internet |
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| the ability for the Operating system to deal with different versions of application |
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a. windows office 2010 vs. windows office 2008
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| Mary Poppins’s purse has everything |
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| software used to help w/ specific tasks (TurboTax,) |
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| helps runs the computer, operating systems & operating system utilities (Windows 7) |
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a. it’s the computer manager, foundation of computer (windows 7)
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| Word processing, spreadsheets, database, personal information managers |
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| Personal Information Managers: Address books, Alerts, Calendars |
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| Multiple software applications w/ special interoperability features: Microsoft Office, Adobe |
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a. Enables you to enter data, instructions, & resources into the computer
Keyboard, mouse, touchscreen, scanner, stylus, microphone, webcam, joysticks &controllers
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| monitor, projector, printer, speakers |
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| the MAIN circuit board that contains the central electronic components including the CPU, memory, and many circuit boards that help the computer functions |
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| Random access Memory, volatile, PRIMARY STORAGE |
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| Read-only memory, holds all the instructions the computer needs to start up |
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| Volatile v. Non-volatile Storage |
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| RAM is volatile, ROM is PERMANENT |
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a. brains of the computer” controls all functions
Performed by the computer’s other components
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| machine cycles per second |
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| : 8 binary digits combined, (1 or 0) |
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| stores portable data, up to 64GB or more |
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| Universal Serial Bus, connects input and output devices to computer |
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| an applied science concerned w/ designing and arranging thing people use so that the people and things interact most efficiently and safely |
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| sharpness &clarity of an image |
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a. computer’s primary device for permanent storage
A data processing device that Gathers data, Processes it
into info, Outputs data & info, and Stores data & info
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| : file transfer protocol, transfers files between computers on a network |
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| a link from a hypertext or doc to another location or file |
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| a set of programs that searches the web for keyword you wish to look for then returns a |
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| a computer that asks for data |
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| a computer that receives the request and returns the data to the client |
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| a group of multiple. Redundant networks owned by numerous companies, a fiber optic trunk line |
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| Here is what we have” Static, ownership (Simplistic) |
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a. People who bought this, also bought that” Dynamic, Social,
Describes a new trend of web interactions between people, software and data
1. Use Increase value
2. Organic user interface
3. Participation and ownership differences
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a. We believe this is what you’re looking for” new technology
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