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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Field value is not necessarily unique - field value is required






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






3. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers






4. Computer programs that govern the operation of the computer






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






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






7. One million bytes






8. One billion bytes






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






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






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






12. Screen Size - Resolution - Dot Pitch






13. 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.






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






15. A subset of a data warehouse






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






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






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






19. Raw facts






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






21. 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)






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






23. 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






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






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






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






27. One trillion bytes






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






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






30. 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






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






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

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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. Major understandings and assumptions of a business or other organization






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Database - files - records - fields - character






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






49. Executive management - Operationss - Systems Development - Support

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