Introduction to information systems T. Cornford, M. Shaikh is1 060 2013
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1.14 Glossary of abbreviations
In this area of study, as in many others, you will find that people use many acronyms and abbreviations. The following are the ones that we have used in this guide; you will undoubtedly come across others in the course of your reading and we have left some space for you to add them to this list. ALU arithmetic and logic unit ATM automatic teller machine CAD computer-aided design CAM computer-aided manufacturing CASE computer-aided software engineering CD compact disc CIM computer-integrated manufacturing CIO chief information officer COTSS commercial off the shelf software CPU central processing unit CRM customer relationship management DBMS database management system DSS decision support system DVD digital versatile disk EIS executive information system ERM entity–relationship model ERP enterprise resource planning ESS executive support system FTP file transfer protocol GUI graphical user interface HTML hypertext mark-up language HTTP hypertext transport protocol HTTPS hypertext transfer protocol secure IaaS infrastructure as a service ICT information and communication technology IP intellectual property IP internet protocol (see also TCP/IP) IPR intellectual property rights IS information system ISP internet service provider IS1060 Introduction to information systems 18 IT information technology kB (K) kilobyte KMS knowledge management system KWS knowledge work system LAN local area network mB (M) megabyte MRPII manufacturing resource planning II NGO non-governmental organisation OIS office information system RAIDs redundant arrays of inexpensive disks RAM random access memory RFID radio frequency identification ROM read-only memory SaaS software as a service SAN storage area network SCM supply chain management TCP/IP transmission control protocol/internet protocol TPS transaction processing system UML unified modeling language VLE virtual learning environment VLSI very large-scale integrated circuits VOIP voice over IP (internet protocol, see above) VPN virtual private network WAN wide area network WIMP window, icon, mouse, pull-down menu Information systems is a subject with a lot of jargon, and a lot of abbreviations and three letter acronyms (TLAs). Further abbreviations and acronyms will undoubtedly be found during your study and we advise you to keep an updated list. |