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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
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1. 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






2. The extent to which technology permeates an area or department






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






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






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

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






8. A subset of a data warehouse






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






10. Raw facts






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






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






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






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






15. Laser - Ink-jet - Dot Matrix






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






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






18. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






24. Collection of fields and group of related records






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






26. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. Executive management - Operationss - Systems Development - Support

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






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






39. 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






40. 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






41. One million bytes






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






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






44. Personal Productivity Applications - Workgroup Applications - Enterprise Applications






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






46. One thousand bytes






47. 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)






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






49. 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






50. 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







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