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MIS: Management Information Systems
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A series of activities that includes inbound logistics - warehouse & storage - production - finished product storage - outboun logistics - marketing & sales - and customer service
hardware
value chain
Roles - Functions - and careers in 'IS'
printers
2. 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)
document level formats
competitive intelligience
information system
kegabyte (MB)
3. The process of capturing a company's collective expertise wherever it resides - and distributing it wherever it can help produce the biggest payoff
technology infusion
foreign key in the related table
knowledge management
information
4. Margins - paper size - paper orientation - vertical alignment
ROM Read-Only Memory)
document level formats
information system
information
5. Field value must be unique - field value is required
competitive advantage
primary key in the main table
competitive intelligience
types of processing
6. The extent to which technology permeates an area or department
data mart
database heirarchy (from biggest to smallest)
DBA (database administration)
technology infusion
7. 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
systems development
data mining
input devices
data
8. One trillion bytes
stages in the use of 'IS'
software
hardware (output)
terabyte (TB)
9. 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
competitive advantage
information system
spplication software
business Intelligience
10. Used to evaluate the contributions (value & cost) of the IS
Performance
computer
RAM (Random Access Memory)
storage access methods
11. The steps an organization takes to protect information sought by 'hostile' intelligence gatherers
two parts of a table
counterintelligience
systems software operating systems
architecture or configuration
12. Laser - Ink-jet - Dot Matrix
storage access methods
application software examples
hardware (types)
printers
13. The role of the database administrator (DBA) is to plan - design - create - operate - secure - monitor - and maintain databases
hardware
DBA (database administration)
document level formats
technology infusion
14. A measure of how widely technology is spread throughout an organization
table
knowledge management
technology diffusion
value chain
15. 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.
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)
organizational culture
technology infusion
types of computers
16. Helps the user carry out a variety of tasks.
factors that lead firms to seek competitive advantage
spplication software
character level formats
Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)
17. The instructions and data that direct the computer to accomplish the task. It can refer to a single program or a package
hardware
RAM (Random Access Memory)
software
terabyte (TB)
18. Software that allows users to explore data from a number of different perspectives. Top-down approach.
byte
Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)
value of information
two parts of a table
19. Raw facts
primary key in the main table
data
software
printers
20. Permanent storage location for a set of instructions the computer uses.
ROM Read-Only Memory)
database
data warehouse
table
21. Personal Productivity Applications - Workgroup Applications - Enterprise Applications
architecture or configuration
hardware
counterintelligience
application software examples
22. The technology that provides high-speed connections between data-storage devices and computers over a network
data mining
microprocessor (CPU) and the memory
SAN (Storage Area Networks)
database heirarchy (from biggest to smallest)
23. Computer equipment used to perform input - processing - and output activities
types of processing
kilobyte (KB)
hardware
database
24. Database - files - records - fields - character
database heirarchy (from biggest to smallest)
procedures
systems development
people
25. One billion bytes
gigabyte (GB)
SAN (Storage Area Networks)
software
hardware (output)
26. Includes hardware (the physical components) - software (the programs or lists of instructions)
people
terabyte (TB)
printers
computer system
27. How organizations plan for - implement - and handle change
factors that lead firms to seek competitive advantage
types of computers
organizational change
systems development stages
28. Cost reduction and productivity - competitive advantage - and performance based management
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29. 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
phases of performance measurement
system software
systems software operating systems
competitive intelligience
30. The design of the computer (what the computer consists of)
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)
Database Management Systems
database heirarchy (from biggest to smallest)
architecture or configuration
31. The electronic transmission of signals for communications which enables organizations to carry out their processes and tasks
telecommunications
field
competitive intelligience
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)
32. Alignment - Indentations: Left - Double - First - or hanging indent - Tabs - Line Spacing
input devices
information
business Intelligience
paragraph level format
33. A database that collects business information from many sources in the enterprise - covering all aspects of the company's processes - products - and customers.
data warehouse
two parts of a table
system software
data
34. Eight bits is a byte. Each byte represents a unique character.
spplication software
monitors
byte
value chain
35. A device that accepts input - Processes data - Stores data - Produces output
computer
counterintelligience
technology acceptance model TAM
data warehouse
36. Field value is not necessarily unique - field value is required
data mining
foreign key in the related table
telecommunications
kilobyte (KB)
37. Investigation - Analysis - Design - Implementation - Maintenance & review IADIM
system software
data
hardware
systems development stages
38. 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
microprocessor (CPU) and the memory
factors that lead firms to seek competitive advantage
technology infusion
types of processing
39. One million bytes
kegabyte (MB)
data mining
terabyte (TB)
microprocessor (CPU) and the memory
40. Collection of fields and group of related records
table
Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)
hardware (output)
computer
41. 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
organizational change
hardware
input devices
microprocessor/CPU
42. Computer programs that govern the operation of the computer
DBA (database administration)
software
hardware
data warehouse
43. Collection of facts organized in such a way that they have value beyond the facts themselves
paragraph level format
printers
systems software operating systems
information
44. Specifies the factors that can lead to higher acceptance and usage of technology in an organization
kilobyte (KB)
computer system
Roles - Functions - and careers in 'IS'
technology acceptance model TAM
45. What are the two most important components of personal computer hardware?
terabyte (TB)
microprocessor (CPU) and the memory
database
counterintelligience
46. Hand-held - Portable (Laptop - Notebook - Tablet) - Thin Client - Desktop - Workstation - Servers - Mainframes - Supercomputers
character level formats
computer system
types of computers
SAN (Storage Area Networks)
47. 1) Structure 2) Data
counterintelligience
two parts of a table
telecommunications
application software examples
48. Helps the computer carry out it s basic operating tasks.
information system
selecting a DBMS
field
system software
49. 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
byte
manipulating data
knowledge management
50. The most important element in most CBIS; includes those who manage - run - program - and maintain the system
systems development
information system
data warehouse
people