1. IT Terminology Quiz VSB 1002: Business Dynamics II Spring 2009

2. IT Terminology Quiz Question 1  Software programs that help people work together collectively while located remotely from each other, through online calendars, collective writing, shared database access, and electronic meetings  A.k.a. collaborative software groupware

3. IT Terminology Quiz Question 2  Electronic commerce (e-commerce) conducted in a wireless environment using mobile devices m-commerce

4. IT Terminology Quiz Question 3  Science and technology of measuring and analyzing biological data  E.g., fingerprints, eye retinas and irises, voice patterns, etc. for authentication biometrics

5. IT Terminology Quiz Question 4  An information system that provides managers with rapid access to timely information and direct access to structured information in the form of reports digital dashboard

6. IT Terminology Quiz Question 5  Scientific application of methods and tools to develop high-quality and defect-free information systems computer-aided software development (CASE)

7. IT Terminology Quiz Question 6  A central repository for all or significant parts of an enterprise's data collected by its various business systems data warehouse

8. IT Terminology Quiz Question 7  Prediction that computer’s microprocessor complexity would double approximately every two years Moore’s Law

9. IT Terminology Quiz Question 8  Computing with ubiquitous, inter-connected devices  Thanks to convergence of wireless technologies and the Internet pervasive computing

10. IT Terminology Quiz Question 9  A network architecture in which each computer on the network is either a client or a server client-server architecture

11. IT Terminology Quiz Question 10  A systematic way to remove undesirable characteristics from a relational database so that its structure is suitable for queries normalization

12. IT Terminology Quiz Question 11  A database language designed for retrieval and management of data in relational database management systems structured query language (SQL)

13. IT Terminology Quiz Question 12  Dividing a message into packets, and transmitting them individually to the destination through different routes packet switching

14. IT Terminology Quiz Question 13  Sending an e-mail, falsely claiming to be a legitimate enterprise, in an attempt to scam the recipient into surrendering private information phishing

15. IT Terminology Quiz Question 14  The unique identifier of each record in a relational database table  E.g., social security number, student ID, and transaction number primary key

16. IT Terminology Quiz Question 15  A system development method in which a partially working system is built based on initial user requirements, and then the system undergoes iterations of improvement to the users’ satisfaction prototyping

17. IT Terminology Quiz Question 16  A piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser wiki

18. IT Terminology Quiz Question 17  Based on a cryptographic system that uses two keys to encrypt data, this protocol can transmit private Web documents via the Internet secure socket layer (SSL)

19. IT Terminology Quiz Question 18  A method of query creation in which the database user builds query string using examples and guidance provided by the system  Easier to learn than formal Structured Query Language (SQL) query by example (QBE)

20. IT Terminology Quiz Question 19  The traditional, structured framework that consists of sequential processes, used to develop information systems systems development life cycle (SDLC)

21. IT Terminology Quiz Question 20  A network that is constructed with public telecommunication lines to connect nodes for secure corporate data communication virtual private network (VPN)