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34 Cards in this Set
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What are the three key resources of MIS?
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Information, People and Technology
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Define data
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Raw facts
(temperature, age, price) |
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Define information
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Data with a particular meaning within a specific context
(temperature becomes information when deciding what to wear). |
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Define business intelligence
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Collective information.
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Define knowledge
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1. provides contextual explanation for business intelligence 2. it can point toward actions to take to affect business intelligence 3. it can include intellectual assets such as patents and trademarks 4. includes organizational know-how for things such as best practices
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Does business drive technology?
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Yes.
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Information vs. industrial age
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Information - Driven by data and technology.
Industrial - Before information age |
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What is the role of MIS?
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MIS is about planning, developing and managing using IT tools and services.
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What are input devices?
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Put information onto your computer (keyboard)
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What are output devices?
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Take information off your computer (printer)
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What are storage devices?
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Holds information (usb drive)
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What is application software?
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iTunes, Word, etc.
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Computers by size
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PDA, netbook, laptop/ tablet, desktop, minicomputer, mainframe, supercomputer
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What is SCM?
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Process of tracking & managing inventory both internally & externally.
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What are SCM systems?
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SCM systems are IT systems that organizations use to manage this process and data and information.
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What is CRM?
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CRM is using information about your customers to better manage your interactions with them.
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What is a KM system?
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Knowledge management is an IT system that supports the capturing, organizing, and dissemination of knowledge throughout the organization.
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What is ERP?
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Enterprise Resource Planning - Collection of integrated software to manage all aspects of the organization.
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What are the three philosophies towards the IT function?
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Fully integrated, top down silo and matrix
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What is the fully integrated philosophy?
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IT personnel within functional areas.
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What is the top down silo philosophy?
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IT is separate.
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What is the matrix philosophy?
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Decision making spread across the organization.
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What is a database?
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Is a collection of information organized in a logical structure.
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What is a relational database?
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Most popular type of database, consists of 2 or more tables, tables have a relationship with each other.
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What is a data mart?
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A data mart is a subset of a data warehouse.
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How are data marts and data warehouses different?
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Data mart is a subset of data warehouses.
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What is a data dictionary?
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Defines the structure of a relational database.
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What is the purpose of keys in a database?
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Ties the tables together.
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What are the two types of keys in a database?
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Primary and foreign
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What is a DBMS?
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Helps you specify the logical organization for a database and access and use the information within a database.
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What are the key parts of a DBMS?
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DBMS engine
Data definition subsystem Data manipulation subsystem Application generation subsystem Data administration |
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What is a network?
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Two or more computers connected together
so they can communicate with each other to… Share data and information Share software Share hardware (peripheral devices) Share computing power |
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What are the key issues in network security?
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Confidentiality, Authenticity, Integrity, Availibility
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What are the different parts of a network?
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Hub, switch, router, bridge.
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