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1. 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).
assumptions area
payment (PMT) function
fixed cost
affinity
2. 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.
template
contribution margin
dynamic reports
client side development
3. A visual query tool in excel that allows you to easily group and summarize data
page template
assumptions area
database integration
pivot table
4. Programs that greatly simplify the process of building a website. Google Sites is the authoring tool that we will use.
gadgets
website authoring tools
system development life cycle
form
5. A presentation primarily designed to be projected which combines brief text and graphics. Presentations use few words and large fonts for audience readability.
information systems
analytical design
PowerPoint presentation
scatterplot
6. A cost that the business must pay whether or not they sell anything. Examples include rent - legal fees - development costs and so forth.
fixed cost
pie chart
database integration
template
7. Usually the recommended way to start a small business. If the business goes under - you are not personally liable for the businesses debts.
contribution margin
information systems
assumptions area
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
8. A cost that business incurs on each sale. For apps - the variable cost is the iTunes store commission.
differentiate
payment (PMT) function
variable cost
microfinance
9. A way to get information into database. Each field in the form corresponds to a field in the database table
scatterplot
SQL
contribution margin
form
10. 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.
singularity
theme
finance charge
affinity
11. Compares discrete (distinct) categories on a common measure
sensitivity analysis
bar graph
microfinance
dynamic reports
12. A database that consists of related tables and nothing but tables.
enterprise resource planning
Pitchbook
relational database
report
13. A marketing term that refers to the ability of a brand to stand out from the crowd.
differentiate
enterprise resource planning
pie chart
report
14. 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
Porter's five forces
schematic report
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
business analyst
15. A way to categorize groups of people using age - income level - gender - education level - home ownership - and so forth.
demographics
dynamic reports
form
contribution margin
16. A PowerPoint template well suited for creating schematic reports because of its small font size and versatile layouts.
business intelligence
Pitchbook
system development life cycle
analytical design
17. Printing horizontally rather than vertically on a piece of paper. The normal way to print is portrait or vertical orientation.
landscape orientation
Pitchbook
pie chart
bar graph
18. The process of analyzing data to spot trends and opportunities.
database
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
PowerPoint presentation
business intelligence
19. Describes how best to represent information
Porter's five forces
system development life cycle
scatterplot
analytical design
20. Similar to a template but without the placeholder text and images. A theme specifies formatting--layout - colors - and fonts
page template
business intelligence
theme
website authoring tools
21. A part of the spreadsheet - usually at the top - where the key variables are given their values.
demographics
market segment
gadgets
assumptions area
22. What you make on every sale after subtracting variable costs.
website authoring tools
user centered design
contribution margin
page template
23. 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.
schematic report
singularity
enterprise resource planning
Pitchbook
24. Mini services that exist in the cloud and can be snapped into your webpage. For example - you can include a weather gadget.
market segment
gadgets
information systems
enterprise resource planning
25. A group of potential customers for a product or service. Segments are typically identified by demographics.
industry Analysis
market segment
scatterplot
camelback notation
26. Compares coninuous categories such as time on a common measure
line graph
information systems
bar graph
report
27. A form of BI reporting with which we are most familiar-- summary reports distributed at regular intervals.
theme
singularity
static reports
business analyst
28. An analysis of the attractiveness of the industry in which the company operates.
foreign key
affinity
report
industry Analysis
29. A user-friendly way to get information into a database.
form
contribution margin
business intelligence
market segment
30. Compares discrete categories on a common measure.
pie chart
affinity
pivot table
enterprise systems
31. Running development software such as Dreamweaver on your workstation. The major advantage is that it runs very fast when running locally.
assumptions area
dashboard
client side development
gadgets
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.
dashboard
drill down
template
dynamic reports
33. 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.
variable cost
Pitchbook
pie chart
database integration
34. One or more fields that uniquely identify each record in the table
primary key
microfinance
report
business analyst
35. The process of fishing for patterns in the data using computing power because you really do not know what to look for.
startup costs
data mining
drill down
master
36. 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
market segment
system development life cycle
theme
enterprise systems
37. 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.
line graph
database integration
system development life cycle
master
38. The amount of time between the occurrence of a transaction and the loading of that transaction's information into the business intellegence system.
assumptions area
client side development
latency
business intelligence
39. The largest systems of all. ERP systems tie together all aspects of the business from accounting to the shop floor.
template
camelback notation
system development life cycle
enterprise resource planning
40. Defines a set of background elements - colors - and fonts as well as a set of slide layouts.
fixed cost
theme
relational database
variable cost
41. The opposite of contrast. Layouts demonstrating affinity show subtle variations in color or brightness.
singularity
contribution margin
affinity
enterprise systems
42. These are fixed costs associated with starting a business. Often refers to one time costs.
data warehouse
startup costs
demographics
template
43. Make very small loans (typically under 500) to entrepreneurs in developing countries. Most Loans are repaid in six months to a year.
microfinance
finance charge
website authoring tools
foreign key
44. The organization of items on a page. For example - a 2up layout consists of two blocks of images and/or text.
layout
static reports
microfinance
pie chart
45. A pre-built site with placeholder text - images - and a pre-selected theme. Site templates are the closest thing to an instant website.
enterprise systems
form
variable cost
site template
46. 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
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
market segment
report
47. The delivery of accurate - useful information to the appropriate decision makers within the necessary fime frame to support effective decision making.
business intelligence
bar graph
enterprise resource planning
database
48. Variable names created by capitalizing the first letter of each word and eliminating the spaces between words.
website authoring tools
page template
finance charge
camelback notation
49. Repear the primary key from the parent table in each corresponding record of the child table as a foreign key to link tables together
startup costs
system development life cycle
foreign key
drill down
50. An unfortunate reuse of the word template
foreign key
usibility
page template
template