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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A device that accepts input - Processes data - Stores data - Produces output






2. A subset of a data warehouse






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






4. 1) Structure 2) Data






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






6. Collection of related tables and other objects






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






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






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






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






11. Collection of fields and group of related records






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. Database - files - records - fields - character






26. Screen Size - Resolution - Dot Pitch






27. One thousand bytes






28. One million bytes






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






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






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. Laser - Ink-jet - Dot Matrix






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






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

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






36. Executive management - Operationss - Systems Development - Support

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






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






39. 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






40. 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






41. 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






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






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






44. 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






45. 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.






46. 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.






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






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






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






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