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1. A way to get information into database. Each field in the form corresponds to a field in the database table
form
foreign key
SQL
business intelligence
2. The largest systems of all. ERP systems tie together all aspects of the business from accounting to the shop floor.
enterprise resource planning
camelback notation
singularity
site template
3. 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.
form
website authoring tools
schematic report
data mining
4. A PowerPoint template well suited for creating schematic reports because of its small font size and versatile layouts.
Pitchbook
payment (PMT) function
camelback notation
enterprise resource planning
5. Running development software such as Dreamweaver on your workstation. The major advantage is that it runs very fast when running locally.
demographics
payment (PMT) function
client side development
layout
6. The amount of time between the occurrence of a transaction and the loading of that transaction's information into the business intellegence system.
latency
scatterplot
theme
user centered design
7. One or more fields that uniquely identify each record in the table
assumptions area
differentiate
client side development
primary key
8. A part of the spreadsheet - usually at the top - where the key variables are given their values.
assumptions area
Doing Business As (DBA) license
master
primary key
9. The opposite of contrast. Layouts demonstrating affinity show subtle variations in color or brightness.
finance charge
enterprise systems
contribution margin
affinity
10. The process of copying data from many databases throughout the enterprise into the datawarehouse
Pitchbook
camelback notation
extract - transform - load (ETL)
form
11. An analysis of how the calculation results vary with changes in the initial assumptions.
master
contribution margin
sensitivity analysis
theme
12. Systems that manage day to day transactions of the business.
demographics
enterprise systems
startup costs
static reports
13. A presentation primarily designed to be projected which combines brief text and graphics. Presentations use few words and large fonts for audience readability.
PowerPoint presentation
data warehouse
SQL
static reports
14. The idea that a brand's power depends on it's uniqueness
usibility
data mining
industry Analysis
singularity
15. A database that consists of related tables and nothing but tables.
gadgets
landscape orientation
scatterplot
relational database
16. Similar to a template but without the placeholder text and images. A theme specifies formatting--layout - colors - and fonts
theme
pie chart
Porter's five forces
template
17. 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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18. The organization of items on a page. For example - a 2up layout consists of two blocks of images and/or text.
cloud development
fixed cost
template
layout
19. The combination of people - information technology - and business processes to accomplish a business objective.
analytical design
information systems
scatterplot
singularity
20. The process of fishing for patterns in the data using computing power because you really do not know what to look for.
microfinance
sensitivity analysis
dashboard
data mining
21. 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.
Doing Business As (DBA) license
system development life cycle
theme
database integration
22. These are fixed costs associated with starting a business. Often refers to one time costs.
landscape orientation
startup costs
pie chart
latency
23. Programs that greatly simplify the process of building a website. Google Sites is the authoring tool that we will use.
variable cost
pie chart
website authoring tools
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
24. A group of potential customers for a product or service. Segments are typically identified by demographics.
differentiate
relational database
scatterplot
market segment
25. Compares coninuous categories such as time on a common measure
market segment
differentiate
industry Analysis
line graph
26. Compares discrete (distinct) categories on a common measure
dynamic reports
bar graph
extract - transform - load (ETL)
drill down
27. A cost that business incurs on each sale. For apps - the variable cost is the iTunes store commission.
variable cost
Doing Business As (DBA) license
site template
scatterplot
28. Designing websites and applications to meet the needs of the user.
user centered design
demographics
extract - transform - load (ETL)
drill down
29. What you make on every sale after subtracting variable costs.
contribution margin
data warehouse
form
finance charge
30. A collection of one or more related tables of data stored in rows and columns
database
line graph
affinity
singularity
31. A form of BI reporting with which we are most familiar-- summary reports distributed at regular intervals.
static reports
business analyst
business intelligence
variable cost
32. Mini services that exist in the cloud and can be snapped into your webpage. For example - you can include a weather gadget.
line graph
pie chart
gadgets
camelback notation
33. Accessing development software that lives in the cloud. The major advantage is that the development process tends to be greatly simplified.
foreign key
cloud development
database integration
dashboard
34. Structured Query Language is the language used by most relational database management systems. It requires very little code to accopmlish powerful operations.
assumptions area
data mining
form
SQL
35. A high level management overview of the data--sometimes depicted using dials and needles similar to an automobile dashboard. In a car.
dashboard
drill down
system development life cycle
user centered design
36. The cheapest way to start a business. It is just you doing business under another name. However - you are personally liable for business debts.
business intelligence
template
Doing Business As (DBA) license
usibility
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.
dynamic reports
analytical design
data warehouse
report
38. 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
payment (PMT) function
report
landscape orientation
usibility
39. Compares discrete categories on a common measure.
landscape orientation
user centered design
pie chart
data warehouse
40. The delivery of accurate - useful information to the appropriate decision makers within the necessary fime frame to support effective decision making.
foreign key
page template
layout
business intelligence
41. 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
form
Pitchbook
business analyst
enterprise systems
42. Defines a set of background elements - colors - and fonts as well as a set of slide layouts.
dynamic reports
theme
layout
differentiate
43. 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.
report
Pitchbook
dynamic reports
bar graph
44. 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.
template
sensitivity analysis
extract - transform - load (ETL)
cloud development
45. 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.
payment (PMT) function
dynamic reports
data mining
master
46. Make very small loans (typically under 500) to entrepreneurs in developing countries. Most Loans are repaid in six months to a year.
microfinance
Doing Business As (DBA) license
finance charge
foreign key
47. 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
client side development
layout
microfinance
48. 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).
finance charge
payment (PMT) function
market segment
affinity
49. Describes how best to represent information
data mining
latency
analytical design
relational database
50. A visual query tool in excel that allows you to easily group and summarize data
gadgets
cloud development
pivot table
demographics