Information Systems Chapter 1-3 exam

Extranet - Private intranets extended to users outside of an organizations physical building World Wide Web - service provided by internet that uses universally accepted standards for storing, retrieving, formatting, and displaying information in a page format on the internet change management - many techniques used to bring about successful change in a business Critical thinking - sustained suspension of judgement with an awareness of multiple perspectives Four elements of critical thinking - Maintaining doubt/suspending judgement Being aware of different perspectives Testing alternatives Being aware of personal limitations Business - a formal organization whose aim is to produce products or provide services for a profit, that is to sell products at a price