Chapter 13 Finals
Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Connect two or more private networks using a public network
Data Warehouse
An organization management support system that combines many database to improve management decision making
Local Area Network
A network that connects computers at one site
software piracy
By limiting the number of times a person can use a type of software before registering as the authorized owner of that software, software firms are dealing with problems associated with
Offer companies a more cost effective way to link computers than linking terminals to a mainframe computer.
Local area networks
Knowledge
Management focuses on gathering and sharing an organizations collective knowledge to improve productivity and foster innovation
Management Information System
The collective term that describes the methods and the equipment used to provide information about all aspects of a firm's operation
Enterprise applications, collaborative application, and applications for personal use
The three major categories of applications supplied by applications service providers are
Knowledge Workers
contribute to and benefit from information that use in performing, acquiring, searching, analyzing, organizing, storing, programming, producing, distributing, marketing, or selling functions.
Intranets are essential mini-Internets that operate behind a(n) that prevents unauthorized access
firewall
NMCI is the name used for a large-scale effort to link Navy and Marine Corps computer systems on bases, boats, and in offices around the world. When completed, this internal WAN will use Internet technology to link soldiers in the field with support personnel on bases, etc. NMCI is an example of a(n)
intranet
An expert system
is accurately described by all of the above RATIONALE: An expert system replaces human consultants
Symantec Corp. has been granted a judgment totaling 3 million in a suit against a Maryland software firm accused of selling counterfeit copies of Symantec software, including Norton SystemWorks and Norton Anti-virus Symantec d won a legal judgment against the Maryland firm for
software piracy