Organizing Data And Information

accounting miss	An information system that provides aggregate information on accounts payable, accounts receivable and many other applications
ad hoc DSS	A DSS concerned with situations or decision that come up only a few times in an organization's life
ARPANET	Started in 69 by US Dept of Defense so it could link DOD and military research contractors as well as experiment reliable networking
attribute	Characteristic of an entity
backbone	The internets high speed long distance telecom links
boot	Tool that searches the web for info products and prices
business intelligence BI	Gathering enough of the right information in a timely manner and a useable form so that it can have a police impact on the business strategy
centralized processing	Processing alternative where all processing occurs in one location
character	Basic block of info
choice stage	The 3rd part of the decision process where you must select a course of action
client/server	Computer platforms are dedicated to special functions like database management, printing
communications protocol	Rules that control telecomm connections
communications software	Provides a number of important functions in a network such as error checking and data security
competitive intelligence	Legal and ethical collection of information about competitors
competitive local exchange carrier	Company allowed to compete with LECS like a wireless service provider
computer network	Communications media, devices and software connecting 2 or more people to computer systems
concurrency control	Dealing when two or more people need to access the same record in a database at the same time
content streaming	Transfer multiple media files over the internet so the stream of voice and picture displays without a break (in real time)