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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
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1. Input devices - Output devices - Processing hardware - Storage devices






2. 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






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






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






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






6. 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.






7. 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






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






9. Database - files - records - fields - character






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






11. Collection of fields and group of related records






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






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






14. 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)






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






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






17. One billion bytes






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

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19. 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.






20. One thousand bytes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






38. Laser - Ink-jet - Dot Matrix






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. Raw facts






45. 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






46. Collection of related tables and other objects






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






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






49. Personal Productivity Applications - Workgroup Applications - Enterprise Applications






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







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