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MIS: Management Information Systems
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The process of capturing a company's collective expertise wherever it resides - and distributing it wherever it can help produce the biggest payoff
DBA (database administration)
organization
gigabyte (GB)
knowledge management
2. Helps the user carry out a variety of tasks.
input devices
spplication software
competitive intelligience
data
3. How organizations plan for - implement - and handle change
technology acceptance model TAM
organizational change
hardware (types)
primary key in the main table
4. Collection of fields and group of related records
kegabyte (MB)
table
value of information
phases of performance measurement
5. 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
kilobyte (KB)
storage access methods
factors that lead firms to seek competitive advantage
systems software operating systems
6. Investigation - Analysis - Design - Implementation - Maintenance & review IADIM
business Intelligience
systems development stages
organization
table
7. Raw facts
monitors
input devices
data
hardware
8. The electronic transmission of signals for communications which enables organizations to carry out their processes and tasks
telecommunications
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)
monitors
foreign key in the related table
9. Alignment - Indentations: Left - Double - First - or hanging indent - Tabs - Line Spacing
Roles - Functions - and careers in 'IS'
primary key in the main table
paragraph level format
byte
10. Productivity= (Output/Input) * 100 OI - Return on Investment (ROI) - Earnings growth - Market Share - Customer Awareness and satisfaction - Total Cost of Ownership
Roles - Functions - and careers in 'IS'
phases of performance measurement
table
systems development stages
11. One thousand bytes
competitive advantage
kilobyte (KB)
business Intelligience
computer
12. Computer programs that govern the operation of the computer
value chain
organizational change
software
data
13. A subset of a data warehouse
kegabyte (MB)
printers
data mart
manipulating data
14. Executive management - Operationss - Systems Development - Support
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15. Includes hardware (the physical components) - software (the programs or lists of instructions)
computer
computer system
kegabyte (MB)
people
16. Field value is not necessarily unique - field value is required
Roles - Functions - and careers in 'IS'
data warehouse
technology acceptance model TAM
foreign key in the related table
17. The extent to which technology permeates an area or department
table
knowledge management
Roles - Functions - and careers in 'IS'
technology infusion
18. 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
phases of performance measurement
kegabyte (MB)
manipulating data
business Intelligience
19. Personal Productivity Applications - Workgroup Applications - Enterprise Applications
printers
kegabyte (MB)
DBA (database administration)
application software examples
20. Font: Font size (point size) - Font color - Bold Italicize Underline Strikethrough Superscript/ subscript
value chain
table
character level formats
storage access methods
21. The instructions and data that direct the computer to accomplish the task. It can refer to a single program or a package
software
application software examples
specification
architecture or configuration
22. What are the two most important components of personal computer hardware?
architecture or configuration
microprocessor (CPU) and the memory
information
data modeling key considerations
23. Major understandings and assumptions of a business or other organization
Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)
organizational culture
phases of performance measurement
ROM Read-Only Memory)
24. 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.
Database Management Systems
kegabyte (MB)
systems software operating systems
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)
25. The steps an organization takes to protect information sought by 'hostile' intelligence gatherers
system software
kilobyte (KB)
counterintelligience
SAN (Storage Area Networks)
26. An organized collection of facts and information - typically consisting of two or more related data files
database
hardware
systems development stages
organizational change
27. The design of the computer (what the computer consists of)
systems development
architecture or configuration
two parts of a table
RAM (Random Access Memory)
28. Permanent storage location for a set of instructions the computer uses.
document level formats
Performance
ROM Read-Only Memory)
table
29. A significant and (ideally) long-term benefit to a company over its competition
foreign key in the related table
organizational culture
competitive intelligience
competitive advantage
30. Helps the computer carry out it s basic operating tasks.
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)
foreign key in the related table
table
system software
31. The technology that provides high-speed connections between data-storage devices and computers over a network
record
paragraph level format
SAN (Storage Area Networks)
procedures
32. A series of activities that includes inbound logistics - warehouse & storage - production - finished product storage - outboun logistics - marketing & sales - and customer service
information
ROM Read-Only Memory)
application software examples
value chain
33. 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)
information system
systems development stages
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)
RAM (Random Access Memory)
34. Includes the strategies - policies - methods and rules for using the CBIS; procedures for operations - maintenance - security
data mining
gigabyte (GB)
procedures
stages in the use of 'IS'
35. Cost reduction and productivity - competitive advantage - and performance based management
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36. One billion bytes
hardware
gigabyte (GB)
organizational culture
manipulating data
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
kilobyte (KB)
knowledge management
microprocessor/CPU
paragraph level format
38. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers
hardware (output)
information system
computer
counterintelligience
39. The activity of creating new business systems or modifying existing business systems using internal or external resources
Roles - Functions - and careers in 'IS'
systems software operating systems
systems development
value chain
40. A measure of how widely technology is spread throughout an organization
technology acceptance model TAM
data
software
technology diffusion
41. Input devices - Output devices - Processing hardware - Storage devices
technology acceptance model TAM
hardware (types)
value of information
computer system
42. Computer equipment used to perform input - processing - and output activities
document level formats
hardware
specification
stages in the use of 'IS'
43. Used to evaluate the contributions (value & cost) of the IS
technology acceptance model TAM
data warehouse
Performance
gigabyte (GB)
44. Description of each entity; set of related field values (equals row in a database)
systems software operating systems
spplication software
record
storage access methods
45. A group of programs that manipulate the database and provide an interface between the database and its users and other application programs.
character level formats
Database Management Systems
printers
types of processing
46. It is directly linked to how it helps deciison makers achieve their organization's goals
value of information
procedures
DBA (database administration)
systems development stages
47. Temporary memory that is constantly changing while the computer is on.
monitors
database
RAM (Random Access Memory)
systems development stages
48. The most important element in most CBIS; includes those who manage - run - program - and maintain the system
people
information
database heirarchy (from biggest to smallest)
paragraph level format
49. A device that accepts input - Processes data - Stores data - Produces output
application software examples
computer
data modeling key considerations
technology diffusion
50. Specifies the factors that can lead to higher acceptance and usage of technology in an organization
technology acceptance model TAM
terabyte (TB)
factors that lead firms to seek competitive advantage
information system