Acronyms

Chap 7

• TCO = total cost of ownership

• VAR = value-added reseller

• BPO = business process outsourcing

• ASP = application service provider

• IBSs = internet business services

• SaaS = software as a service

• ROI = return on investment

• NPV = net present value

• ERP = enterprise resource planning

• RFP = request for proposal

• RFQ = request for quotation

• MERN= MongoDB, Express, React and Node

Chap 8

• UI = user interface

• GUI = graphical user interface

• HCI = human-computer interaction

• EHRs = electronic health records

• FDD = functional decomposition diagram

• GIGO = garbage in, garbage out

• ATMs = automatic teller machines

• RFID = radio frequency identification (tags)

• POS = point-of-sale

Chap 9

• DBMS = database management system

• DBA = database administrator

• DML = data manipulation language

• QBE = query by example

• SQL = structured query language

• ODBC = open database connectivity

• JDBC = java database connectivity

• ERD = entity relationship diagram

• UML = unified modeling language

• EBCDIC = extended binary coded decimal interchange code

• ASCII = american standard code for information interchange

• ISO = international organization for standardization

• BLOB = binary large object

Chap 10

• SCM = supply chain management

• ERP = enterprise resource planning

• LAN = local area network

• WAN = wide area network

• SOA = service-oriented architecture

• DDBMS = distributed database management system

• OSI = open systems interconnection

• WLAN = wireless local area network

• IEEE = institute of electrical and electronic engineers

• Mbps = megabits per second

• Gbps = gigabits per second

• MIMO = multiple input/multiple output

• BSS = basic service set

• WAP = wireless access point

• ESS = extended service set

• Wi-Fi = wireless fidelity