database	an organized set of information stored in a computer
intelligence	information that is collected about the activities of an organization or individual
hardware	computer machinery and equipment
software	sets of programs put into a computer to perform particular tasks
spreadsheet	a computer program that can show rows of figures and perform calculations with them
process	to put info to a comp. to be examined and produce a particular result exchange
network	a set of computers which are connected to each other and operate as a part of the same system
procedure	the accepted method and order of doing something in a formal situation
surveillance	act of monitoring a person or group of people
connect	link together (syn.)
everything involved	all the components parts of (syn.)
states	condition (syn.)
programs	software applications
dashboard	monitoring software
measurement	indicators of performance
perform	match (syn.)
goals	objectives (syn.)
estimate	calculate (syn.)
digitization	adopting automated computer systems
save	reduce spending by (syn.)
speed up	accelerate (syn.)
flow	movement (syn.)
hardware	electronic devices (syn.)
gather	collect (syn.)
information	data (syn.)
verbose	using more words than necessary
quest	search (syn.)
shoot in the dark	guess (syn.)
spell the death of	announce the end of something (syn.)