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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
PowerPoint presentation
template
assumptions area
contribution margin
2. A cost that business incurs on each sale. For apps - the variable cost is the iTunes store commission.
dashboard
variable cost
dynamic reports
information systems
3. The organization of items on a page. For example - a 2up layout consists of two blocks of images and/or text.
database integration
gadgets
layout
microfinance
4. These are fixed costs associated with starting a business. Often refers to one time costs.
market segment
foreign key
startup costs
extract - transform - load (ETL)
5. Describes how best to represent information
page template
analytical design
template
layout
6. A cost that the business must pay whether or not they sell anything. Examples include rent - legal fees - development costs and so forth.
startup costs
fixed cost
market segment
assumptions area
7. Compares discrete categories on a common measure.
pie chart
latency
system development life cycle
assumptions area
8. A collection of one or more related tables of data stored in rows and columns
dynamic reports
database
report
pivot table
9. The idea that a brand's power depends on it's uniqueness
form
camelback notation
database integration
singularity
10. Structured Query Language is the language used by most relational database management systems. It requires very little code to accopmlish powerful operations.
SQL
form
business analyst
contribution margin
11. A marketing term that refers to the ability of a brand to stand out from the crowd.
singularity
differentiate
assumptions area
pivot table
12. The opposite of contrast. Layouts demonstrating affinity show subtle variations in color or brightness.
industry Analysis
user centered design
fixed cost
affinity
13. The combination of people - information technology - and business processes to accomplish a business objective.
Pitchbook
foreign key
information systems
Porter's five forces
14. A visual query tool in excel that allows you to easily group and summarize data
theme
static reports
pivot table
business intelligence
15. Usually the recommended way to start a small business. If the business goes under - you are not personally liable for the businesses debts.
differentiate
theme
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
client side development
16. Defines a set of background elements - colors - and fonts as well as a set of slide layouts.
scatterplot
fixed cost
Porter's five forces
theme
17. A way to categorize groups of people using age - income level - gender - education level - home ownership - and so forth.
client side development
foreign key
demographics
user centered design
18. 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
business intelligence
theme
pivot table
system development life cycle
19. Programs that greatly simplify the process of building a website. Google Sites is the authoring tool that we will use.
site template
cloud development
website authoring tools
SQL
20. 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
industry Analysis
camelback notation
enterprise resource planning
21. The cheapest way to start a business. It is just you doing business under another name. However - you are personally liable for business debts.
contribution margin
usibility
site template
Doing Business As (DBA) license
22. A database that consists of related tables and nothing but tables.
data warehouse
business intelligence
relational database
client side development
23. An analysis of how the calculation results vary with changes in the initial assumptions.
PowerPoint presentation
database
sensitivity analysis
camelback notation
24. An unfortunate reuse of the word template
business intelligence
pie chart
page template
market segment
25. A high level management overview of the data--sometimes depicted using dials and needles similar to an automobile dashboard. In a car.
static reports
dynamic reports
Pitchbook
dashboard
26. Suggests causality by plotting independent and dependent variables on the same graph.
scatterplot
business intelligence
cloud development
database integration
27. A user-friendly way to get information into a database.
SQL
payment (PMT) function
form
schematic report
28. The delivery of accurate - useful information to the appropriate decision makers within the necessary fime frame to support effective decision making.
pivot table
dashboard
business intelligence
bar graph
29. Compares discrete (distinct) categories on a common measure
bar graph
database integration
analytical design
PowerPoint presentation
30. 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.
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31. 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
gadgets
bar graph
finance charge
32. A form of BI reporting with which we are most familiar-- summary reports distributed at regular intervals.
information systems
static reports
extract - transform - load (ETL)
microfinance
33. Similar to a template but without the placeholder text and images. A theme specifies formatting--layout - colors - and fonts
variable cost
theme
schematic report
microfinance
34. Accessing development software that lives in the cloud. The major advantage is that the development process tends to be greatly simplified.
drill down
dashboard
cloud development
form
35. Compares coninuous categories such as time on a common measure
enterprise systems
website authoring tools
line graph
master
36. Make very small loans (typically under 500) to entrepreneurs in developing countries. Most Loans are repaid in six months to a year.
gadgets
website authoring tools
microfinance
page template
37. 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
bar graph
camelback notation
report
primary key
38. One or more fields that uniquely identify each record in the table
SQL
data mining
primary key
demographics
39. The process of analyzing data to spot trends and opportunities.
client side development
business intelligence
camelback notation
foreign key
40. Mini services that exist in the cloud and can be snapped into your webpage. For example - you can include a weather gadget.
schematic report
database integration
gadgets
Pitchbook
41. A PowerPoint template well suited for creating schematic reports because of its small font size and versatile layouts.
business intelligence
Pitchbook
theme
assumptions area
42. A group of potential customers for a product or service. Segments are typically identified by demographics.
Doing Business As (DBA) license
PowerPoint presentation
market segment
startup costs
43. Printing horizontally rather than vertically on a piece of paper. The normal way to print is portrait or vertical orientation.
landscape orientation
Doing Business As (DBA) license
cloud development
differentiate
44. 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).
microfinance
master
dashboard
payment (PMT) function
45. The process of copying data from many databases throughout the enterprise into the datawarehouse
dynamic reports
extract - transform - load (ETL)
business analyst
line graph
46. The amount of time between the occurrence of a transaction and the loading of that transaction's information into the business intellegence system.
dashboard
drill down
system development life cycle
latency
47. 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.
theme
finance charge
SQL
cloud development
48. The process of fishing for patterns in the data using computing power because you really do not know what to look for.
Porter's five forces
page template
data mining
demographics
49. Variable names created by capitalizing the first letter of each word and eliminating the spaces between words.
differentiate
master
data warehouse
camelback notation
50. 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.
Pitchbook
master
form
PowerPoint presentation