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MIS: Management Information Systems
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1. How organizations plan for - implement - and handle change
input devices
selecting a DBMS
hardware (output)
organizational change
2. Collection of fields and group of related records
table
information system
counterintelligience
printers
3. 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
value chain
microprocessor/CPU
kilobyte (KB)
two parts of a table
4. It is directly linked to how it helps deciison makers achieve their organization's goals
value of information
computer system
Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)
phases of performance measurement
5. Input devices - Output devices - Processing hardware - Storage devices
hardware (types)
document level formats
database heirarchy (from biggest to smallest)
Performance
6. The role of the database administrator (DBA) is to plan - design - create - operate - secure - monitor - and maintain databases
database heirarchy (from biggest to smallest)
DBA (database administration)
systems development
kegabyte (MB)
7. The instructions and data that direct the computer to accomplish the task. It can refer to a single program or a package
procedures
software
technology infusion
factors that lead firms to seek competitive advantage
8. A database that collects business information from many sources in the enterprise - covering all aspects of the company's processes - products - and customers.
selecting a DBMS
data warehouse
database
manipulating data
9. The extent to which technology permeates an area or department
record
technology infusion
table
data mart
10. What are the two most important components of personal computer hardware?
systems development stages
microprocessor (CPU) and the memory
paragraph level format
character level formats
11. Helps the user carry out a variety of tasks.
business Intelligience
spplication software
specification
database
12. Collection of related tables and other objects
organizational culture
database
procedures
Database Management Systems
13. A subset of a data warehouse
architecture or configuration
data mart
character level formats
paragraph level format
14. 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)
factors that lead firms to seek competitive advantage
ROM Read-Only Memory)
systems development
system software
15. A measure of how widely technology is spread throughout an organization
factors that lead firms to seek competitive advantage
technology diffusion
telecommunications
storage access methods
16. Font: Font size (point size) - Font color - Bold Italicize Underline Strikethrough Superscript/ subscript
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)
database heirarchy (from biggest to smallest)
storage access methods
character level formats
17. Hand-held - Portable (Laptop - Notebook - Tablet) - Thin Client - Desktop - Workstation - Servers - Mainframes - Supercomputers
types of computers
computer
character level formats
selecting a DBMS
18. One thousand bytes
software
data warehouse
kilobyte (KB)
SAN (Storage Area Networks)
19. A formal collection of people and other resources established to accomplish a set of goals
technology acceptance model TAM
organization
hardware (output)
database heirarchy (from biggest to smallest)
20. The design of the computer (what the computer consists of)
table
database
architecture or configuration
software
21. Screen Size - Resolution - Dot Pitch
data
monitors
DBA (database administration)
database heirarchy (from biggest to smallest)
22. Alignment - Indentations: Left - Double - First - or hanging indent - Tabs - Line Spacing
paragraph level format
data mart
systems development stages
terabyte (TB)
23. Field value must be unique - field value is required
computer
manipulating data
primary key in the main table
people
24. Productivity= (Output/Input) * 100 OI - Return on Investment (ROI) - Earnings growth - Market Share - Customer Awareness and satisfaction - Total Cost of Ownership
ROM Read-Only Memory)
phases of performance measurement
organization
people
25. 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
architecture or configuration
systems software operating systems
counterintelligience
selecting a DBMS
26. A group of programs that manipulate the database and provide an interface between the database and its users and other application programs.
organizational change
factors that lead firms to seek competitive advantage
Database Management Systems
SAN (Storage Area Networks)
27. Raw facts
data mining
data
software
spplication software
28. 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.
document level formats
organizational culture
Performance
storage access methods
29. 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)
monitors
paragraph level format
information system
Roles - Functions - and careers in 'IS'
30. The technical detail about each component (how fast is the printer)
people
knowledge management
primary key in the main table
specification
31. A significant and (ideally) long-term benefit to a company over its competition
byte
kegabyte (MB)
organization
competitive advantage
32. 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
types of processing
storage access methods
input devices
manipulating data
33. Field value is not necessarily unique - field value is required
data mart
foreign key in the related table
technology diffusion
terabyte (TB)
34. The activity of creating new business systems or modifying existing business systems using internal or external resources
database
architecture or configuration
systems development
competitive intelligience
35. Size - Cost - Number of Users - Performance - Integration - Vendor
microprocessor (CPU) and the memory
selecting a DBMS
computer
hardware (output)
36. 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
hardware (types)
paragraph level format
data
manipulating data
37. The electronic transmission of signals for communications which enables organizations to carry out their processes and tasks
systems development stages
data
specification
telecommunications
38. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers
hardware (output)
Database Management Systems
data mining
people
39. A continuous process involving the legal and ethical collection of information about competitors - its analysis - and controlled dissemination of information to decision makers
manipulating data
factors that lead firms to seek competitive advantage
computer
competitive intelligience
40. The technology that provides high-speed connections between data-storage devices and computers over a network
terabyte (TB)
SAN (Storage Area Networks)
specification
application software examples
41. One million bytes
hardware (types)
data
kegabyte (MB)
Database Management Systems
42. 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.
knowledge management
byte
competitive intelligience
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)
43. Temporary memory that is constantly changing while the computer is on.
hardware (types)
architecture or configuration
RAM (Random Access Memory)
data warehouse
44. A series of activities that includes inbound logistics - warehouse & storage - production - finished product storage - outboun logistics - marketing & sales - and customer service
factors that lead firms to seek competitive advantage
data warehouse
competitive intelligience
value chain
45. Used to evaluate the contributions (value & cost) of the IS
Performance
database heirarchy (from biggest to smallest)
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)
DBA (database administration)
46. Eight bits is a byte. Each byte represents a unique character.
byte
document level formats
character level formats
competitive advantage
47. Describes the entity; an attribute or characteristic of the entity (equals column)
ROM Read-Only Memory)
field
business Intelligience
information system
48. Collection of facts organized in such a way that they have value beyond the facts themselves
software
terabyte (TB)
organization
information
49. Permanent storage location for a set of instructions the computer uses.
data modeling key considerations
DBA (database administration)
ROM Read-Only Memory)
stages in the use of 'IS'
50. Computer programs that govern the operation of the computer
phases of performance measurement
competitive intelligience
software
data
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