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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • 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. Helps the user carry out a variety of tasks.






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






4. Collection of fields and group of related records






5. 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






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






7. Raw facts






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






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






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






11. One thousand bytes






12. Computer programs that govern the operation of the computer






13. A subset of a data warehouse






14. Executive management - Operationss - Systems Development - Support

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






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






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






18. 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






19. Personal Productivity Applications - Workgroup Applications - Enterprise Applications






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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)






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






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

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36. One billion bytes






37. 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






38. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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