Test your basic knowledge |

MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Software that allows users to explore data from a number of different perspectives. Top-down approach.






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






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






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






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






6. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers






7. Collection of fields and group of related records






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






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






10. Personal Productivity Applications - Workgroup Applications - Enterprise Applications






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






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






13. One trillion bytes






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






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






16. 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






17. Screen Size - Resolution - Dot Pitch






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






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






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






21. 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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


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






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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






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






37. 1) Structure 2) Data






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Laser - Ink-jet - Dot Matrix