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Business Analyst

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1. An unfortunate reuse of the word template






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






3. A cost that business incurs on each sale. For apps - the variable cost is the iTunes store commission.






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






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






6. 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.






7. 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






8. 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.






9. Compares coninuous categories such as time on a common measure






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






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






12. An analysis of the attractiveness of the industry in which the company operates.






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






14. 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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15. 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






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






17. 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.






18. Usually the recommended way to start a small business. If the business goes under - you are not personally liable for the businesses debts.






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






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






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






22. 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.






23. Mini services that exist in the cloud and can be snapped into your webpage. For example - you can include a weather gadget.






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






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






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






27. A group of potential customers for a product or service. Segments are typically identified by demographics.






28. 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.






29. Compares discrete categories on a common measure.






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






31. 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






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






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






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






35. A way to get information into database. Each field in the form corresponds to a field in the database table






36. 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.






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






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






39. 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).






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






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






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






43. A way to categorize groups of people using age - income level - gender - education level - home ownership - and so forth.






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Variable names created by capitalizing the first letter of each word and eliminating the spaces between words.