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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How organizations plan for - implement - and handle change






2. Executive management - Operationss - Systems Development - Support

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

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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. One trillion bytes






6. 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






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






8. A subset of a data warehouse






9. One million bytes






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






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






12. Collection of related tables and other objects






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






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






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






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






17. Screen Size - Resolution - Dot Pitch






18. Laser - Ink-jet - Dot Matrix






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






20. Personal Productivity Applications - Workgroup Applications - Enterprise Applications






21. One billion bytes






22. Database - files - records - fields - character






23. 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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






29. 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.






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






31. 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






32. 1) Structure 2) Data






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Collection of fields and group of related records






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






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






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






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






46. 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)






47. 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






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






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






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