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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. 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






2. 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)






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






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






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






6. One thousand bytes






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






8. 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






9. Executive management - Operationss - Systems Development - Support

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






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






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






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






14. A subset of a data warehouse






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






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






17. 1) Structure 2) Data






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






19. Collection of related tables and other objects






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






35. One trillion bytes






36. 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






37. Raw facts






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






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






40. 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






41. One million bytes






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. One billion bytes






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






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