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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
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1. A group of programs that manipulate the database and provide an interface between the database and its users and other application programs.






2. One trillion bytes






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






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






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






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






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






8. Personal Productivity Applications - Workgroup Applications - Enterprise Applications






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


19. Raw facts






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. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers






22. 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






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






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






25. 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.






26. Collection of fields and group of related records






27. 1) Structure 2) Data






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Laser - Ink-jet - Dot Matrix






35. 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






36. One billion bytes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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.






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






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






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






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






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