technology that offers users a continuous connection to the Internet and allows them to send and receive voice, video, and data files much faster than ever before
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business intelligence (BI) or analytics
the use of data analytic tools to analyze an organization's raw data and derive useful insights from them
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cloud computing
a form of virtualization in which a company's data and applications are stored at offsite data centers that are accessed over the Internet (the cloud)
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cookies
pieces of information, such as registration data or user preferences, sent by a website over the Internet to a web browser that the browser software is expected to save and send back to the server whenever the user returns to that website
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data analytics
the process of collecting, organizing, storing, and analyzing large sets of data ("big data") in order to identify patterns and other information that is most useful to the business now and for making future decisions
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database
an electronic storage file for information
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data processing (DP)
name for business technology in the 1970s; included technology that supported an existing business and was primarily used to improve the flow of financial information
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extranet
a semiprivate network that uses Internet technology and allows more than one company to access the same information or allows people on different servers to collaborate
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identity theft
the obtaining of individuals' personal information, such as Social Security and credit card numbers, for illegal purposes
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information systems (IS)
technology that helps companies do business; includes such tools as automated teller machines (ATMs) and voice mail
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information technology (IT)
technology used to store, retrieve, and send information efficiently
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the private internet system that links government supercomputer centers and a select group of universities; it runs more than 22,000 times faster than today's public infrastructure and supports heavy-duty applications
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intranet
a companywide network, closed to public access, that uses Internet-type technology
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virtual networking
a process that allows software-based networked computers to run multiple operating systems and programs, and share storage
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virtual private network (VPN)
a private data network that creates secure connections, or "tunnels," over regular Internet lines
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virus
a piece of programming code inserted into other programming to cause some unexpected and, for the victim, usually undesirable event
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Web 2.0
the set of tools that allow people to build social and business connections, share information, and collaborate on projects online (including blogs, wiki, social networking sites and other online communities, and virtual worlds)
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Web 3.0
a combination of technologies that adds intelligence and changes how people interact with the web, and vice versa (consists of artificial intelligence, mobile web, and immersive Internet)
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