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MIS: Management Information Systems

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






2. Personal Productivity Applications - Workgroup Applications - Enterprise Applications






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






10. One billion bytes






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






12. One thousand bytes






13. Laser - Ink-jet - Dot Matrix






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






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






16. 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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






28. One million bytes






29. 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






30. 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






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






32. Collection of related tables and other objects






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






34. A subset of a data warehouse






35. Executive management - Operationss - Systems Development - Support

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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






47. Screen Size - Resolution - Dot Pitch






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






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






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