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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. Raw facts






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






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






5. Personal Productivity Applications - Workgroup Applications - Enterprise Applications






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






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






8. 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.






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

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10. 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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. 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.






16. Computer programs that govern the operation of the computer






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






23. One million bytes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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)






36. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers






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






38. 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)






39. Collection of fields and group of related records






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






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






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






43. A subset of a data warehouse






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






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






46. One billion bytes






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






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






49. Screen Size - Resolution - Dot Pitch






50. 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