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Info 210 FINAL
Texas A&M Info 210 -Dr. Smatt, spring 2010
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05/07/2010

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transfers information stored on legacy systems to a new, integrated computing platform, which typically comes in the form of ERP applications
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Conversion
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the locus of control over the computing systems and decision making regarding ERP systems
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control
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corporate level strategy to create and maintain through the introduction of reliable systems processes and procedures lasting customer relationships; concentrate on downstream information flow
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Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
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3 components of the architecture of a CRM
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operational, analytical, collaborative
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purpose to automate the fundamental business processes (marketing sales and support)
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Operational CRM
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components of operational/Front Office CRM
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sales force automation, Customer service support (with CIC), and enterprise marketing managment (EMM)
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analyze customer behavior and perceptions
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Analytical/Back Office CRM
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effective and efficient communication with the customer; lower communication barriers, greater customer focus, increased information integration
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Collaborative CRM
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producers of supplies that a company uses
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Supply Chain/Supply Network
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integrating the value chains of a company and its suppliers; upstream flow and externally focused
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Supply Chain Management (SCM) applications
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Information systems focusing on improving upstream information flows to accelerate product development and to reduce costs associated with procuring raw materials and to improve the coordination of suppliers, production , and distribution
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Supply Chain Management
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development of resource plans for efficient production
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supply chain planning
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components of SCM architecture
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supply chain planning, supply chain execution
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components of SCE
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information flow, financial flow, product flow
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extent to which a company’s supply chain is focusing on minimizing procurement, production, and transportation costs
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supply chain EFFICIENCY
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extent to which a company’s supply chain is focusing on maximizing customer service
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supply chain EFFECTIVENESS
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an alternative to proprietary supply linkages
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Enterprise portals
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business to business marketplaces
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Enterprise portals
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provide a single point of access to information that may dispersed throughout an organization
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enterprise portals
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two types of enterprise portals
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distribution portals and procurement portals
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describes someone who knows how to use a computer
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computer literacy
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decommissioning the old system and installing the new system
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system conversion
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operated by third party vendors, meaning they are built and maintained by a particular company
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trading exchanges
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describes the practice of registering a domain name and then selling the domain name for large sums of money to an organization
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cybersquatting
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legal purchase of one copy of a software followed by the illegal copying and distribution of that same software
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software piracy
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systems that communicate across organizational boundaries
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interorganizational systems
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enhancing the system to increase processing performance or interface usability or adding desired but not required features
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perfective maintenance
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3 core components when choosing an ERP system
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Internal activities: financial management, operations management, and human resource management
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4 types of maintenances
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corrective, adaptive, perfective, preventative
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Ensuring of the authenticity and fidelity of information
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information accuracy
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Unsolicited e-mail
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spam
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Text file storing Web browsing activity
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cookies
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Software used for data collection without the users’ knowledge
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spyware
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The practice of registering a domain name and later reselling it
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cybersquatting
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Technology solution to control digital content
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digital rights management (DRM)
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Developed by the government to monitor all cyber communication
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Carnivore
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states that Breaking into any electronic communication service is a crime
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Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986
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Investigators may monitor voice communication
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USA PATRIOT Act of 2002
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Use of formal investigative techniques to evaluate digital information
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computer forensics
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used to entice and catch hackers and crackers
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honeypots
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sites that FBI puts up to entice hackers to catch them
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honeypots
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Individuals gaining unauthorized access
Motivated by curiosity
No intentions to do harm
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hackers
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Break into computers with the intention of doing harm
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crackers
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Break into computer systems to promote political or ideological goals
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hactivists
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Four groups of computer criminals
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People with technical knowledge committing crimes for personal gain, current or former employees, Career criminals using computers to assist them in crimes, Outside crackers hoping to find information of value
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changing electronic data before or after it is entered on computers
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data diddling
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breaking into telephone systems to make free long-distance calls or for other purposes
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phreaking
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offering stolen proprietary software
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warez peddling (illegal software piracy)
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factors that influence piracy:
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economic factors, perception of intellectual property, lack of public awareness
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Does not destroy files and brings computers down by clogging memory
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worm
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Designed to copy and send itself
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worm
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Does not copy itself and often remains hidden to the user
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trojan horse
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Variations of Trojan horse that do not disrupt computer function until triggering event/operation
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logic/time bomb
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to the use of a computer to communicate:
Obscene, vulgar, or threatening content
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cyber harassment
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Making false accusations that damage reputation
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cyber stalking
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Gaining information on a victim by monitoring online activities or using the Internet to encouraging other to harass a victim
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cyber stalking
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Attacking data and equipment of a victim or using the Internet to place false goods or orders
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cyber stalking
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The deliberate cause of emotional distress to a victim
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cyber bullying
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Military’s attempt to disrupt or destroy other country’s information and communication systems
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cyber war
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Goal is to diminish opponent’s communication capabilities
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cyber war
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independent citizens that attack perceived enemies of the state
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patriot hackers
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Goal is to cause fear, panic, and destruction
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cyber terrorism
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Process of designing, building, and maintaining information systems
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systems analysis and design
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SDLC
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Systems development life cycle
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phase one of SDLC
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systems planning and selection
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phase 2 of SDLC
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systems analysis
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phase 3 of SDLC
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systems design
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phase 4 of SDLC
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systems implementation and operation
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Evaluation Criteria for Systems Projects
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strategic alignment, potential benefits, potential costs and resource availability, project size and duration, technical difficulty and risks
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components of SDLC phase 2
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collecting requirements, modeling data, modeling processes and logic
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System requirements collection techniques:
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interviews, questionnaires, observations, document analysis
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System requirements collection techniques:
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interviews, questionnaires, observations, document analysis
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Something that must go well to ensure success
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CSF (Critical Success Factor)
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JAD
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Joint Application Design
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Special type of group meeting that reduces time for requirements collection
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JAD
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Data modeling tools
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entity-relationship diagram
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The way in which data are transformed
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processing logic
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components of SDLC phase 3
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human-computer interface, database and files, processing and logic
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Transforming the system design into a working computer system
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programming
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types of test conducted before system completion
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alpha, beta
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testing of overall system to see whether it meets design requirements (by software tester)
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alpha
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testing of the capabilities of the system in the user environment with actual data
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beta
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old and new systems are used at the same time
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parallel
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types of system conversion
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direct, parallel, pilot, phased
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old system discontinued one day, new system used the next
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direct
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parts of the new system are implemented over time
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phased
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entire system is used in one location
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pilot/single location
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2 types of documentation:
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user-related, information system
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Transformation of design into a working information system
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system implementation and operation
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the largest part of the system development effort occurs at what stage
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maintenance
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what type of maintenance is given the highest priority?
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corrective
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types of software maintenance
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corrective, adaptive, preventative, perfective
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making changes to an information system to repair any flaws in design, coding, or implementation
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corrective maintenance
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making changes to an information system to evolve its functionality, to accommodate changing business needs, or to migrate it to a different operating environment
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adaptive maintenance
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making enhancements to improve processing performance or interface usability, or adding desired but not necessarily required system features
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perfective maintenance
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making changes to a system to reduce the chance of future system failure
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preventative maintenance
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Used for development of less structured information systems; use trial and error
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prototyping
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RAD
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Rapid Application Development
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phases of RAD
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Requirements planning
User design
Construction
Move to the new system
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OOA&D
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Object Oriented Analysis and Design
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the process of gathering and organizing information from users, managers, business processes, and documents to understand how a proposed information system should function
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requirements collection
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