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  Quick Glossary: Accounting

  The ability to measure the financial success or failure of an enterprise is driven by the double-entry bookkeeping system, a financial accounting system that dates to the 13th century and an Italian mathematician named Luca Pacioli. This list of accounting terms from TechRepublic Premium will help you grasp the vocabulary and the concepts underlying this ...

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  Social Media Policy

  The use of social media to promote company business, provide customers with announcements and information, present upcoming milestone dates and otherwise interact with the public is now commonplace among organizations. From the smallest one-person shop to the largest multinational corporation, almost every company striving to turn a profit has a social media presence. The purpose ...

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  Best of Open Source Summit Europe 2023: The State of the Open Nation

  TechRepublic Premium was at the Linux Foundation’s Open Source Summit Europe 2023, held in Bilbao, Spain, September 19-21. The event is for open source developers and technologists to share information and solve problems, all in the name of innovation and improving their knowledge. In this feature, learn about the latest views on open source and ...

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  Quick Glossary: Corporate Budgeting

  Developing a financial budget requires knowledge about the business, the company and the industry, as well as familiarity with budgetary terminology. This list of essential terms, courtesy of TechRepublic Premium, will help you master the basic vocabulary. From the glossary: ACCRUAL ACCOUNTING The booking of revenues when they are invoiced or expenditures when they are ...

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  Secure Equipment Repair Policy and Confidentiality Agreement

  Organizations must frequently work with third parties to repair laptops, desktops, tablets, smartphones, servers and other IT equipment. This policy from TechRepublic Premium ensures that the organization maintains regulatory and best business practice security compliance while tracking systems when they are being repaired. From the policy: If IT equipment must be returned to the manufacturer ...

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  Troubleshooting Backup Routines

  Backup routines are the lifeblood of information technology. Protecting an organization’s data is a computer professional’s highest priority. Whether it’s hackers, disgruntled or confused users, a fire or flood, hardware failure or just thunderstorms threatening the information you’re charged with protecting, a solid backup routine is at least a best practice if not a best ...

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  Quick Glossary: Internet of Things

  To comprehend the true power of the Internet of Things, it’s helpful to become familiar with at least some of the terms involved in it. This list of 31 concepts and technologies, from TechRepublic Premium, will help you grasp the vocabulary behind IoT and the ideas supporting an interconnected, all-things-networked world. From the glossary: DIGITAL ...

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  Securing Windows Policy

  Windows is not without certain issues and flaws, of course. Like any operating system it has been exposed to numerous vulnerabilities, both deliberate (viruses) and unintentional (exploitable holes in programs or processes). This policy from TechRepublic Premium provides guidelines for securing Windows on company computers or computers used to conduct company business. From the policy: ...

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  macOS Tune-Up Checklist

  Macs, like Windows computers, benefit from routine maintenance. Regular tune-ups help protect Macs, both desktop and laptop models, from potential data loss, needlessly slow performance and other issues. Just what steps should a macOS tune-up checklist include? Check out the steps below, from TechRepublic Premium, to ensure you get proper, consistent results during each macOS ...

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  Severe Weather and Emergency Policy

  Numerous instances of disaster scenarios outside organizational control have affected companies and their personnel as of late, with disastrous results. This includes hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, wildfires, floods and earthquakes. This policy from TechRepublic Premium provides guidelines for companies to use when responding to severe weather activity and emergencies. From the policy: Senior management will be ...