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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
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1. Collection of related tables and other objects






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

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






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






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






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






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






8. 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)






9. A subset of a data warehouse






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






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






12. Raw facts






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






14. Collection of fields and group of related records






15. 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






16. Database - files - records - fields - character






17. Executive management - Operationss - Systems Development - Support

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18. 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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Laser - Ink-jet - Dot Matrix






28. 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






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






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






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






32. Screen Size - Resolution - Dot Pitch






33. One thousand bytes






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






35. Computer programs that govern the operation of the computer






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. 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)






45. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers






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






47. One million bytes






48. Personal Productivity Applications - Workgroup Applications - Enterprise Applications






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






50. 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.







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