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

user interface  

The part of the information system through which the

end user interacts with the system; type of hardware and the

series of on-screen commands and responses required for a user

to work with the system.

user-designer communications gap  

The difference in backgrounds,

interests, and priorities that impede communication and problem

solving among end users and information systems specialists.

Utilitarian Principle  

Principle that assumes one can put values in

rank order and understand the consequences of various courses

of action.

utility computing  

Model of computing in which companies pay only

for the information technology resources they actually use during

a specified time period. Also called on-demand computing or

usage-based pricing.

value chain model  

Model that highlights the primary or support

activities that add a margin of value to a firm’s products or

services where information systems can best be applied to

achieve a competitive advantage.

value web  

Customer-driven network of independent firms 

who use information technology to coordinate their 

value chains to collectively produce a product or service for a

market.