Root segment The base occurrence of data for an entity; the data to which all other data
relate
Row A basic unit of storage; a record of data
SAP An ERP application software company
Sarbanes-Oxley Act A law requiring information compliance for publicly traded
corporations. Sarbanes-Oxley was passed because of the misdeeds of Enron corporation
SAS A company specializing in statistical analysis software
Schema The means by which a pattern of data is identified
SDLC System development life cycle—the waterfall approach to the development of
systems (see Ed Yourdon)
Security The protection of data and transactions
Select The identification of a set of data that meet specified criteria
Sequential analysis of data A process in which data are accessed sequentially
Sequential file A file of data that has been organized where one unit of data is accessed
in a linear fashion
Scope of integration A statement of the limits of integration
SDLC System development life cycle—the development life cycle based on the
contributions of Ed Yourdon and Tom Dimarco
Security The means by which data are protected
Self-service BI An infrastructure that allows BI consumers to get the information they
need without the help of the IT group
Session The work or activities accomplished in one sitting by the end user
Shared memory An arrangement of processors in which up to four processors share the
same memory (see multiplexing)
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