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1
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What are the 2 roles of the IT department?

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Strategic – makes key decisions about technologies

Operational – making decisions that functional groups support

2
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What are the characteristics of good information?

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  • Accurate
  • Relevant
  • Timely
  • Understandable
  • Secure
3
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What are Decision Support Systems (DSS)?

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They provide access to data and the processing power to convert the data into information.

4
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What is intellectual property?

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Products resulted from creative and intellectual efforts.

5
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What is a Patent?

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A patent is a right given by the federal government to an inventor that prevents others from making, selling, or using the invention for a period of time.

6
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What 3 criteria must be met to get a patent?

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Novelty
Utility / Usefulness
Non-obviousness

7
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Why is cloud computing gaining popularity?

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  • Financial benefit
  • Flexibility
  • Encourage collaboration
  • Processing speed
8
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How does data become information?

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When it becomes accurate, relevant, timely, understandable, and secure.