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1. 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
SQL
line graph
report
business intelligence
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.
static reports
dynamic reports
gadgets
usibility
3. Make very small loans (typically under 500) to entrepreneurs in developing countries. Most Loans are repaid in six months to a year.
pivot table
drill down
microfinance
relational database
4. A pre-built site with placeholder text - images - and a pre-selected theme. Site templates are the closest thing to an instant website.
analytical design
site template
data warehouse
landscape orientation
5. A part of the spreadsheet - usually at the top - where the key variables are given their values.
client side development
fixed cost
assumptions area
affinity
6. Compares coninuous categories such as time on a common measure
usibility
line graph
extract - transform - load (ETL)
startup costs
7. A presentation primarily designed to be projected which combines brief text and graphics. Presentations use few words and large fonts for audience readability.
template
payment (PMT) function
finance charge
PowerPoint presentation
8. A high level management overview of the data--sometimes depicted using dials and needles similar to an automobile dashboard. In a car.
dashboard
Porter's five forces
database
schematic report
9. A collection of one or more related tables of data stored in rows and columns
extract - transform - load (ETL)
Doing Business As (DBA) license
foreign key
database
10. The largest systems of all. ERP systems tie together all aspects of the business from accounting to the shop floor.
fixed cost
dynamic reports
enterprise resource planning
business intelligence
11. An analysis of the attractiveness of the industry in which the company operates.
industry Analysis
website authoring tools
usibility
information systems
12. A cost that the business must pay whether or not they sell anything. Examples include rent - legal fees - development costs and so forth.
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
fixed cost
information systems
site template
13. Defines a set of background elements - colors - and fonts as well as a set of slide layouts.
business analyst
affinity
theme
camelback notation
14. Compares discrete categories on a common measure.
pie chart
bar graph
foreign key
client side development
15. The process of copying data from many databases throughout the enterprise into the datawarehouse
extract - transform - load (ETL)
enterprise systems
pivot table
master
16. These are fixed costs associated with starting a business. Often refers to one time costs.
startup costs
theme
form
Porter's five forces
17. 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
business analyst
Pitchbook
database integration
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
18. The amount of time between the occurrence of a transaction and the loading of that transaction's information into the business intellegence system.
Porter's five forces
latency
enterprise systems
contribution margin
19. Suggests causality by plotting independent and dependent variables on the same graph.
scatterplot
singularity
payment (PMT) function
enterprise resource planning
20. An unfortunate reuse of the word template
master
form
page template
PowerPoint presentation
21. Running development software such as Dreamweaver on your workstation. The major advantage is that it runs very fast when running locally.
system development life cycle
client side development
form
template
22. 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
website authoring tools
system development life cycle
differentiate
demographics
23. Similar to a template but without the placeholder text and images. A theme specifies formatting--layout - colors - and fonts
fixed cost
enterprise systems
theme
line graph
24. Designing websites and applications to meet the needs of the user.
site template
Doing Business As (DBA) license
user centered design
system development life cycle
25. Programs that greatly simplify the process of building a website. Google Sites is the authoring tool that we will use.
payment (PMT) function
usibility
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
website authoring tools
26. The combination of people - information technology - and business processes to accomplish a business objective.
contribution margin
sensitivity analysis
information systems
fixed cost
27. The process of fishing for patterns in the data using computing power because you really do not know what to look for.
camelback notation
primary key
data mining
startup costs
28. A cost that business incurs on each sale. For apps - the variable cost is the iTunes store commission.
pivot table
camelback notation
enterprise resource planning
variable cost
29. The opposite of contrast. Layouts demonstrating affinity show subtle variations in color or brightness.
affinity
theme
SQL
variable cost
30. Compares discrete (distinct) categories on a common measure
primary key
bar graph
report
layout
31. Printing horizontally rather than vertically on a piece of paper. The normal way to print is portrait or vertical orientation.
landscape orientation
finance charge
schematic report
client side development
32. 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.
affinity
master
relational database
database integration
33. One or more fields that uniquely identify each record in the table
primary key
fixed cost
user centered design
pivot table
34. 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
business analyst
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
business intelligence
35. A group of potential customers for a product or service. Segments are typically identified by demographics.
market segment
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
line graph
SQL
36. A visual query tool in excel that allows you to easily group and summarize data
Porter's five forces
pivot table
theme
bar graph
37. 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.
pivot table
drill down
database integration
market segment
38. A database that consists of related tables and nothing but tables.
sensitivity analysis
usibility
gadgets
relational database
39. 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.
template
sensitivity analysis
dashboard
camelback notation
40. The organization of items on a page. For example - a 2up layout consists of two blocks of images and/or text.
template
layout
client side development
form
41. Accessing development software that lives in the cloud. The major advantage is that the development process tends to be greatly simplified.
cloud development
singularity
dashboard
fixed cost
42. A form of BI reporting with which we are most familiar-- summary reports distributed at regular intervals.
schematic report
static reports
database integration
page template
43. Systems that manage day to day transactions of the business.
business analyst
assumptions area
extract - transform - load (ETL)
enterprise systems
44. A marketing term that refers to the ability of a brand to stand out from the crowd.
differentiate
market segment
contribution margin
information systems
45. A way to get information into database. Each field in the form corresponds to a field in the database table
theme
enterprise resource planning
page template
form
46. The delivery of accurate - useful information to the appropriate decision makers within the necessary fime frame to support effective decision making.
business intelligence
sensitivity analysis
template
data warehouse
47. Describes how best to represent information
Porter's five forces
report
Doing Business As (DBA) license
analytical design
48. What you make on every sale after subtracting variable costs.
theme
contribution margin
SQL
static reports
49. The process of analyzing data to spot trends and opportunities.
analytical design
static reports
business intelligence
singularity
50. Describes how easy the system is to use and navigate
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
usibility
camelback notation
theme