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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. Database - files - records - fields - character






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






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






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






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






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






7. 1) Structure 2) Data






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Executive management - Operationss - Systems Development - Support

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






18. Personal Productivity Applications - Workgroup Applications - Enterprise Applications






19. Raw facts






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






21. 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






22. A subset of a data warehouse






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






24. 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






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






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






27. 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






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

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29. Laser - Ink-jet - Dot Matrix






30. 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






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






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






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






34. Collection of fields and group of related records






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






36. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers






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






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






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






40. Collection of related tables and other objects






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






42. 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






43. One billion bytes






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






45. Computer programs that govern the operation of the computer






46. Screen Size - Resolution - Dot Pitch






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






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






49. 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






50. One million bytes