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1. Designing websites and applications to meet the needs of the user.
user centered design
static reports
foreign key
form
2. 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
static reports
business analyst
singularity
pivot table
3. The process of copying data from many databases throughout the enterprise into the datawarehouse
theme
database
finance charge
extract - transform - load (ETL)
4. Accessing development software that lives in the cloud. The major advantage is that the development process tends to be greatly simplified.
business intelligence
line graph
singularity
cloud development
5. A user-friendly way to get information into a database.
drill down
database integration
demographics
form
6. Variable names created by capitalizing the first letter of each word and eliminating the spaces between words.
Doing Business As (DBA) license
form
camelback notation
user centered design
7. 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.
information systems
database integration
business intelligence
assumptions area
8. A presentation primarily designed to be projected which combines brief text and graphics. Presentations use few words and large fonts for audience readability.
finance charge
startup costs
microfinance
PowerPoint presentation
9. A pre-built site with placeholder text - images - and a pre-selected theme. Site templates are the closest thing to an instant website.
site template
gadgets
affinity
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
10. What you make on every sale after subtracting variable costs.
contribution margin
demographics
extract - transform - load (ETL)
differentiate
11. Usually the recommended way to start a small business. If the business goes under - you are not personally liable for the businesses debts.
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
theme
latency
contribution margin
12. The idea that a brand's power depends on it's uniqueness
singularity
data mining
report
market segment
13. A wat to get information out of a database. Often a report will gather information together from multiple tables and present it as a single table
drill down
information systems
report
business analyst
14. A PowerPoint template well suited for creating schematic reports because of its small font size and versatile layouts.
database integration
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
Pitchbook
latency
15. The amount of time between the occurrence of a transaction and the loading of that transaction's information into the business intellegence system.
static reports
market segment
enterprise systems
latency
16. Compares discrete categories on a common measure.
theme
report
pie chart
fixed cost
17. 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.
SQL
dynamic reports
static reports
business intelligence
18. An analysis of how the calculation results vary with changes in the initial assumptions.
variable cost
sensitivity analysis
Pitchbook
analytical design
19. A part of the spreadsheet - usually at the top - where the key variables are given their values.
assumptions area
usibility
business analyst
differentiate
20. Structured Query Language is the language used by most relational database management systems. It requires very little code to accopmlish powerful operations.
SQL
Porter's five forces
information systems
Pitchbook
21. The largest systems of all. ERP systems tie together all aspects of the business from accounting to the shop floor.
line graph
site template
enterprise resource planning
master
22. A giant database that contains periodic dumps from many databases throughout the company. BI systems query the data warehouse to spot patterns and trends.
data warehouse
business intelligence
bar graph
microfinance
23. Compares discrete (distinct) categories on a common measure
drill down
information systems
bar graph
master
24. The combination of people - information technology - and business processes to accomplish a business objective.
fixed cost
form
dashboard
information systems
25. The process of fishing for patterns in the data using computing power because you really do not know what to look for.
affinity
sensitivity analysis
data mining
website authoring tools
26. Running development software such as Dreamweaver on your workstation. The major advantage is that it runs very fast when running locally.
gadgets
sensitivity analysis
form
client side development
27. A method for designing information systems. The life cycle proceeds through the following stages: an analysis of the current state - development of requirements - design of a solution - development from the design and finally to implementation or rol
payment (PMT) function
client side development
system development life cycle
dashboard
28. An analysis of the attractiveness of the industry in which the company operates.
theme
industry Analysis
gadgets
contribution margin
29. A cost that the business must pay whether or not they sell anything. Examples include rent - legal fees - development costs and so forth.
payment (PMT) function
cloud development
fixed cost
drill down
30. Similar to a template but without the placeholder text and images. A theme specifies formatting--layout - colors - and fonts
extract - transform - load (ETL)
theme
differentiate
singularity
31. A form of BI reporting with which we are most familiar-- summary reports distributed at regular intervals.
affinity
static reports
foreign key
scatterplot
32. 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.
33. Systems that manage day to day transactions of the business.
cloud development
site template
client side development
enterprise systems
34. Mini services that exist in the cloud and can be snapped into your webpage. For example - you can include a weather gadget.
template
fixed cost
affinity
gadgets
35. Suggests causality by plotting independent and dependent variables on the same graph.
drill down
bar graph
database
scatterplot
36. The organization of items on a page. For example - a 2up layout consists of two blocks of images and/or text.
layout
sensitivity analysis
site template
gadgets
37. A way to get information into database. Each field in the form corresponds to a field in the database table
form
camelback notation
startup costs
theme
38. A model report in which the theme is predefined. In some templates even some of the slides are already created. For example - the Pitchbook template includes a title slide - a table of contents slide - and a section heading slide.
foreign key
pie chart
form
template
39. 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.
finance charge
microfinance
latency
template
40. Programs that greatly simplify the process of building a website. Google Sites is the authoring tool that we will use.
differentiate
schematic report
website authoring tools
industry Analysis
41. A group of potential customers for a product or service. Segments are typically identified by demographics.
scatterplot
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
market segment
camelback notation
42. One or more fields that uniquely identify each record in the table
cloud development
primary key
data warehouse
dashboard
43. These are fixed costs associated with starting a business. Often refers to one time costs.
Pitchbook
theme
pie chart
startup costs
44. A high level management overview of the data--sometimes depicted using dials and needles similar to an automobile dashboard. In a car.
gadgets
dashboard
landscape orientation
bar graph
45. 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.
singularity
report
theme
drill down
46. The opposite of contrast. Layouts demonstrating affinity show subtle variations in color or brightness.
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
affinity
market segment
database integration
47. A cost that business incurs on each sale. For apps - the variable cost is the iTunes store commission.
variable cost
system development life cycle
analytical design
drill down
48. A database that consists of related tables and nothing but tables.
data warehouse
relational database
foreign key
differentiate
49. A way to categorize groups of people using age - income level - gender - education level - home ownership - and so forth.
business intelligence
PowerPoint presentation
enterprise resource planning
demographics
50. The delivery of accurate - useful information to the appropriate decision makers within the necessary fime frame to support effective decision making.
business intelligence
database integration
static reports
Pitchbook