Kenneth C. Laudon,Jane P. Laudon Management Information System 12th Edition pdf

transaction costs  

Costs incurred when a firm buys on the

marketplace what it cannot make itself.

transaction cost theory  

Economic theory stating that firms grow

larger because they can conduct marketplace transactions

internally more cheaply than they can with external firms in the

marketplace.

transaction fee revenue model

An online e-commerce revenue

model where the firm receives a fee for enabling or executing

transactions.

transaction processing systems (TPS)  

Computerized systems that

perform and record the daily routine transactions necessary to

conduct the business; they serve the organization’s operational

level.

transborder data flow  

The movement of information across

international boundaries in any form. 

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Dominant model for achieving connectivity among different

networks. Provides a universally agree-on method for breaking up

digital messages into packets, routing them to the proper

addresses, and then reassembling them into coherent messages.

transnational  

Truly global form of business organization with no

national headquarters; value-added activities are managed from a

global perspective without reference to national borders,

optimizing sources of supply and demand and local competitive

advantage.

Trojan horse  

A software program that appears legitimate but contains

a second hidden function that may cause damage. 

tuple  

A row or record in a relational database.

twisted wire  

A transmission medium consisting of pairs of twisted

copper wires; used to transmit analog phone conversations but

can be used for data transmission.