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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The process of capturing a company's collective expertise wherever it resides - and distributing it wherever it can help produce the biggest payoff






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






3. 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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. 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.






9. 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






10. One thousand bytes






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






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






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






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






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






16. Screen Size - Resolution - Dot Pitch






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






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






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






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






21. A subset of a data warehouse






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






23. Raw facts






24. 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






25. One million bytes






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






27. One billion bytes






28. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers






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






30. 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)






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






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






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






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






35. Collection of fields and group of related records






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






37. 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






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






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






40. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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