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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
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1. Screen Size - Resolution - Dot Pitch






2. One billion bytes






3. 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






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






5. A series of activities that includes inbound logistics - warehouse & storage - production - finished product storage - outboun logistics - marketing & sales - and customer service






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






7. One thousand bytes






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






9. A subset of a data warehouse






10. 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






11. 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.






12. Laser - Ink-jet - Dot Matrix






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






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






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






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






17. The most important element in most CBIS; includes those who manage - run - program - and maintain the system






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






24. Software that allows users to explore data from a number of different perspectives. Top-down approach.






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






26. 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






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






28. Size - Cost - Number of Users - Performance - Integration - Vendor






29. 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






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






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






32. Personal Productivity Applications - Workgroup Applications - Enterprise Applications






33. Collection of fields and group of related records






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






35. 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)






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






37. 1) Structure 2) Data






38. Computer programs that govern the operation of the computer






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






40. 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)






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






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






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






44. Productivity= (Output/Input) * 100 OI - Return on Investment (ROI) - Earnings growth - Market Share - Customer Awareness and satisfaction - Total Cost of Ownership






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






46. One trillion bytes






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






48. 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






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






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

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