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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Laser - Ink-jet - Dot Matrix






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Computer programs that govern the operation of the computer






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






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






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






17. 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






18. Collection of related tables and other objects






19. Raw facts






20. Executive management - Operationss - Systems Development - Support

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






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






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






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






25. 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






26. 1) Structure 2) Data






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. Personal Productivity Applications - Workgroup Applications - Enterprise Applications






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






50. 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