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brick-andmortar
business
process
A specific set of transactions, events, tasks, and results that can be described and
documented
business
process
model
business
process
modeling
business
profile
business
support
systems
business-tobusiness
business-toconsumer
CASE tools
computeraided
systems
engineering
Technique that uses CASE tools to help systems analysts develop and maintain information
systems
data
data model
deliverable
empowermen
Trend to give employees more responsibility and accountability
t
end product
enterprise
applications
Company-wide applications
enterprise
computing
expert
systems
Systems that simulate human reasoning by combining a knowledge base and inference rules
extensible
markup
language
feasibility
study
horizontal
system
System that can be adapted for use in many different types of companies
in-house
applications
inference
rules
knowledge
base
Large database that allows users to find information by entering keywords in normal English
phrases
knowledge
workers
Professional staff members who provide support for the organization's basic functions
missioncritical
system
modeling
Moore's Law
Prediction of Gordon Moore that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit would
double about every 24 months
predictive
process
model
productoriented
prototype
radio
frequency
identification
requirements
model
software
Programs that control the hardware and produce the desired information or results
software
packages
strategic
plans
Long-range plans that define the company's overall mission and goals
structured
analysis
system
requirements
document
system
software
systems
analysis and
design
systems
design phase
Phase used to create a physical model that will satisfy all documented requirements for the
system
systems
evaluation
Assessment to determine whether the system operates properly and if costs and benefits are
within expectations
systems
planning
phase
systems
request
systems
support and
Provides vital protection and maintenance services for system hardware and software
security
systems
support and
security
phase
Phase during which IT staff maintain, enhance, and protect the system
user support
Web support