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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
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1. The instructions and data that direct the computer to accomplish the task. It can refer to a single program or a package






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






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






4. 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






5. Specifies the factors that can lead to higher acceptance and usage of technology in an organization






6. Collection of fields and group of related records






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






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






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






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






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






12. Collection of related tables and other objects






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






14. 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






15. 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)






16. One trillion bytes






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






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






19. Raw facts






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

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






22. Database - files - records - fields - character






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






24. 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.






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






26. Screen Size - Resolution - Dot Pitch






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






28. One thousand bytes






29. One billion bytes






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






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






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






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






34. 1) Structure 2) Data






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






36. 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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers






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






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






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






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






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







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