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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
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1. A series of activities that includes inbound logistics - warehouse & storage - production - finished product storage - outboun logistics - marketing & sales - and customer service






2. Executive management - Operationss - Systems Development - Support

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






4. One trillion bytes






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






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






7. 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






8. A subset of a data warehouse






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






10. 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






11. Database - files - records - fields - character






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






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






14. 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






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






16. Raw facts






17. Collection of fields and group of related records






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






19. 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.






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






21. One billion bytes






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






23. 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






24. One thousand bytes






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






26. A continuous process involving the legal and ethical collection of information about competitors - its analysis - and controlled dissemination of information to decision makers






27. 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






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






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






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






31. 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)






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






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. One million bytes






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






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






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






38. Temporary memory that is constantly changing while the computer is on.






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






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






41. Screen Size - Resolution - Dot Pitch






42. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers






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






44. Collection of related tables and other objects






45. 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






46. A measure of how widely technology is spread throughout an organization






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






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






49. 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)






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