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1. Systems that manage day to day transactions of the business.
variable cost
enterprise systems
information systems
demographics
2. Compares discrete (distinct) categories on a common measure
database integration
bar graph
sensitivity analysis
PowerPoint presentation
3. Similar to a template but without the placeholder text and images. A theme specifies formatting--layout - colors - and fonts
scatterplot
theme
master
PowerPoint presentation
4. Programs that greatly simplify the process of building a website. Google Sites is the authoring tool that we will use.
website authoring tools
static reports
fixed cost
database
5. The cheapest way to start a business. It is just you doing business under another name. However - you are personally liable for business debts.
gadgets
Doing Business As (DBA) license
site template
singularity
6. 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.
SQL
template
form
theme
7. An analysis of how the calculation results vary with changes in the initial assumptions.
sensitivity analysis
latency
differentiate
SQL
8. Structured Query Language is the language used by most relational database management systems. It requires very little code to accopmlish powerful operations.
data mining
template
SQL
variable cost
9. 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.
10. A marketing term that refers to the ability of a brand to stand out from the crowd.
assumptions area
pie chart
primary key
differentiate
11. The amount of time between the occurrence of a transaction and the loading of that transaction's information into the business intellegence system.
contribution margin
relational database
latency
bar graph
12. A giant database that contains periodic dumps from many databases throughout the company. BI systems query the data warehouse to spot patterns and trends.
client side development
system development life cycle
data warehouse
sensitivity analysis
13. Describes how best to represent information
data mining
usibility
analytical design
camelback notation
14. Compares discrete categories on a common measure.
data warehouse
affinity
pie chart
database integration
15. A presentation primarily designed to be projected which combines brief text and graphics. Presentations use few words and large fonts for audience readability.
static reports
PowerPoint presentation
business intelligence
drill down
16. The process of fishing for patterns in the data using computing power because you really do not know what to look for.
fixed cost
startup costs
data mining
theme
17. Designing websites and applications to meet the needs of the user.
page template
information systems
variable cost
user centered design
18. Compares coninuous categories such as time on a common measure
page template
analytical design
line graph
PowerPoint presentation
19. A form of BI reporting with which we are most familiar-- summary reports distributed at regular intervals.
static reports
pivot table
dynamic reports
information systems
20. 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.
master
layout
data mining
affinity
21. A pre-built site with placeholder text - images - and a pre-selected theme. Site templates are the closest thing to an instant website.
scatterplot
site template
fixed cost
differentiate
22. Variable names created by capitalizing the first letter of each word and eliminating the spaces between words.
gadgets
camelback notation
theme
market segment
23. A visual query tool in excel that allows you to easily group and summarize data
pivot table
foreign key
report
page template
24. 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.
differentiate
database integration
dynamic reports
camelback notation
25. Make very small loans (typically under 500) to entrepreneurs in developing countries. Most Loans are repaid in six months to a year.
startup costs
pie chart
microfinance
theme
26. A high level management overview of the data--sometimes depicted using dials and needles similar to an automobile dashboard. In a car.
static reports
dashboard
dynamic reports
foreign key
27. The opposite of contrast. Layouts demonstrating affinity show subtle variations in color or brightness.
industry Analysis
affinity
startup costs
primary key
28. A PowerPoint template well suited for creating schematic reports because of its small font size and versatile layouts.
finance charge
Pitchbook
dashboard
cloud development
29. 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.
dynamic reports
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
demographics
dashboard
30. 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.
report
drill down
dynamic reports
site template
31. An analysis of the attractiveness of the industry in which the company operates.
database integration
industry Analysis
differentiate
PowerPoint presentation
32. Mini services that exist in the cloud and can be snapped into your webpage. For example - you can include a weather gadget.
dynamic reports
dashboard
sensitivity analysis
gadgets
33. The combination of people - information technology - and business processes to accomplish a business objective.
data mining
information systems
dynamic reports
enterprise resource planning
34. Printing horizontally rather than vertically on a piece of paper. The normal way to print is portrait or vertical orientation.
landscape orientation
form
differentiate
cloud development
35. Repear the primary key from the parent table in each corresponding record of the child table as a foreign key to link tables together
business intelligence
enterprise systems
foreign key
site template
36. These are fixed costs associated with starting a business. Often refers to one time costs.
line graph
system development life cycle
database
startup costs
37. A user-friendly way to get information into a database.
Pitchbook
theme
latency
form
38. A group of potential customers for a product or service. Segments are typically identified by demographics.
market segment
enterprise systems
payment (PMT) function
startup costs
39. Running development software such as Dreamweaver on your workstation. The major advantage is that it runs very fast when running locally.
startup costs
database integration
client side development
Pitchbook
40. One or more fields that uniquely identify each record in the table
primary key
dashboard
landscape orientation
theme
41. The process of analyzing data to spot trends and opportunities.
sensitivity analysis
business intelligence
Doing Business As (DBA) license
dynamic reports
42. A cost that the business must pay whether or not they sell anything. Examples include rent - legal fees - development costs and so forth.
database integration
fixed cost
differentiate
drill down
43. The delivery of accurate - useful information to the appropriate decision makers within the necessary fime frame to support effective decision making.
layout
pivot table
extract - transform - load (ETL)
business intelligence
44. 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
system development life cycle
analytical design
template
scatterplot
45. 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
report
latency
Porter's five forces
form
46. Usually the recommended way to start a small business. If the business goes under - you are not personally liable for the businesses debts.
enterprise systems
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
database
SQL
47. Describes how easy the system is to use and navigate
usibility
form
data mining
differentiate
48. Suggests causality by plotting independent and dependent variables on the same graph.
camelback notation
scatterplot
form
industry Analysis
49. The organization of items on a page. For example - a 2up layout consists of two blocks of images and/or text.
static reports
camelback notation
singularity
layout
50. Accessing development software that lives in the cloud. The major advantage is that the development process tends to be greatly simplified.
cloud development
dynamic reports
database integration
primary key