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Business Analyst

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Running development software such as Dreamweaver on your workstation. The major advantage is that it runs very fast when running locally.






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






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






4. A giant database that contains periodic dumps from many databases throughout the company. BI systems query the data warehouse to spot patterns and trends.






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






11. The idea that a brand's power depends on it's uniqueness






12. Accessing development software that lives in the cloud. The major advantage is that the development process tends to be greatly simplified.






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






14. Suggests causality by plotting independent and dependent variables on the same graph.






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Compares discrete categories on a common measure.






29. A visual query tool in excel that allows you to easily group and summarize data






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






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






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. Printing horizontally rather than vertically on a piece of paper. The normal way to print is portrait or vertical orientation.






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






35. Systems that manage day to day transactions of the business.






36. 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).






37. The opposite of contrast. Layouts demonstrating affinity show subtle variations in color or brightness.






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






39. The process of copying data from many databases throughout the enterprise into the datawarehouse






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






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






42. 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.






43. 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






44. Mini services that exist in the cloud and can be snapped into your webpage. For example - you can include a weather gadget.






45. 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.






46. Variable names created by capitalizing the first letter of each word and eliminating the spaces between words.






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






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






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






50. 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.