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Business Analyst

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






2. 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






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






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






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






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






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






8. The cheapest way to start a business. It is just you doing business under another name. However - you are personally liable for business debts.






9. Compares discrete categories on a common measure.






10. 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.






11. Programs that greatly simplify the process of building a website. Google Sites is the authoring tool that we will use.






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






13. Similar to a template but without the placeholder text and images. A theme specifies formatting--layout - colors - and fonts






14. 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.






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






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






17. Running development software such as Dreamweaver on your workstation. The major advantage is that it runs very fast when running locally.






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






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






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






21. 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.






22. A presentation primarily designed to be projected which combines brief text and graphics. Presentations use few words and large fonts for audience readability.






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






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






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






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






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






28. Repear the primary key from the parent table in each corresponding record of the child table as a foreign key to link tables together






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.






30. An unfortunate reuse of the word template






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






32. A collection of one or more related tables of data stored in rows and columns






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. The amount of time between the occurrence of a transaction and the loading of that transaction's information into the business intellegence system.






41. 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






42. 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.






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






48. 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.


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






50. An analysis of how the calculation results vary with changes in the initial assumptions.