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Business Analyst

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1. Model slides that define the theme elements. The slide master defines the background elements - colors - and fonts. The layout masters provide a menu of possible layouts to apply to a slide.






2. Programs that greatly simplify the process of building a website. Google Sites is the authoring tool that we will use.






3. The process of fishing for patterns in the data using computing power because you really do not know what to look for.






4. Compares coninuous categories such as time on a common measure






5. The ability to capture and store information gathered from a form into a database. Database integration also refers to the ability to extract and display information from a database on a website.






6. A database that consists of related tables and nothing but tables.






7. What you make on every sale after subtracting variable costs.






8. A marketing term that refers to the ability of a brand to stand out from the crowd.






9. The delivery of accurate - useful information to the appropriate decision makers within the necessary fime frame to support effective decision making.






10. Make very small loans (typically under 500) to entrepreneurs in developing countries. Most Loans are repaid in six months to a year.






11. The combination of people - information technology - and business processes to accomplish a business objective.






12. The total interest paid over the life of the loan. The finance charge is calculated by adding up all of the loan payments and then subtracting from this total the amount originally borrowed.






13. The largest systems of all. ERP systems tie together all aspects of the business from accounting to the shop floor.






14. A way to categorize groups of people using age - income level - gender - education level - home ownership - and so forth.






15. These are fixed costs associated with starting a business. Often refers to one time costs.






16. Structured Query Language is the language used by most relational database management systems. It requires very little code to accopmlish powerful operations.






17. A cost that the business must pay whether or not they sell anything. Examples include rent - legal fees - development costs and so forth.






18. Compares discrete (distinct) categories on a common measure






19. A way to get information into database. Each field in the form corresponds to a field in the database table






20. A presentation primarily designed to be projected which combines brief text and graphics. Presentations use few words and large fonts for audience readability.






21. A PowerPoint template well suited for creating schematic reports because of its small font size and versatile layouts.






22. Describes how best to represent information






23. A group of potential customers for a product or service. Segments are typically identified by demographics.






24. Usually the recommended way to start a small business. If the business goes under - you are not personally liable for the businesses debts.






25. The organization of items on a page. For example - a 2up layout consists of two blocks of images and/or text.






26. Running development software such as Dreamweaver on your workstation. The major advantage is that it runs very fast when running locally.






27. A high level management overview of the data--sometimes depicted using dials and needles similar to an automobile dashboard. In a car.






28. A cost that business incurs on each sale. For apps - the variable cost is the iTunes store commission.






29. A form of BI reporting with which we are most familiar-- summary reports distributed at regular intervals.






30. An analysis of five key forces which profiles the attractiveness of an industry. These include the bargaining power of suppliers and buyers - barriers to entry - threat of substitutes - and the competitive rivalry of firms already in the industry.

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31. An analysis of how the calculation results vary with changes in the initial assumptions.






32. The process of uncovering the numbers that contribute to creating a summary number. Drill down is like being shocked at you ATM balance and then calling the bank to get a list of withdrawls and payments made against your account.






33. A business presentation combining concise text and graphics. Schematic reports should be brief - well organized - and easy to navigate. Though usually designed in PowerPoint - schematic reports are intended primarily to be read rather than projected.






34. A part of the spreadsheet - usually at the top - where the key variables are given their values.






35. One or more fields that uniquely identify each record in the table






36. A pre-built site with placeholder text - images - and a pre-selected theme. Site templates are the closest thing to an instant website.






37. A collection of one or more related tables of data stored in rows and columns






38. An unfortunate reuse of the word template






39. Look like standard reports but with a major difference. They are interactive and allow the user to drill down to disover the source for the summary numbers.






40. The process of analyzing data to spot trends and opportunities.






41. An analysis of the attractiveness of the industry in which the company operates.






42. A user-friendly way to get information into a database.






43. A built in Excel function that calculates loan payments. Inputs to the function include the loan amount (pv) - the interest rate (rate) - and the number of loan payments (nper).






44. Compares discrete categories on a common measure.






45. Describes how easy the system is to use and navigate






46. Designing websites and applications to meet the needs of the user.






47. The amount of time between the occurrence of a transaction and the loading of that transaction's information into the business intellegence system.






48. Defines a set of background elements - colors - and fonts as well as a set of slide layouts.






49. This is a job title typical for an IS graduate. Business analysts work both with business units such as Human Resources and the programmers. They discover the needs of the business unit and then translate those needs into documentation for the progra






50. Similar to a template but without the placeholder text and images. A theme specifies formatting--layout - colors - and fonts







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