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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
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1. A subset of a data warehouse






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






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






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






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






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. 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






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






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






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






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

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






13. 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.






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






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






16. One trillion bytes






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






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






19. 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






20. Screen Size - Resolution - Dot Pitch






21. 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






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






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






24. Executive management - Operationss - Systems Development - Support

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






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






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






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






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






30. One billion bytes






31. 1) Structure 2) Data






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






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






34. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers






35. 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)






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






37. 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






38. 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






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






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






41. The instructions and data that direct the computer to accomplish the task. It can refer to a single program or a package






42. 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)






43. Computer programs that govern the operation of the computer






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






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






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






47. One thousand bytes






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






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






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