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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
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1. How organizations plan for - implement - and handle change






2. Collection of fields and group of related records






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Collection of related tables and other objects






13. A subset of a data warehouse






14. 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)






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






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






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






18. One thousand bytes






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






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






21. Screen Size - Resolution - Dot Pitch






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






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






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






25. 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






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






27. Raw facts






28. 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.






29. 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)






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers






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






41. One million bytes






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Computer programs that govern the operation of the computer







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