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

authorization policies

Determine differing levels of access to

information assets for different levels of users in an organization. 

automation

Using the computer to speed up the performance of

existing tasks.

autonomic computing

Effort to develop systems that can manage

themselves without user intervention.

backward chaining

A strategy for searching the rule base in an

expert system that acts like a problem solver by beginning with a

hypothesis and seeking out more information until the

hypothesis is either proved or disproved.

balanced scorecard method  

Framework for operationalizing a firms

strategic plan by focusing on measurable financial, business

process, customer, and learning and growth outcomes of firm

performance.

bandwidth

The capacity of a communications channel as measured

by the difference between the highest and lowest frequencies

that can be transmitted by that channel.

banner ad 

A graphic display on a Web page used for advertising. The

banner is linked to the advertiser’s Web site so that a person

clicking on it will be transported to the advertiser’s Web site.