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Abstract Reasoning - ANSWER-the ability to make and manipulate models
Bell's Law - ANSWER-a new computer class forms roughly each decade establishing a new industry
Collaboration - ANSWER-Working together for a common goal
Five-Component Framework - ANSWER-computer hardware, software, data, procedures, and people
Computer based information system - ANSWER-information system that includes a computer
Digital Revolution - ANSWER-The revolution in the generation, storage, and sharing of digital
information.
Experimentation - ANSWER-making a reasoned analysis of an opportunity, envisioning potential
solutions, evaluating those possibilities, and developing the most promising ones, consistent with the
resources you have
Information - ANSWER-knowledge derived from data
Information Age - ANSWER-a period in history where the production, distribution, and control of
information is the primary driver of the economy
Information System - ANSWER-a set of hardware, software, data, people, and procedures that work
together to produce information
information technology - ANSWER-the products, methods, inventions, and standards that are used for
the purpose of producing information
, Kryder's Law - ANSWER-the storage density on magnetic disks is increasing at an exponential rate
Management Information Systems - ANSWER-the management and use of information systems that
help organizations achieve their strategies
Metcalfe's Law - ANSWER-the value of a network is equal to the square of the number of users
connected to it
Moore's Law - ANSWER-The number of transistors per square inch on an integrated chip doubles every
18 months
Nielsen's Law - ANSWER-network connection speeds for high-end users will increase by 50% per year
strong password - ANSWER-A password that combines uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and
symbols making the password difficult to guess.
System - ANSWER-a group of components that interact to achieve some purpose
Systems thinking - ANSWER-the ability to model the components of the system to connect the inputs
and outputs among those components into a sensible whole that reflects the structure and dynamics of
the phenomenon observed
Technology skills gap - ANSWER-the mismatch between the high level of tech skills demanded by
employers and the low level of tech skills held by employees
Activity - ANSWER-a business function that receives inputs and produces outputs
Business Process - ANSWER-a network of activities that generate value by transforming inputs into
outputs
Business process management - ANSWER-a management technique that includes methods and tools to
support the design, analysis, implementation, management, and optimization of business processes