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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
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1. 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






2. Sequential Access:The retrieval method in which data must be accessed in the order in which it is stored. (tape drives) - Direct Access: The retrieval method in which data can be retrieved without the need to read and discard other data.






3. Cost reduction and productivity - competitive advantage - and performance based management

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4. A subset of a data warehouse






5. Helps the user carry out a variety of tasks.






6. Screen Size - Resolution - Dot Pitch






7. Executive management - Operationss - Systems Development - Support

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8. One thousand bytes






9. A set of interrelated components that collect - manipulate - store - and disseminate data and information and provide feedback to meet an objective (THIS PROCESS COULD BE MANUAL OR COMPUTERIZED)






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






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






12. The electronic transmission of signals for communications which enables organizations to carry out their processes and tasks






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






14. Alignment - Indentations: Left - Double - First - or hanging indent - Tabs - Line Spacing






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






16. 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)






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. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers






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






20. 1) Structure 2) Data






21. Personal Productivity Applications - Workgroup Applications - Enterprise Applications






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






23. 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






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






25. A significant and (ideally) long-term benefit to a company over its competition






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






27. 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






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






29. Field value must be unique - field value is required






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






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






32. The technology that provides high-speed connections between data-storage devices and computers over a network






33. A group of programs that manipulate the database and provide an interface between the database and its users and other application programs.






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






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






36. One trillion bytes






37. Computer programs that govern the operation of the computer






38. The steps an organization takes to protect information sought by 'hostile' intelligence gatherers






39. Collection of fields and group of related records






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






41. 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






42. 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






43. Collection of related tables and other objects






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






45. An integrated circuit or chip on the main circuit board inside the computer. It is made up of: Arithmetic/logic unit (ALU) - Control unit - Its speed is determined by: Clock Speed/Machine cycle - Word size or Wordlength






46. Database - files - records - fields - character






47. A formal collection of people and other resources established to accomplish a set of goals






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






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






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







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