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Business
Undergraduate 2
12/14/2011

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Access Control software
Definition
software for securing information systems that allows only specific users access to specific computers, applications or data
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Alpha testing
Definition
Testing performed by the development organization to assess whether the entire sytem meets the design requirments of the users
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attribute
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individual piece of information about an entity in a database

 

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automating
Definition
Using information systems to do an activity faster, cheaper, and perhaps with more accuracy
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Best-cost provider strategy
Definition
Strategy to offer products or services of reasonably good quality at competitive prices
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Beta testing
Definition
testing performed by actual sustem users with actual data in their work enviroment
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biometrics
Definition
body characteristics such as fingerprints, retinal patterns in the eye, or facial characteristics that allow the unique identification of a person
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bot
Definition
short for software robot. a program that works in the back ground to provide some service when a specific event occurs
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Brick and mortar business strategy
Definition
a business approach exclusively utilizing physical locations, such as department stores, business offices, and manufacturing plants, without an online presense
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bricks and clicks business strategy
Definition
a business strategy utilizing both physical locations and virtual locations.
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Bullwhip effect
Definition
large fluctuations in suppliers forecasts caused by small fluctuations in demand for the end product and the need to create safety buffers
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Business to business (B2B)
Definition
electronic commerce between business partners, such as suppliers and intermediaries
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Central processing unit (CPU)
Definition
responsible for performing all the operations of the computer.
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click only business strategy
Definition
a business approach that exclusively utilizes an online presence.
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client
Definition
any computer, such as a users workstation or PC on a network, or any software application, such as a work processing application, that requests and uses the services provided by a server
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core activities
Definition
the activities withn a value chain that process inputs and produce outputs, including inbound logistics, operations and manufacturing, outbound logistics, marking and sales and customer service
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