INSY 2023

Computer graphics

Images created using computers and stored in digital formats

Information system

A computer system that collects stories and processes information usually within the context of an organization

organization

A group of people working together to accomplish a goal

enterprise

a synonym for business company or organization used in the context of software to indicate applications that are designed for business use rather than personal use

mission

an organizations goal or plan which is reflective by the organizations activities

mission statement

The written expression of an organization’s goals, and how those goals will be accomplished

vertical market

in the context of software applications designed to meet the needs of a specific market, segment or industry, such as medical records, keeping software for use in the hospital

horizontal market

an opportunity for sales of a product or a service that meets the needs of a wide range of buyers

organizational chart

A diagram of showing the hierarchy of workers in the organization

workers

people who performed the tasks necessary to carry out an organization’s mission

managers

people who make decisions about how an organization carries out its activities

strategic planning

The process of developing long range, goals of plans for organizations

tactical planning

short or new term, decisions, and goals that deploy the human financial and natural resources necessary to make strategic goals

operational planning

The scheduling and monitoring a workers and processes

transaction

an exchange between two parties that can be recorded and stored in a computer system

transaction processing system

A system that keeps track of transactions for organization by providing ways to collect display, modify and cancel transactions

batch processing

A processing system that involves holding a group of transactions for processing until the end of a specified period time

online processing

an interactive method of processing transactions in which each transaction is processed as it is entered

OLTP

interactive online transaction process in methods that use a commit or rollback strategy to assure accurate transaction processing

commit or rollback

A procedure in transaction processing system that will notify or rollback a transaction. If all the steps cannot be finalized or committed to.

detail reports

organ with generated by a management information system

management information system

A type of information system that manipulates the data collected by a transaction processing system to generate reports that managers can use to make business decision

summary report

A report generated by a management information system that combines our group data and usually provides totals such as report a total annual sales for the past five years

exception report

A report generated by a management information system listing information that is outside normal or acceptable ranges such as a re-order report showing below stock inventory items

decision support system

And computer system that allows decision makers to manipulated directly to incorporate Jada from external sources and to create data demons or what if scenarios

executive information system

A special type of decision support system that is designed to provide new managers with information relevant to strategic management activities

Decision model

A numerical representation of a realistic situation, such as a cash flow model of a business

decision query

A question or a instructions that describes the date of that needs to be gathered to make a decision

expert system

A computer system that incorporates knowledge from human experts in order to analyze data and produce a recommendation or decision

knowledge base

The collection affects and rules obtained from experts power Incorporated into an expert system

knowledge engineering

The process of designing rules entering them into a expert system and testing room

inference engine

Software, I can analyze and manipulate a knowledge base or an expert system

expert system shell

A software tool used for developing expert system applications

fuzzy logic

A technique used within an expert system to deal with imprecise data by incorporating. The probability that the input information is correct.

e-commerce

Short for electrical commerce the business of buying a selling products online

B2C

an e-commerce exchange of product services or information between business and consumer

C2C

an e-commerce exchange, a product service or information between consumers

B2B

an e-commerce exchange of product services or information between businesses

B2G

an e-commerce exchange of product service or information between businesses and governments

e-commerce application

The software that handles e-commerce transactions

payment gateway

The part of an e-commerce system that connects a merchant website to the bank or credit card service per provider to handle customer payment

supply chain

all of the businesses, people and vehicles that move products from suppliers to consumers

SCM

The process of monitoring products from manufacturers to distributors, and then customers after the eighth of specialized software

CRM

A technique for increasing profitability by improving the relationship between a company and its customers

Loyalty Program

A scheme used by businesses to encourage customers to register for discounts and sale awards. The information can also be used by CRM systems and OLAP systems to try and get customers with advertising based under buying habits

ERP

A suite of software molecules that integrate major business activities, such as sales, CRMNSCM

BI

The process of collecting analyzing past and present business data as a basis for operational and strategic decision-making

BPM

The systematic approach to improving the workflow of the organization often through the use of information technology

JIT

A manufacturing system in which parts needed to construct a product or received at the assembly site only is needed

MRP

A business management technique in which an optimum manufacturing plan is generated based on widd variety of data

TQM

A process by which an organization analyzes and implement ways to improve the quality of this products or services

PIECES framework

A curse of developed by James Weatherby to help identify problems in the information system. Each Twitter pieces stands for a potential problem.

Structured Methodology

invested of developing an information system that focuses on the process that takes place within the business or organization

Information engineering methodology

A method of developing an information system that focuses on data collected by an information system before finding ways to process that data

object oriented methodology

approach to system development that regards to the elements of the system as a collection of objects that interact with each other to accomplish tasks

project management software

software specifically decide as a tool for planning, scheduling and tracking projects and their costs

project management software

software specifically designed as a tool for planning, scheduling and tracking projects and their cost

PERT

A project management technique that displays interconnected events and task milestones on a timeline

WBS

A project management tool based on a hierarchical structure of task and deliverables

Gantt Charts

horizontal bar charts about topic, project schedules by showing each task as a bar on the chart

Critical path

In a PERT chart, the sequence of tasks that takes the shortest time to complete

analysis phase

Tasks performed by a project team, whose goal is to produce a list of requirements for a new or revised information system

success factors

System requirements that also serve as an evaluation checklist at the end of the development project

system requirements report

A report generated at the conclusion of the analysis phase of a SDLC by a project team that has studied a system and determined the system requirements

data flow diagram

A diagram that illustrates how data moves through an information system

external entity

A person, an organization or a device that exist outside and information system, but provide provides it with input or receive output on a DFD usually represent represented by a square

data store

I filing cabinet disc or taped that whole state up on a DFD usually represented by the open-ended rectangle

Process

in the context of the information system data flow diagram, a manual or a computerized routine that changes data by performing a calculation, updating information, sorting a list and so on

Data flow

on a DFD a line with an arrow on the end that indicates the direction in which data flows

UML

A tool for diagramming a set of object classes

use case diagram

A diagram document even tasks performed by the users of an information system

actors

object oriented, charging for people who use an information system

use case

tasks performed by the actor in the information system

class diagram

A diagram that provides the name of each object, a list of objects, attributes, less methods, and indication of the cardinality between objects

sequence diagram

A tool used by a project team that depicts the detailed interactions that take place within an information system.

CASE tool

Software that is used to summarize system requirements, diagram current and proposed information systems, schedule development tasks, prepare documentation, and develop computer programs.

System development life cycle

The series of phases that outlines the development process of an information system.

iterative SDLC

A system development methodology in which a subset of a system is developed, tested, and then used as the basis for each more full-featured development phase.

Systems analysis and design

The process of evaluating business needs and using that analysis as the basis for designing and building an information system.

planning phase

The first phase of an information system development project with the goal of creating a project development plan.

project development plan

A planning document that is the final result of a planning phase and is reviewed and approved by management.

joint application design

A widely accepted design technique that is based on the idea that the best information systems are designed when end users and systems analysts work together on a project as equal partners.

application development tool

Software, such as 4GLs, expert system shells, and component objects, that can be assembled into the application software for an information system.

turnkey system

A complete information system that consists of both hardware and commercial software.

design phase

The process a project team uses to figure out how to implement a new system. This phase is undertaken after the analysis phase is complete.

decision support worksheet

A comparison table used by a project team to evaluate solutions by assigning a score and a weight to each criterion.

application specifications

A detailed description of the way that the software for an information system should interface with the user, store data, process data, and format reports

detailed design phase

A phase of the SDLC in which systems analysts and designers generate precise specifications for an information system.

feature creep

An undesirable occurrence during information system development when users, customers, or designers attempt to add features after the final specifications have been approved.

change requests

A formal, written request to add, delete, or change the features of an information system.

implementation phase

A set of tasks performed with the supervision of a system development project team in which a new information system is constructed.

Software customization

The process of modifying a commercially available software application to meet the needs of a specific user or organization

Application testing

The process of testing newly developed application software by running unit tests, integration tests, and system tests.

unit testing

The process of testing a completed application module to make sure that it operates reliably and correctly.

integration testing

The testing of completed modules of an application to ensure that they operate together correctly.

system testing

The process of testing an information system to ensure that all of the hardware and software components work together.

System documentation

A description of the features, hardware architecture, and programming of an information system written for programmers, designers, and analysts who maintain the system.

User documentation

Descriptions of how to interact with an information system or a program, including instructions on use, features, and troubleshooting.

procedure handbook

Step-by-step instructions for performing a specific job or task.

System conversion

The process of deactivating an old information system and activating a new one.