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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A part of the spreadsheet - usually at the top - where the key variables are given their values.
assumptions area
line graph
differentiate
pivot table
2. A giant database that contains periodic dumps from many databases throughout the company. BI systems query the data warehouse to spot patterns and trends.
dynamic reports
data warehouse
client side development
enterprise resource planning
3. The combination of people - information technology - and business processes to accomplish a business objective.
variable cost
industry Analysis
data mining
information systems
4. 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.
extract - transform - load (ETL)
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
scatterplot
drill down
5. An analysis of the attractiveness of the industry in which the company operates.
industry Analysis
assumptions area
business analyst
business intelligence
6. A marketing term that refers to the ability of a brand to stand out from the crowd.
market segment
camelback notation
theme
differentiate
7. The process of analyzing data to spot trends and opportunities.
business intelligence
singularity
page template
dashboard
8. Variable names created by capitalizing the first letter of each word and eliminating the spaces between words.
information systems
dashboard
camelback notation
landscape orientation
9. The opposite of contrast. Layouts demonstrating affinity show subtle variations in color or brightness.
data mining
usibility
camelback notation
affinity
10. The largest systems of all. ERP systems tie together all aspects of the business from accounting to the shop floor.
demographics
user centered design
foreign key
enterprise resource planning
11. A way to get information into database. Each field in the form corresponds to a field in the database table
form
dynamic reports
business analyst
theme
12. 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.
microfinance
finance charge
demographics
dynamic reports
13. Systems that manage day to day transactions of the business.
theme
information systems
variable cost
enterprise systems
14. What you make on every sale after subtracting variable costs.
report
site template
contribution margin
database integration
15. 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.
latency
master
database integration
affinity
16. An unfortunate reuse of the word template
primary key
page template
differentiate
Porter's five forces
17. A cost that business incurs on each sale. For apps - the variable cost is the iTunes store commission.
site template
page template
client side development
variable cost
18. Repear the primary key from the parent table in each corresponding record of the child table as a foreign key to link tables together
enterprise systems
foreign key
business analyst
information systems
19. Accessing development software that lives in the cloud. The major advantage is that the development process tends to be greatly simplified.
cloud development
pie chart
contribution margin
sensitivity analysis
20. A way to categorize groups of people using age - income level - gender - education level - home ownership - and so forth.
demographics
SQL
database
landscape orientation
21. Running development software such as Dreamweaver on your workstation. The major advantage is that it runs very fast when running locally.
database integration
variable cost
line graph
client side development
22. Designing websites and applications to meet the needs of the user.
microfinance
user centered design
Doing Business As (DBA) license
form
23. 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
template
database integration
dynamic reports
24. A cost that the business must pay whether or not they sell anything. Examples include rent - legal fees - development costs and so forth.
scatterplot
microfinance
fixed cost
sensitivity analysis
25. The cheapest way to start a business. It is just you doing business under another name. However - you are personally liable for business debts.
differentiate
dynamic reports
microfinance
Doing Business As (DBA) license
26. Printing horizontally rather than vertically on a piece of paper. The normal way to print is portrait or vertical orientation.
landscape orientation
industry Analysis
usibility
page template
27. Suggests causality by plotting independent and dependent variables on the same graph.
business intelligence
bar graph
Pitchbook
scatterplot
28. One or more fields that uniquely identify each record in the table
form
primary key
template
gadgets
29. Programs that greatly simplify the process of building a website. Google Sites is the authoring tool that we will use.
cloud development
system development life cycle
information systems
website authoring tools
30. Compares coninuous categories such as time on a common measure
site template
variable cost
database integration
line graph
31. Compares discrete categories on a common measure.
pie chart
cloud development
schematic report
enterprise systems
32. Mini services that exist in the cloud and can be snapped into your webpage. For example - you can include a weather gadget.
theme
industry Analysis
bar graph
gadgets
33. These are fixed costs associated with starting a business. Often refers to one time costs.
layout
startup costs
analytical design
form
34. Usually the recommended way to start a small business. If the business goes under - you are not personally liable for the businesses debts.
latency
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
database integration
pivot table
35. 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.
contribution margin
database integration
singularity
master
36. A pre-built site with placeholder text - images - and a pre-selected theme. Site templates are the closest thing to an instant website.
latency
site template
analytical design
fixed cost
37. Describes how best to represent information
scatterplot
payment (PMT) function
analytical design
theme
38. Defines a set of background elements - colors - and fonts as well as a set of slide layouts.
data warehouse
demographics
theme
industry Analysis
39. The amount of time between the occurrence of a transaction and the loading of that transaction's information into the business intellegence system.
theme
analytical design
contribution margin
latency
40. Describes how easy the system is to use and navigate
user centered design
master
usibility
report
41. A high level management overview of the data--sometimes depicted using dials and needles similar to an automobile dashboard. In a car.
affinity
form
template
dashboard
42. A database that consists of related tables and nothing but tables.
relational database
cloud development
report
drill down
43. The idea that a brand's power depends on it's uniqueness
pivot table
singularity
demographics
website authoring tools
44. Make very small loans (typically under 500) to entrepreneurs in developing countries. Most Loans are repaid in six months to a year.
microfinance
singularity
PowerPoint presentation
relational database
45. Structured Query Language is the language used by most relational database management systems. It requires very little code to accopmlish powerful operations.
gadgets
SQL
data warehouse
template
46. Similar to a template but without the placeholder text and images. A theme specifies formatting--layout - colors - and fonts
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
cloud development
payment (PMT) function
theme
47. A user-friendly way to get information into a database.
form
schematic report
singularity
enterprise resource planning
48. A collection of one or more related tables of data stored in rows and columns
database
gadgets
scatterplot
report
49. 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.
landscape orientation
startup costs
schematic report
enterprise resource planning
50. 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
enterprise resource planning
business analyst
form
microfinance