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| Elementary description of things, events, activities, and transactions that are recorded, classified, and stored but are not organized to convey any specific meaning. |
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Refers to data that has been organized so they have a meaning |
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Consists of data or information that has been organized and processed to convey understanding |
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Information technology Architecture |
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High level map or plan of the information assets in an organization |
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Information Technology Infrastructure |
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Consists of physical facilities, IT components, IT services, and IT personnel that support the entire organization |
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Computer Based Information System (CBIS) |
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An information system that uses computer technology to perform some or all of its intended tasks |
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Functional Area Information Systems |
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Each information system supports a particular functional area in the organization; Accounting IS supports the Finance IS |
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Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) |
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Are designed to correct a lack of communication among the functional area ISs. |
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Transaction Processing System (TPS) |
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Supports the monitoring, collection, storage, and processing of data from the organization’s basic business transactions, each of which generates data. |
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Interorganizational Information Systems (IOS) |
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Supports many Interorganizational operations, of which supply chain management is best known. A supply chain is the flow of material, Information, money, from a supplier of raw material to the factories to the customer |
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Electronic commerce systems |
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A type of IOS that enables organizations to conduct transactions |
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Office automation system (OAS) |
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Supports daily work activities of individuals and groups |
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Functional Area Information Systems (FIAS) |
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Supports the activities within a specific Functional Area |
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Business Intelligence Systems (BI) |
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Provides Computer Based support for complex, non-routine decisions, primarily for middle managers and knowledge workers |
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Mimic human expert in a particular area and make a decision |
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Unitentional Acts
Human Errors |
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Unintentional act that that usually occur from an employee being lazy, careless, or just uniformed about internet safety |
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Unitentional Acts
Social Engineering
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Is an attack whereby the perpetrator uses social skills to trick or manipulate a legitimate employee into providing confidential company information such as passwords |
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Reverse Social Engineering |
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When the employee approaches the attacker |
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