A ____ employs individuals, groups, or complete business units in geographically dispersed areas that can last for a few weeks or years, often requiring telecommunications or the Internet.

____ is the ability to increase the processing capability of a computer system so that it can handle more users, more data, or more transactions in a given period.

____ are the most powerful computer systems with the fastest processing speeds.

Magnetic ink character recognition technology codes data on the bottom of a check or other form using special magnetic ink, which is readable by people and computers.

____ involves contracting with outside professional services to meet specific business needs.

With the increased use of the Internet and corporate Web sites, Web administrators are sometimes asked to regulate and monitor Internet use by employees and managers to make sure that it is authorized and appropriate.

A ____ organization is geographically distributed, and uses information technology to communicate and coordinate work.

____ involves the radical redesign of business processes, organizational structures, information systems, and values of the organization to achieve a breakthrough in business results.

____ involves rapidly responding to the organization’s flow of work as the need for computer resources varies.

A bar-code scanner employs a laser scanner to read a bar-coded label.