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- Case-based reasoning
- An expert system approach that records information in the form of situations and cases. Users search for cases similar to their current problem and adapt the original solution.
- Change drivers
- Concepts or products that have altered the way businesses operate. Classic examples include: bar-code scanners in retail stores, handheld miniterminals or notebooks by delivery firms and salespeople, and reservation systems by travel and entertainment industries.
- Cable modem
- An Internet connection device that translates local area network protocols to run over a television cable line. It can provide transmission speeds around 3 Mpbs. But the communication line is shared with other users.
- C
- A powerful programming language that is flexible and creates efficient code. A language commonly used to build complex applications, and to create commercial software products.
- Centralization
- A business scheme for performing most operations and making management decisions from one location in an organization. MIS organization can be examined in four areas: hardware, software, data, and personnel. See also Decentralization.
- Change agents
- Objects or people who cause or facilitate changes. Sometimes the change agent might be a new employee who brings fresh ideas, other times change can be mandated by top-level management. Sometimes an outside event such as a competitor or a hurricane forces an organization to change.
- Carrier-Sense, Multiple-Access/ Collision Detection (CSMA/CD)
- A communications protocol that determines how computers will behave on a shared-medium network. Ethernet protocols rely on CSMA/CD. Other alternatives are Token Ring and packet switching.
- Cache
- A buffer between the processor and a slower device such as a printer, disk drive, or memory chips. The cache generally consists of high-speed memory. Data is transferred in bulk to the cache. It is then pulled out as it is needed, freeing up the processor to work on other jobs instead of waiting for the slower device to finish.
- C++
- An object-oriented extension of the C programming language. It is commonly used to build commercial software. It produces efficient code and supports the development of reusable objects.
- Byte
- A collection of bits. Traditionally, 8 bits make up one byte. From binary arithmetic, an 8-bit byte can hold 2 to the 8th power, or 256, possible numbers. In many systems a byte is used to hold one character.
- CD-ROM
- Compact disk-read only memory. Data is stored and retrieved with a laser. A special machine is required to create data on a CD-ROM. Used to hold data that does not change very often. Useful for multimedia applications because a disk can hold about 650 megabytes of data. The format used to store music CDs.