Shared Flashcard Set

Details

MIS Chapter 9
Chapter 9 Terms
28
Business
Graduate
05/04/2016

Additional Business Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Asynchronous communication
Definition
Information exchange that occurs when all members of a work team do not meet at the same time, such as those who work different shifts or in different locations.
Term
Collaboration
Definition
A dynamic process: a group of people working together to achieve common objectives via communication and iteration.
Term
Collaborative information system
Definition
An information system that supports collaboration.
Term
Cooperation
Definition
A process where a group of people work together, all doing essentially the same type of work, to accomplish a job.
Term
Discussion forums
Definition
A form of asynchronous communication in which one group member posts an entry and other group members respond. A better form of group communication than email, because it is more difficult for the discussion to go off track.
Term
Document library
Definition
A named collection of documents in SharePoint.
Term
Dogfooding
Definition
The process of using a product or idea that you develop or promote. The term arose in the 1980s in the software industry when someone observed that their company wasn’t using the product they developed.
Term
File server
Definition
A computer that stores files.
Term
Google Drive
Definition
A free thin-client application for sharing documents, presentations, spreadsheets, drawings, and other data.
Term
Iteration control
Definition
The technique that occurs when the collaboration tool limits, and sometimes even directs, user activity. Iteration control provides one or more of the following options: user activity limited by permissions, document checkout, version histories.
Term
Iteration management
Definition
Tracks changes to documents and provide features and functions to accommodate concurrent work.
Term
Libraries
Definition
In version-control collaboration systems, a shared directory that allows access to various documents by means of permissions.
Term
Microsoft Lync
Definition
A communication tool that provides IM, audio, and video conferencing, a shared whiteboard for team members to write upon, and other shared facilities.
Term
Microsoft SkyDrive
Definition
Part of the Microsoft Windows Live service that gives users access to a virtual hard drive accessible from anywhere via the Internet.
Term
Office Web Apps
Definition
Versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote that are run in the browser. They have less functionality than the desktop versions but are free and easily accessed via the Web.
Term
Parallel workflow
Definition
The condition that exists when two or more workers perform a task concurrently. A common example is concurrent review of a document.
Term
Power curve
Definition
A graph that shows the relationship of the power (the utility that one gains from a software product) as a function of the time using that product.
Term
Project data
Definition
Data that is part of the collaboration’s work product.
Term
Project management
Definition
The process of applying principles and techniques for planning, organizing, and monitoring temporary endeavors.
Term
Project metadata
Definition
Data that is used to manage a project such as schedules, tasks, budgets, and other managerial data.
Term
Screen-sharing applications
Definition
Enable virtual meeting members to view the same whiteboard, application, or other display.
Term
Sequential workflow
Definition
The condition that exists when two or more workers perform a task one-at-a-time. A common example is the sequential review of a document.
Term
Synchronous communication
Definition
Information exchange that occurs when all members of a work team meet at the same time, such as face-to-face meetings or conference calls.
Term
Team surveys
Definition
A form of asynchronous communication in which one team member creates a list of questions and other team members respond. Microsoft SharePoint has built-in survey capability.
Term
Videoconferencing
Definition
Technology that combines a conference call with video cameras.
Term
Virtual meetings
Definition
A meeting in which participants do not meet in the same place and possibly not at the same time.
Term
Webinars
Definition
A virtual meeting in which attendees view each other on their computer screens.
Term
Workflow
Definition
A process or procedure by which content is created, edited, used, and disposed.
Supporting users have an ad free experience!