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MIS: Management Information Systems

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How organizations plan for - implement - and handle change






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






3. A subset of a data warehouse






4. 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)






5. 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.






6. Laser - Ink-jet - Dot Matrix






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






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






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






10. Helps the user carry out a variety of tasks.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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)






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






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






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






22. Executive management - Operationss - Systems Development - Support


23. Screen Size - Resolution - Dot Pitch






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






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






26. 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






27. Database - files - records - fields - character






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






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






30. Raw facts






31. 1) Structure 2) Data






32. Monitors - Printers - Plotters - Speakers






33. Permanent storage location for a set of instructions the computer uses.






34. Personal Productivity Applications - Workgroup Applications - Enterprise Applications






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






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






37. One million bytes






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






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






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






41. 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






42. 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






43. Collection of related tables and other objects






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






45. 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.






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






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






48. Computer programs that govern the operation of the computer






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






50. One trillion bytes