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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A measure of how widely technology is spread throughout an organization






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






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






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






5. One billion bytes






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






7. One trillion bytes






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers






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






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






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






28. Executive management - Operationss - Systems Development - Support

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29. Database - files - records - fields - character






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






31. Laser - Ink-jet - Dot Matrix






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






33. 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.






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






35. Personal Productivity Applications - Workgroup Applications - Enterprise Applications






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






37. 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






38. One million bytes






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






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






41. A subset of a data warehouse






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






43. 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)






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






45. 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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. 1) Structure 2) Data