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MIS: Management Information Systems
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A series of activities that includes inbound logistics - warehouse & storage - production - finished product storage - outboun logistics - marketing & sales - and customer service
table
database heirarchy (from biggest to smallest)
storage access methods
value chain
2. Executive management - Operationss - Systems Development - Support
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3. Field value is not necessarily unique - field value is required
input devices
foreign key in the related table
competitive intelligience
hardware
4. One trillion bytes
monitors
printers
terabyte (TB)
types of processing
5. Productivity= (Output/Input) * 100 OI - Return on Investment (ROI) - Earnings growth - Market Share - Customer Awareness and satisfaction - Total Cost of Ownership
organizational change
byte
phases of performance measurement
database
6. The electronic transmission of signals for communications which enables organizations to carry out their processes and tasks
data
knowledge management
telecommunications
foreign key in the related table
7. 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
organization
competitive intelligience
input devices
data mining
8. A subset of a data warehouse
procedures
manipulating data
computer
data mart
9. Size - Cost - Number of Users - Performance - Integration - Vendor
counterintelligience
selecting a DBMS
factors that lead firms to seek competitive advantage
paragraph level format
10. 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
business Intelligience
manipulating data
microprocessor/CPU
byte
11. Database - files - records - fields - character
database heirarchy (from biggest to smallest)
kegabyte (MB)
table
systems software operating systems
12. The instructions and data that direct the computer to accomplish the task. It can refer to a single program or a package
organizational change
software
Roles - Functions - and careers in 'IS'
document level formats
13. The extent to which technology permeates an area or department
technology infusion
monitors
technology diffusion
software
14. 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
microprocessor/CPU
ROM Read-Only Memory)
technology acceptance model TAM
selecting a DBMS
15. How organizations plan for - implement - and handle change
record
specification
organizational change
data warehouse
16. Raw facts
data
data mining
monitors
character level formats
17. Collection of fields and group of related records
architecture or configuration
table
specification
counterintelligience
18. Specifies the factors that can lead to higher acceptance and usage of technology in an organization
table
value of information
technology acceptance model TAM
telecommunications
19. 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.
storage access methods
SAN (Storage Area Networks)
Database Management Systems
byte
20. The role of the database administrator (DBA) is to plan - design - create - operate - secure - monitor - and maintain databases
terabyte (TB)
spplication software
DBA (database administration)
microprocessor (CPU) and the memory
21. One billion bytes
competitive intelligience
gigabyte (GB)
types of computers
database
22. Includes the strategies - policies - methods and rules for using the CBIS; procedures for operations - maintenance - security
selecting a DBMS
information
Performance
procedures
23. 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
data mining
manipulating data
types of computers
business Intelligience
24. One thousand bytes
RAM (Random Access Memory)
data mining
kilobyte (KB)
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)
25. The most important element in most CBIS; includes those who manage - run - program - and maintain the system
people
database
printers
data mining
26. A continuous process involving the legal and ethical collection of information about competitors - its analysis - and controlled dissemination of information to decision makers
competitive intelligience
database
DBA (database administration)
systems software operating systems
27. 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
paragraph level format
data modeling key considerations
stages in the use of 'IS'
software
28. Helps the user carry out a variety of tasks.
Roles - Functions - and careers in 'IS'
spplication software
Performance
types of processing
29. Hand-held - Portable (Laptop - Notebook - Tablet) - Thin Client - Desktop - Workstation - Servers - Mainframes - Supercomputers
types of computers
competitive advantage
database heirarchy (from biggest to smallest)
organizational culture
30. Input devices - Output devices - Processing hardware - Storage devices
hardware (types)
terabyte (TB)
field
storage access methods
31. 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)
information system
systems development stages
paragraph level format
gigabyte (GB)
32. An information analysis tool that involves the automated discovery of patterns and relationships in a data warehouse. Bottom-up approach
manipulating data
procedures
data mining
data
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.
information
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)
record
computer system
34. One million bytes
types of processing
storage access methods
byte
kegabyte (MB)
35. Major understandings and assumptions of a business or other organization
business Intelligience
hardware
organizational culture
hardware (output)
36. Investigation - Analysis - Design - Implementation - Maintenance & review IADIM
gigabyte (GB)
database
Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)
systems development stages
37. The activity of creating new business systems or modifying existing business systems using internal or external resources
Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)
Roles - Functions - and careers in 'IS'
system software
systems development
38. Temporary memory that is constantly changing while the computer is on.
RAM (Random Access Memory)
paragraph level format
database heirarchy (from biggest to smallest)
ROM Read-Only Memory)
39. What are the two most important components of personal computer hardware?
systems development stages
printers
ROM Read-Only Memory)
microprocessor (CPU) and the memory
40. Includes hardware (the physical components) - software (the programs or lists of instructions)
application software examples
computer system
hardware (output)
primary key in the main table
41. Screen Size - Resolution - Dot Pitch
two parts of a table
monitors
table
paragraph level format
42. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers
manipulating data
software
hardware (output)
ROM Read-Only Memory)
43. Describes the entity; an attribute or characteristic of the entity (equals column)
input devices
data mining
paragraph level format
field
44. Collection of related tables and other objects
Database Management Systems
database
procedures
technology infusion
45. 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
types of processing
data modeling key considerations
knowledge management
printers
46. A measure of how widely technology is spread throughout an organization
database
technology diffusion
SAN (Storage Area Networks)
competitive intelligience
47. Description of each entity; set of related field values (equals row in a database)
record
hardware (types)
microprocessor/CPU
Roles - Functions - and careers in 'IS'
48. Helps the computer carry out it s basic operating tasks.
software
technology acceptance model TAM
system software
printers
49. 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)
factors that lead firms to seek competitive advantage
document level formats
systems development stages
types of processing
50. The technology that provides high-speed connections between data-storage devices and computers over a network
SAN (Storage Area Networks)
data modeling key considerations
hardware (types)
spplication software