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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A significant and (ideally) long-term benefit to a company over its competition






2. 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)






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






4. Collection of fields and group of related records






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Database - files - records - fields - character






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. 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






24. 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






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






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






27. Computer programs that govern the operation of the computer






28. Collection of related tables and other objects






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






30. 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






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






32. 1) Structure 2) Data






33. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






40. One trillion bytes






41. 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






42. One million bytes






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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