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a computer program designed to support a specific task or business process
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application program (program)
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the executive in charge of the information systems department in an organization
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chief information officer (CIO)
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an information system that uses computer technology to perform some or all of its intended tasks
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computer-based information system (CBIS)
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a collection of related files, tables, relations, and so on that stores data and the associations among them
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database
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an elementary description of things, events, activities, and transactions that are recorded, classified, and stored but are not organized to convey any specific meaning
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data items
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information systems that provide computer-based support for complez, non-routine decisions, primarily for middle managers and knowledge workers
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decision support system (DSS)
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a type of interorganizational information system that enables organizations to conduct transactions with other businesses and with customers
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electronic commerce system
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systems that tightly integrate the functional area information systems via a common database
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enterprise resource planning systems (ERP)
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information systems that support the top managers of the organization by providing rapid access to timely information and direct access to structured information in the form of reports
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executive information systems (EIS)
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information systems that attempt to duplicate the work of human experts by applying reasoning capabilities, knowledge, and expertise within a specific domain
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expert systems (ES)
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information systems designed to summarize data and prepare reports for the functional areas, such as accounting and marketing
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functional area information systems (departmental information systems)
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a set of devices that together accept data and information, process them, and display them
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data that have been organized so that they have meaning and value to the recipient
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a process that collects, processes, stores, analyzes, and disseminates information for a specific purpose; most are computerized
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information system (IS)
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an organization's collection of information resources, the users of these resources, and the management that oversees these resources
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information technology (IT)
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a high-level map or plan of the information assets in an organization
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information technology architecture
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the physical facilities, IT components, IT services, and IT personell that support the entire organization
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information technology infrastructure
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information systems that connect two or more organizations
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interorganizational information systems (IOS)
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data and/or information that have been organized and processed to convey understanding, experience, accumulated learning, and expertise as they apply to a current problem or activity
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knowledge
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professional employees who are experts in a particular subject area and create information and knowledge
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knowledge workers
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information systems that summarize data and prepare reports, primarily for middle managers, but sometimes for lower-level managers as well
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management information systems (MIS)
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a connecting system that permits different computers to share information
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network
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information systems that typically support the clerical staff, lower and middle managers, and knowledge managers
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office automation systems (OAS)
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those individuals who use the hardware and software, interface with it, or use its output
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people
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the set of instructions about how to combine components of information systems in order to process information and generate the desired output
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procedures
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a set of programs that enables the hardware to process data
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software
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the flow of materials, information, money, and services from raw material suppliers through factories and warehouses to the end customers
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supply chain
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an information system that supports the monitoring, collection, storage, processing, and dissemination of data from the orgranization's basic business transactions
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transaction processing system
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