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MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Collection of related tables and other objects






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






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






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






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






18. Computer programs that govern the operation of the computer






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






20. Laser - Ink-jet - Dot Matrix






21. 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






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






23. 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.






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






25. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers






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






27. 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






28. Collection of facts organized in such a way that they have value beyond the facts themselves






29. 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






30. 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)






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






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






33. Collection of fields and group of related records






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






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






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






37. One billion bytes






38. Raw facts






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






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






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






42. 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






43. Executive management - Operationss - Systems Development - Support

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






45. One trillion bytes






46. 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.






47. 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)






48. Screen Size - Resolution - Dot Pitch






49. 1) Structure 2) Data






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







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