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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
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1. Font: Font size (point size) - Font color - Bold Italicize Underline Strikethrough Superscript/ subscript






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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. Personal Productivity Applications - Workgroup Applications - Enterprise Applications






9. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers






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






11. Raw facts






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






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






14. A subset of a data warehouse






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






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






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






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






19. Laser - Ink-jet - Dot Matrix






20. 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






21. Collection of related tables and other objects






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






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






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

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






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






27. 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






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






29. One trillion bytes






30. Database - files - records - fields - character






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






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






34. 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






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






36. 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)






37. Collection of fields and group of related records






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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)






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. 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