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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An information analysis tool that involves the automated discovery of patterns and relationships in a data warehouse. Bottom-up approach






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






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






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






5. A subset of a data warehouse






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






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






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






9. 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






10. 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






11. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers






12. Computer programs that govern the operation of the computer






13. Collection of fields and group of related records






14. One thousand bytes






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. One billion bytes






22. 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.






23. 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






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






25. 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






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






27. 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






28. Laser - Ink-jet - Dot Matrix






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






40. Database - files - records - fields - character






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






42. One million bytes






43. Raw facts






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






45. 1) Structure 2) Data






46. Collection of related tables and other objects






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






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






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






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