Glossary
AIS- The association for information systems in an international society for information system academies.
Bar
code- A method of coding data using
vertical bars of differing widths, bar codes are used to identify products and
inventory items.
Byte- Consist of 8 bits plus a parity bit. A basic unit for coding information for computer processing and for addressing units of computer storage.
Computer
operating system- The operating
system provides the interface between the application programs and/or the user
and the computer hardware.
Compression-
Methods to reduce the storage requirements for programs and data files.
COBOL- A procedural programming language designed to address problems in business data processing.
Data- Stored, symbolic, or encoded representation of information.
Electronic
commerce- The application of
computer and communications technology so as to enhance or redefine business
transactions between firms and their customers , suppliers, or other business
partners.
Electronic
data interchange- Computer-to-computer exchange of standard business documents
in data format.
ER diagrams- An entity- relationship diagram is conceptual data schema that depicts various categories of data and their associations within an organization or information systems.
Expert system- Computer programs designed to mimic the problem -solving activity of human experts in specialized domains.
Interface-
The intersection between two systems or two subsystems.
Image
processing- The use of an exact
digital electronics representation of a document.
Information Economics- A management method for evaluating company investments in information technology.
Information Technology- Technology used in business that allows them to gain information on their product or services. Example: computer software.
Information
systems- Technology that is used to
prepare models and data. Example:
Schnieder Industries.
Internet- A network of networks, in essence the Internet is used to link computer networks with other computer networks, with few limitations on distance.
Management information systems- A systems within an organization that supplies information and communication services and resources to meet the organization needs. MIS also plans, develops , implements, operates and maintains the organizations information technology.
Multimedia- The user of combinations of data, text, pictures, sound, animation, motion, video, and graphics on a computer system.
Neural
networks- A software system that learns.
Outsourcing-
Refers to the contracting out of some or all of the IS services of a firm.
Software-
Two general types of software information systems.
A)
Application
software- Performs the information processing required by the organization.
B)
System
software- Provides services needed by applications and supports the development
of application software.
Virtual reality-
Provides the user with computer-generated, full-color dimensional imagery
with possible attributes of touch, sound and motion.
Virus-
A computer program designed to destroy other programs, corrupt stored
data, or interfere with the operation of a computer system.
