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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. Personal Productivity Applications - Workgroup Applications - Enterprise Applications






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






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






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

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5. 1) Structure 2) Data






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






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






8. Executive management - Operationss - Systems Development - Support

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






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






11. 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






12. Productivity= (Output/Input) * 100 OI - Return on Investment (ROI) - Earnings growth - Market Share - Customer Awareness and satisfaction - Total Cost of Ownership






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. A subset of a data warehouse






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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. Font: Font size (point size) - Font color - Bold Italicize Underline Strikethrough Superscript/ subscript






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






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






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






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






40. Screen Size - Resolution - Dot Pitch






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






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






43. 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)






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. One billion bytes






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






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