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| includes the plans for how a firm will build, deploy, use and share its data, processes, and MIS assets |
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| consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system |
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| the set of instructions that harware executes to carry out specific tasks |
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| a communications system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a standard methodology in which they can communicate |
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| a computer designed to request information from a server |
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| a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests |
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| a person grounded in technology, fluent in business, and able to provide the important bridge between MIS and the business |
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| information MIS infrastructure |
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(supporting operations)
identifies where and how important information, such as a customer records, is maintained and secured |
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(supporting change)
includes the hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment that, when combined, provides the underlying foundation to suppoer the organization' goals |
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| sustainable MIS infrastructure |
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(supporting the environment)
identifies ways that a company can grow in terms of computing resources while simultaneously becoming less dependent on hardware and energy consumption |
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| exact copy of a system's information |
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| the aility to get a system up and running the even of a system crash or failure that includes restoring the information backup |
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| the ability for a system to respond to unexpected failures or system crashed as the backup system immediately and automatically takes over with no loss of service |
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| specific type of fault tolerance that occurs when a redundant storage server offers an exact replica of the real-time data, and if the primary crashes, the users are automatically directed to the secondary server of backup server |
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| occurs when the primary machine recovers and resumes operations, taking over from the secondary server |
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| a detailed process for recovering information or a system in the event of a catastrophic disaster |
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| a separate and fully equipped facility where the company can move immediately after a disaster and resume business |
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| a separate facility that does not have any computer equipment but it a place where employees can move after a disaster |
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| a separate facility whith computer equipment that requires installation and configuration |
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| disaster recovery cost curve |
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| charts the cost to the company of the unavailibility of information and technology and the cost to the company of recovering from a disaster over time |
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| business continuity planning (BCP) |
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| details how a company recovers and restores critical operations and systems after a disaster or extended disruption |
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| emergency notification service |
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| an infrastructure builty for notifying people in the even of an emergency |
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| the varying levels that define what a user can access, view, or perform when operating a system |
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| unrestricted access to the entire system |
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| the time frames when the system is operational |
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| when it is not operational and cannot be used |
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| occurs when a system is continuously operational at all times |
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| maintainability (flexibility) |
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| how quickly a system can transform to support environmental changes |
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| the ability of an application to operate on different devices or software platforms, such as different operating systems |
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| ensures a system is functioning correctly and providing accurate information |
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| describes how well a system can scale up, or adapt to the increased demands of growth |
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| measures how quickly a system performs a process or transaction |
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| determines future environemntal infrastructure requirements to ensure high-quality system performance |
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| the degree to which a system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to use |
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| refers to the computer chip performance per dollar doubles every 18 months |
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| describes the production, management, use, and disposal of technology in a way that minimizes damage to the environment |
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| corporate social responsibility |
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| companies' acknowledged responsibility to society |
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| discarded, obsolete, or borken electronic devices |
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| sustainable ewaste disposal |
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| the safe disposal of MIS assets at the end of their life cycle |
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| a collection of computers, often geographically dispersed, that are coordinated to solve a common problem |
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| delivers electricity using two-way digital technology and meant to solve the problems of the world's outdated electrical grid, making it more efficient and reliable by adding the ability to remotely monitor, analyze, and control the transmission of power |
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| the use of resources and applications hosted remotely on the Internet |
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| offers a pay-per-use revenue model similar to a metered service such as gas or electricity |
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| infrastructure as a service (IaaS) |
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| a service that delivers hardware networking capabilities, including the use of servers, networking, and storage over the cloud using a pay-per-view revenue model |
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| the MIS infrastructure can be automatically scaled up or down based on needed requirements |
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| software as a service (SaaS) |
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| delivers applications over the cloud using a pay-per-use revenue model |
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| platform as a service (PaaS) |
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| supports the deployment of entire systems including hardware, networking, and applications using a pay-per-use revenue model |
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| creates multiple "virtual" machines on a single computing device |
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| a fcility used to house management information systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems |
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