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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The electronic transmission of signals for communications which enables organizations to carry out their processes and tasks






2. Investigation - Analysis - Design - Implementation - Maintenance & review IADIM






3. Font: Font size (point size) - Font color - Bold Italicize Underline Strikethrough Superscript/ subscript






4. A continuous process involving the legal and ethical collection of information about competitors - its analysis - and controlled dissemination of information to decision makers






5. It is directly linked to how it helps deciison makers achieve their organization's goals






6. An organized collection of facts and information - typically consisting of two or more related data files






7. The activity of creating new business systems or modifying existing business systems using internal or external resources






8. A device that accepts input - Processes data - Stores data - Produces output






9. Temporary memory that is constantly changing while the computer is on.






10. Permanent storage location for a set of instructions the computer uses.






11. Helps the computer carry out it s basic operating tasks.






12. Includes hardware (the physical components) - software (the programs or lists of instructions)






13. Includes the strategies - policies - methods and rules for using the CBIS; procedures for operations - maintenance - security






14. The process of capturing a company's collective expertise wherever it resides - and distributing it wherever it can help produce the biggest payoff






15. A subset of a data warehouse






16. Margins - paper size - paper orientation - vertical alignment






17. Gathering enough of the right information in a timely manner and usable form and analyzing it to have a positive impact on business strategy - tactics - or operations






18. The role of the database administrator (DBA) is to plan - design - create - operate - secure - monitor - and maintain databases






19. Describes the entity; an attribute or characteristic of the entity (equals column)






20. Multicore microprocessor: combines two or more independent processors into a single computer so they can share the workload - Parallel processing: A form of multiprocessing that speeds processing by linking several processors to operate at the same






21. Collection of facts organized in such a way that they have value beyond the facts themselves






22. Rivalry among existing competitors - threats of new entrants - threat of substitute produts and services - bargaining power of customers - bargaining power of suppliers (cost efficiency is generally not a motive for seeking competitive advantage)






23. 1) Structure 2) Data






24. What are the two most important components of personal computer hardware?






25. The technical detail about each component (how fast is the printer)






26. A measure of how widely technology is spread throughout an organization






27. The design of the computer (what the computer consists of)






28. Input devices - Output devices - Processing hardware - Storage devices






29. Perform common computer hardware functions - Provide a user interface - Manage system memory - Manage processing tasks - Provide networking capability - Control access to system resources - Manage files






30. How organizations plan for - implement - and handle change






31. One million bytes






32. Field value is not necessarily unique - field value is required






33. A database that collects business information from many sources in the enterprise - covering all aspects of the company's processes - products - and customers.






34. Description of each entity; set of related field values (equals row in a database)






35. Laser - Ink-jet - Dot Matrix






36. Database - files - records - fields - character






37. Major understandings and assumptions of a business or other organization






38. An information analysis tool that involves the automated discovery of patterns and relationships in a data warehouse. Bottom-up approach






39. Hand-held - Portable (Laptop - Notebook - Tablet) - Thin Client - Desktop - Workstation - Servers - Mainframes - Supercomputers






40. A method of storing data that generates extra bits of data from existing data - allowing the system to create a 'reconstruction map' so that if a hard drive fails - the system can rebuild lost data.






41. The extent to which technology permeates an area or department






42. The instructions and data that direct the computer to accomplish the task. It can refer to a single program or a package






43. Selecting: data manipulation that eliminates rows according to certain criteria - Projecting: data manipulation that eliminates columns in a table - Joining: data manipulation that combines two or more tables






44. Keyboard - Mouse - other pointing devices - wireless pointer - touch pad - track ball - microphone - digital camera - scanner - touch sensitive screens - bar-code sanners - optical data readers - Point-of-Sale (POS) Devices - Magnetic Ink Character R






45. Content:What data should be collected and at what cost? - Access: What data should be provided to which users and when? - Logical structure: How should data be arranged so it makes sense to a given user? - Physical organization: Where should data be






46. Used to evaluate the contributions (value & cost) of the IS






47. Eight bits is a byte. Each byte represents a unique character.






48. Computer equipment used to perform input - processing - and output activities






49. Collection of fields and group of related records






50. One thousand bytes