ISYS Exam 1

artificial neural networks

A computer system that can recognize and act on patterns or trends that it detects in large sets of data; developed to operate like the human brain

job loss fear

caused by automation, or ai doing jobs humans used to do

visual systems

AI with hardware and software that permit computers to capture, store, and process visual images

visual images

provide constant stream of info to our brain, machines might need a perceptive system to understand them

knowledge base

component of an expert system that stores all relevant info, data, rules, cases, and relationships used by the expert system

machine learning

computer can learn without having a programmer change the software for every scenario it encounters

Natural language processing

part of machine that allows computers to understand, analyze, manipulate, and generate natural language for processing.

user interfaces

human user interacts with a computer through display screens, keyboards, mouse, etc.

Turing test

determines whether a computer can impersonate a human

difference between hardware and software

hardware is the physical components of a computer, while software is the programs its able to run

big data

data collections so big (terabytes or more) and complex that traditional data management software is incapable of handling them

data warehouse

large database that holds business info from many sources in the enterprise, covering all aspects of the companies processes, products, and customers

data mart

subset of a data warehouse that is used by small and medium businesses with large companies for decision making purposes

data center

climate and access controlled building that houses computer hardware that delivers an organizations data and info services

data scientist

combine strong business, understanding of analytics, appreciation of limitations of data, tools, and techniques to deliver improvement in decision making

5 Vs of Big data

volume, velocity (speed of which its generated), variety, veracity (trustworthiness), value

business intelligence

applications, practices, and technology for extraction, transformation, integration, visualization, interpretation, and presentation of data to support better decision making

ERP

enterprise resource planning

3 types of hosted enterprise software

on premises, cloud based, hybrid

server virtualization

dividing the resources of a single physical server to create multiple logical servers, each acting as its own dedicated machine.

application

Programs that help users solve particular computing problems

SAS

statistical analysis system, data management for large datasets, generate reports

RAM

random access memory, instructions or data can be temporarily stored

Linux

flexible, stable, and secure open source operating system

green computing

concerned with efficient and environmentally responsible design, manufacture, operation, and disposal of IT products

value chain

series of activities performed to transform inputs to outputs where the value of the input is increased

firewalls

network security system that monitors incoming and outgoing network traffic based on security rules