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The primary goal of a non-profit organization is to maximize shareholder value, often measured by the price of the company stock.

____ involves capturing and editing data where it is originally created, in a form that can be directly entered into a computer, thus ensuring accuracy and timeliness.

Diffusion and infusion often depend on the technology available now and in the future, the size and type of the organization, and the environmental factors that include the competition, government regulations, suppliers, and so on.

Data-entry operators convert data into a form the computer system can use.

RAM chips are mounted directly on the computer’s main circuit board or in other chips mounted on peripheral cards that plug into the main circuit board.

A(n) ____ is an agreement between two or more companies that involves the joint production and distribution of goods and services.

Virtual tape technology can decrease data access time, lower the total cost of ownership, and reduce the amount of floor space consumed by tape operations.

Data is stored in memory as a combination of on or off circuit states.

____ helps determine what supplies are required for the value chain, what quantities are needed to meet customer demand, how the supplies should be processed (manufactured) into finished goods and services, and how the shipment of supplies and products to customers should be scheduled, monitored, and controlled.

A(n) ____ is a low-cost, centrally managed computer with no extra drives, such as a CD or DVD drive, or expansion slots.