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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
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1. A continuous process involving the legal and ethical collection of information about competitors - its analysis - and controlled dissemination of information to decision makers






2. One thousand bytes






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






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






5. Raw facts






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






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






8. 1) Structure 2) Data






9. 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.






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






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






12. A device that accepts input - Processes data - Stores data - Produces output






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






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






15. 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






16. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers






17. 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






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






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






20. Screen Size - Resolution - Dot Pitch






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






22. Collection of related tables and other objects






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






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






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






26. One trillion bytes






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






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






29. One million bytes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Collection of fields and group of related records






38. A subset of a data warehouse






39. Personal Productivity Applications - Workgroup Applications - Enterprise Applications






40. Executive management - Operationss - Systems Development - Support

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41. 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






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






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. The extent to which technology permeates an area or department






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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