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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
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1. What are the two most important components of personal computer hardware?






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






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






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






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






6. One billion bytes






7. Screen Size - Resolution - Dot Pitch






8. Laser - Ink-jet - Dot Matrix






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






10. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers






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






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






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






14. Database - files - records - fields - character






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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)






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






24. Executive management - Operationss - Systems Development - Support

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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. 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






38. One million bytes






39. Collection of related tables and other objects






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. How organizations plan for - implement - and handle change






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






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






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






45. Collection of fields and group of related records






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






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






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






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






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