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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
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1. The extent to which technology permeates an area or department






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






3. 1) Structure 2) Data






4. Computer programs that govern the operation of the computer






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






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






8. Screen Size - Resolution - Dot Pitch






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. Raw facts






17. One thousand bytes






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






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






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






21. 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






22. One million bytes






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






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






25. Executive management - Operationss - Systems Development - Support

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






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






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






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






30. Database - files - records - fields - character






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






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






33. 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






34. One trillion bytes






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






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






37. A subset of a data warehouse






38. 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.






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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