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1. A cost that business incurs on each sale. For apps - the variable cost is the iTunes store commission.
database integration
variable cost
microfinance
system development life cycle
2. A form of BI reporting with which we are most familiar-- summary reports distributed at regular intervals.
affinity
variable cost
static reports
system development life cycle
3. A PowerPoint template well suited for creating schematic reports because of its small font size and versatile layouts.
Pitchbook
Porter's five forces
microfinance
client side development
4. Suggests causality by plotting independent and dependent variables on the same graph.
market segment
enterprise resource planning
bar graph
scatterplot
5. The organization of items on a page. For example - a 2up layout consists of two blocks of images and/or text.
landscape orientation
demographics
layout
enterprise systems
6. The amount of time between the occurrence of a transaction and the loading of that transaction's information into the business intellegence system.
camelback notation
master
latency
report
7. The cheapest way to start a business. It is just you doing business under another name. However - you are personally liable for business debts.
enterprise systems
startup costs
Doing Business As (DBA) license
payment (PMT) function
8. A group of potential customers for a product or service. Segments are typically identified by demographics.
market segment
line graph
variable cost
business analyst
9. The delivery of accurate - useful information to the appropriate decision makers within the necessary fime frame to support effective decision making.
PowerPoint presentation
theme
variable cost
business intelligence
10. 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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11. The combination of people - information technology - and business processes to accomplish a business objective.
database integration
information systems
form
line graph
12. 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
report
finance charge
relational database
client side development
13. A high level management overview of the data--sometimes depicted using dials and needles similar to an automobile dashboard. In a car.
scatterplot
theme
dashboard
form
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
business analyst
scatterplot
client side development
microfinance
15. A part of the spreadsheet - usually at the top - where the key variables are given their values.
scatterplot
demographics
Porter's five forces
assumptions area
16. A database that consists of related tables and nothing but tables.
assumptions area
relational database
microfinance
form
17. Describes how best to represent information
business analyst
singularity
analytical design
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
18. 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.
drill down
database
usibility
enterprise resource planning
19. A visual query tool in excel that allows you to easily group and summarize data
variable cost
pivot table
fixed cost
Pitchbook
20. A way to get information into database. Each field in the form corresponds to a field in the database table
usibility
form
enterprise systems
Porter's five forces
21. Variable names created by capitalizing the first letter of each word and eliminating the spaces between words.
bar graph
pie chart
data mining
camelback notation
22. 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.
master
data mining
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
data warehouse
23. Programs that greatly simplify the process of building a website. Google Sites is the authoring tool that we will use.
site template
page template
pivot table
website authoring tools
24. Running development software such as Dreamweaver on your workstation. The major advantage is that it runs very fast when running locally.
scatterplot
client side development
template
layout
25. 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.
dynamic reports
finance charge
page template
data warehouse
26. 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).
payment (PMT) function
client side development
assumptions area
analytical design
27. A collection of one or more related tables of data stored in rows and columns
finance charge
database
theme
pivot table
28. Mini services that exist in the cloud and can be snapped into your webpage. For example - you can include a weather gadget.
gadgets
client side development
contribution margin
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
29. 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.
static reports
bar graph
contribution margin
schematic report
30. The largest systems of all. ERP systems tie together all aspects of the business from accounting to the shop floor.
data warehouse
foreign key
enterprise resource planning
website authoring tools
31. Describes how easy the system is to use and navigate
camelback notation
microfinance
contribution margin
usibility
32. Make very small loans (typically under 500) to entrepreneurs in developing countries. Most Loans are repaid in six months to a year.
system development life cycle
form
microfinance
primary key
33. The opposite of contrast. Layouts demonstrating affinity show subtle variations in color or brightness.
client side development
affinity
static reports
Doing Business As (DBA) license
34. Compares coninuous categories such as time on a common measure
line graph
camelback notation
usibility
Pitchbook
35. Usually the recommended way to start a small business. If the business goes under - you are not personally liable for the businesses debts.
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
foreign key
drill down
gadgets
36. The process of analyzing data to spot trends and opportunities.
usibility
bar graph
information systems
business intelligence
37. A marketing term that refers to the ability of a brand to stand out from the crowd.
page template
extract - transform - load (ETL)
differentiate
form
38. Systems that manage day to day transactions of the business.
site template
analytical design
enterprise systems
dashboard
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.
usibility
report
template
market segment
40. 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.
dynamic reports
theme
startup costs
data mining
41. The process of copying data from many databases throughout the enterprise into the datawarehouse
pie chart
business analyst
variable cost
extract - transform - load (ETL)
42. Defines a set of background elements - colors - and fonts as well as a set of slide layouts.
singularity
database integration
theme
industry Analysis
43. 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.
assumptions area
database integration
Porter's five forces
primary key
44. Printing horizontally rather than vertically on a piece of paper. The normal way to print is portrait or vertical orientation.
extract - transform - load (ETL)
bar graph
theme
landscape orientation
45. A giant database that contains periodic dumps from many databases throughout the company. BI systems query the data warehouse to spot patterns and trends.
database integration
master
data warehouse
variable cost
46. A presentation primarily designed to be projected which combines brief text and graphics. Presentations use few words and large fonts for audience readability.
market segment
relational database
PowerPoint presentation
master
47. What you make on every sale after subtracting variable costs.
dynamic reports
primary key
extract - transform - load (ETL)
contribution margin
48. A cost that the business must pay whether or not they sell anything. Examples include rent - legal fees - development costs and so forth.
line graph
dynamic reports
SQL
fixed cost
49. Designing websites and applications to meet the needs of the user.
dynamic reports
system development life cycle
form
user centered design
50. Accessing development software that lives in the cloud. The major advantage is that the development process tends to be greatly simplified.
microfinance
PowerPoint presentation
cloud development
data warehouse