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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers






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






3. One million bytes






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






10. One thousand bytes






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Screen Size - Resolution - Dot Pitch






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






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






30. Raw facts






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






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






33. 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






34. 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






35. 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






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






37. One trillion bytes






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






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






40. 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)






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






46. Collection of related tables and other objects






47. 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






48. Laser - Ink-jet - Dot Matrix






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






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