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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
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1. Helps the user carry out a variety of tasks.






2. One billion bytes






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






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






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






6. A significant and (ideally) long-term benefit to a company over its competition






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






8. 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






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






10. An organized collection of facts and information - typically consisting of two or more related data files






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






12. 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






13. 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






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






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






16. Executive management - Operationss - Systems Development - Support

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17. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers






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






19. Collection of facts organized in such a way that they have value beyond the facts themselves






20. Computer programs that govern the operation of the computer






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






22. Raw facts






23. The steps an organization takes to protect information sought by 'hostile' intelligence gatherers






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






25. A subset of a data warehouse






26. Database - files - records - fields - character






27. The instructions and data that direct the computer to accomplish the task. It can refer to a single program or a package






28. Collection of fields and group of related records






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






30. 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






31. 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






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






33. Laser - Ink-jet - Dot Matrix






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






35. 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)






36. Hand-held - Portable (Laptop - Notebook - Tablet) - Thin Client - Desktop - Workstation - Servers - Mainframes - Supercomputers






37. One trillion bytes






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. A continuous process involving the legal and ethical collection of information about competitors - its analysis - and controlled dissemination of information to decision makers






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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







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