Exam 14: Enterprise Computing

____ is an extension of MRP and also includes software that helps in scheduling, tracking production in real time, and monitoring product quality.

Security software allows an IT department to track Web site usage and statistics.

The term, ____________________, commonly describes a business or venture of any size.

Transaction processing systems were among the first computerized systems that processed business data.

A(n) ____________________ is a Web site that searches the Internet for the best price on a product or service in which a user is interested.

Nonmanagement employees have access to the information to make decisions that previously were made by managers - a trend called ____ users.

Many bricks-and-mortar pharmacies have an online counterpart that exists on the Web, allowing customers to refill prescriptions and ask pharmacists questions using ____ software.

Typically, the customer, or consumer, of a Web service, must write a program to use the Web service.

A(n) ____ identifies data outside of a normal condition.

An enterprise storage system may use ____.

Striping impairs disk access time, but does offer data duplication.

A CMS ____.

CAM allows engineers to create a computer prototype for use in testing under a variety of conditions, such as hurricanes and earthquakes.

____________________ refer to the core activities of a business, and involve the creation, selling, and support of the products and services that a company produces.

Utility computing combines many servers and/or personal computers on a network to act as one large computer.

Many companies elevate the importance of information technology by including a ____ executive position that reports to the CEO.

Companies using Internet backup store data, information, and instructions on the Web.

Figure 14-5 A standard portal is shown in Figure 14-5, and the customization of a user s pages within such a portal to meet their needs is called ____________________.

Planning is an activity performed by managers that involves ____.

Web site management programs enable an IT department to limit access to sensitive information.