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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. How organizations plan for - implement - and handle change






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






3. 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.






4. 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






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






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






7. Laser - Ink-jet - Dot Matrix






8. 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






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






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






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






12. Database - files - records - fields - character






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






14. 1) Structure 2) Data






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






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






17. One million bytes






18. Screen Size - Resolution - Dot Pitch






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






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






21. Computer programs that govern the operation of the computer






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






23. A subset of a data warehouse






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






25. 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.






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






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






29. Collection of fields and group of related records






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






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






32. 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






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






34. 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)






35. Raw facts






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






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






38. Collection of related tables and other objects






39. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers






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






41. Executive management - Operationss - Systems Development - Support

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42. 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






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






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






45. One thousand bytes






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






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






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






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

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