Information Technology Acts Nancy Plaisir BIS/220 July 17‚ 2013 Alex Preuss Information Technology Acts Chances are you have probably come across HIPPA before while in a doctor’s office in the past. HIPPA is the acronym for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. This Act was passed by Congress in 1996. As far as one can remember‚ medical files containing all medical and personal information were kept in locked drawers or file cabinets which were for authorized personnel’s only
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Determining Databases and Communications BIS/320 Scenario 1 Today’s world is one that is driven by technology. It’s almost a “get on board or get left behind” situation. Getting dressed‚ driving to the mall‚ and walking around shopping are being replaced by staying in pajamas‚ walking to a computer‚ and shopping on Amazon.com. There are benefits to both situations but it’s up to choose how they would like to conduct business. As business men and women the situation can become a bit
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Information Technology Acts Necessity BIS/220 January 28‚ 2013 Information Technology Acts Necessity Children are our society’s most valuable and fragile resources. It is our responsibility as parents‚ adults‚ and caregivers to provide our children with as many safeguards to protect them from physical and virtual dangers. Children are spending more and more time on the internet and without the proper protection and supervision they can be exposed to indecent or harmful material or predators
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Information Technology Acts There were many advances in information technology that resulted in new ethical issues necessitating the creation of certain acts that the government had to implement. The two that will be discussed in this paper are the PATRIOT Act of 2001‚ and the Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970. Both of these acts were deemed necessary due to increasing terrorist threats for the PATRIOT Act‚ and for fairness in obtaining credit for the Fair Credit Reporting Act. US PATRIOT ACT
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Checkpoint: Presentation Tools BIS/220 Presentation Tools There are many presentation tools available in the marketplace. Their price ranges from low to high. The more the tool has to offer‚ the more expensive. I chose to review the top three presentations tools in the marketplace - Microsoft PowerPoint‚ SoftMaker Presentations‚ and Corel Presentations. Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft PowerPoint is one of the most popular and cost-effective presentation tools today. This tool was developed
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BIS 220 Final Exam Study Guide 1) Two information systems that support the entire organization are A. enterprise resource planning systems and dashboards B. transaction processing systems and office automation systems C. enterprise resource planning systems and transaction processing systems D. expert systems and office automation systems 2) _______ is the direct use of information systems by employees in their work A. Transaction processing systems B. End-user computing C. Decision support
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Individual Assignment – Week One Shanita Evans BIS/220 – Introduction to Computer Application & Systems March 6‚ 2012 Dr. Xuan Yu Technology has gone from the days of the pony express to advancing at a rate of a mile a minute to now evolving to what seems like the speed of light or faster. With such a fast paced environment of change in technology‚ policies and laws must adapt to be compatible to those advancements in order to provide the best method to govern the laws and policies and
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MISSIE DUNLAP HSM/220 MELISSA ELLISON WEEK 8 3/3/2013 The purpose of a performance appraisal is for evaluations and development purposes for companies. This is a big factor for employees when they are looking for someone to fill a position as well as the performance of the company and the people they employee and work with. Some of the key factors of a performance appraisal are communication‚ manage performance‚ set standards‚ and equal opportunity. You want to make sure that your
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Information Technology Acts BIS/220 Introduction to Computer Application and Systems 22 October 2012 Information Technology Acts Often when governments pass laws and acts‚ it is to serve better the people within their country or jurisdiction at that moment as well as the foreseeable future. However with the quickly changing technology of today it is not always possible to pass laws that last very long when it aimed at controlling or monitoring certain technology. In the last few decades the
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This work contains GLG 220 Week 3 Groundwater Lab Report General Questions - General General Questions Resources: Ch. 12 of Geoscience Laboratory Complete University of Phoenix Material: Week Three Groundwater Lab Report by answering the following questions in your lab book: 12.2 A B‚ 12.11‚ 12.18‚ 12.19‚ 12.20‚ 12.21 12.25. Note that additional lab book questions and answers appear in the University of Phoenix Material to assist in your completion of the lab. Hop on the bus. Taking
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