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MIS: Management Information Systems
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business-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Field value is not necessarily unique - field value is required
document level formats
competitive advantage
monitors
foreign key in the related table
2. The design of the computer (what the computer consists of)
technology acceptance model TAM
printers
record
architecture or configuration
3. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers
SAN (Storage Area Networks)
procedures
field
hardware (output)
4. Computer programs that govern the operation of the computer
data mart
information system
value of information
software
5. Font: Font size (point size) - Font color - Bold Italicize Underline Strikethrough Superscript/ subscript
software
selecting a DBMS
character level formats
information
6. Used to evaluate the contributions (value & cost) of the IS
database
knowledge management
Performance
Database Management Systems
7. One million bytes
kegabyte (MB)
Performance
terabyte (TB)
document level formats
8. One billion bytes
software
document level formats
gigabyte (GB)
primary key in the main table
9. Margins - paper size - paper orientation - vertical alignment
document level formats
kegabyte (MB)
technology acceptance model TAM
information
10. Field value must be unique - field value is required
data
selecting a DBMS
monitors
primary key in the main table
11. Productivity= (Output/Input) * 100 OI - Return on Investment (ROI) - Earnings growth - Market Share - Customer Awareness and satisfaction - Total Cost of Ownership
phases of performance measurement
stages in the use of 'IS'
input devices
byte
12. Screen Size - Resolution - Dot Pitch
technology diffusion
computer system
monitors
competitive advantage
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.
gigabyte (GB)
application software examples
storage access methods
kegabyte (MB)
14. It is directly linked to how it helps deciison makers achieve their organization's goals
value of information
ROM Read-Only Memory)
manipulating data
two parts of a table
15. A subset of a data warehouse
telecommunications
value chain
data mart
foreign key in the related table
16. A measure of how widely technology is spread throughout an organization
technology diffusion
microprocessor (CPU) and the memory
database heirarchy (from biggest to smallest)
people
17. Computer equipment used to perform input - processing - and output activities
paragraph level format
hardware
field
system software
18. Alignment - Indentations: Left - Double - First - or hanging indent - Tabs - Line Spacing
organization
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)
Performance
paragraph level format
19. Raw facts
data
phases of performance measurement
architecture or configuration
character level formats
20. Helps the user carry out a variety of tasks.
competitive intelligience
input devices
byte
spplication software
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)
Performance
organization
manipulating data
factors that lead firms to seek competitive advantage
22. The extent to which technology permeates an area or department
selecting a DBMS
technology infusion
table
Performance
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
business Intelligience
two parts of a table
manipulating data
information
24. How organizations plan for - implement - and handle change
information
record
byte
organizational change
25. Investigation - Analysis - Design - Implementation - Maintenance & review IADIM
value chain
software
systems development stages
database
26. The technology that provides high-speed connections between data-storage devices and computers over a network
two parts of a table
SAN (Storage Area Networks)
primary key in the main table
organization
27. One trillion bytes
terabyte (TB)
document level formats
value chain
ROM Read-Only Memory)
28. What are the two most important components of personal computer hardware?
character level formats
factors that lead firms to seek competitive advantage
software
microprocessor (CPU) and the memory
29. The process of capturing a company's collective expertise wherever it resides - and distributing it wherever it can help produce the biggest payoff
knowledge management
monitors
counterintelligience
competitive advantage
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
technology infusion
systems software operating systems
value of information
database heirarchy (from biggest to smallest)
31. Temporary memory that is constantly changing while the computer is on.
technology acceptance model TAM
architecture or configuration
software
RAM (Random Access Memory)
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)
types of processing
information system
hardware (output)
selecting a DBMS
34. Major understandings and assumptions of a business or other organization
procedures
organizational culture
Roles - Functions - and careers in 'IS'
software
35. A device that accepts input - Processes data - Stores data - Produces output
field
Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)
procedures
computer
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
system software
input devices
business Intelligience
factors that lead firms to seek competitive advantage
37. Includes the strategies - policies - methods and rules for using the CBIS; procedures for operations - maintenance - security
competitive intelligience
microprocessor (CPU) and the memory
competitive advantage
procedures
38. Size - Cost - Number of Users - Performance - Integration - Vendor
selecting a DBMS
monitors
architecture or configuration
computer
39. A continuous process involving the legal and ethical collection of information about competitors - its analysis - and controlled dissemination of information to decision makers
competitive intelligience
field
gigabyte (GB)
factors that lead firms to seek competitive advantage
40. The electronic transmission of signals for communications which enables organizations to carry out their processes and tasks
telecommunications
data warehouse
table
SAN (Storage Area Networks)
41. Includes hardware (the physical components) - software (the programs or lists of instructions)
data mining
computer system
kilobyte (KB)
procedures
42. A group of programs that manipulate the database and provide an interface between the database and its users and other application programs.
knowledge management
microprocessor/CPU
application software examples
Database Management Systems
43. Software that allows users to explore data from a number of different perspectives. Top-down approach.
foreign key in the related table
selecting a DBMS
Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)
value chain
44. Hand-held - Portable (Laptop - Notebook - Tablet) - Thin Client - Desktop - Workstation - Servers - Mainframes - Supercomputers
computer system
system software
SAN (Storage Area Networks)
types of computers
45. A database that collects business information from many sources in the enterprise - covering all aspects of the company's processes - products - and customers.
data
value chain
data mining
data warehouse
46. An organized collection of facts and information - typically consisting of two or more related data files
database
technology acceptance model TAM
systems development stages
Performance
47. Database - files - records - fields - character
document level formats
factors that lead firms to seek competitive advantage
ROM Read-Only Memory)
database heirarchy (from biggest to smallest)
48. The steps an organization takes to protect information sought by 'hostile' intelligence gatherers
manipulating data
value of information
spplication software
counterintelligience
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
spplication software
hardware (output)
Performance
DBA (database administration)