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Device that assists in the process of numeric calculations, but requires the human operator to keep track of the algorithm
Ex. abacus |
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| The Mechanical Calculator- the congris arithometer |
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| What calculator was first massed produced? |
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| various groups of people who used prototypes; ex. Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC) |
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| Who invented the computer? |
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| What is considered the first commercial successful digital computer? |
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| First generation of computers consister of what? |
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| The group of internet-based companies |
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| What was the birthplace of integrated circuits, microprocessors, and personal computers? |
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| relocating to another country because its cheaper |
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| corresponding with the provider or an expert within his area of expertise and getting the work done for the same |
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| when did the dot com bubble burst? |
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| population growth and business globalization |
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| What continued the success of the IT industry? |
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1. Product Development
2. Product Announcement
3. Introduction
4. Maintenance
5. Retirement |
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| What are the 5 stages in life cycle of a typical hardware product? |
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| Creates product specifications and prototypes |
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| Publicize information about new product features, advantages, and projected price |
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| Roll out the product at a trade show or press conference, formalize the products list price, and begin to ship it to vendors and customers |
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| Adjust manufacturing capacity to meet product demand |
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| Discontinue manufacturing product and eventually discontinue product support |
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| do computer professionals work outside of IS departments? |
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| Marketers can take advantage of gray areas in these laws to distribute names, addresses, and phone numbers collected on consent forms, applications, and web sites |
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| How might confidentiality lead to ethical dilemmas? |
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| The study of safe and efficient environments, particularly working environments |
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-studies have found links between computers and this
- you can position your monitor by stretching out your arm parallel to the ground. Your finger tips should just touch the center of the screen |
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| collects, stores, and processed date to provide useful, accurate, and timely information |
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| a group of people working together to accomplish a goal |
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| any organization that seeks profit by providing goods and services |
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| organizations formed to accomplish political, social, or charitable goals that do not include amassing a profit |
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| every organizations goal or plan |
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| describes not only an organizations goals, but also the way in which those goals will be accomplished |
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| depicts the hierarchy of employees in an organization |
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| the people who directly carry out the organizations mission |
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| determine organization goals and plan how to achieve those goals |
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| executive managers plan an organizations long-range goals for profitability, market share, membership levels, an so on |
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| mid level managers are responsible for figuring out how to achieve those long-range goals through sales, marketing, or new product development; they set incremental goals that can eb achieved in a yr or less |
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| low level managers are responsible for scheduling employee, ordering supplies, and other activities that make day-to-day operations run smoothly |
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| An everyday run-of-the-mill, routine problem |
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| the procedure for arriving at a solution is usually known; however, it might involve some degree of subjective judgment. Also, some of the info regarding the prob might not be available, might lack precision, or might be uncertain |
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| requires human intuition as the basis for finding a solution |
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| when information systems collect and store this kind of information generated by the organization itself |
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| information systems that stores or provides access to this type of information generated by sources outside the organization |
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| enterprise computer system |
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| supports a variety of business activities such as inventory management, point-of-scale cash registers, e-commerce, payroll, and managerial planning |
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| the whole process and all the transactions fail and don't occur and go back to the original state |
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| System development life cycle (SDLC) |
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| phases an information system progresses through as it is developed, used, and finally retired |
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-Create a project development plan
-project management software
-joint application design (JAD) |
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| In this phase, an organization must be able to make improvements, change the industry, and create news products |
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| produces lists of requirements for a new or revised information system; activities include studying the current system, determining system requirements, and writing requirement reports |
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| the core documentation tool for project teams using structures methodology |
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| documents the users of an information system and the functions they perform |
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| depicts the detailed sequence of interactions that take place for a use case |
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| the project team must figure out how the new system will fulfill the requirements specified in the System Requirements Report |
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| Request For Proposal (RFP) |
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| the information system problem and the requirements for the solution |
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| Request For Quotation (RFQ) |
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| a request for formal price quotation on a list of hardware and software |
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| project team supervises the tasks necessary to construct the new information system |
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| the process of modifying a commercial application to reflect an organizations needs |
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| ensures that each module of the application software works correctly |
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| ensure that all modules work together correctly |
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| ensures that new modules work with the rest of the system hardware and software |
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| describes a systems features, hardware architecture, and programming |
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| describes how to interact with the system to accomplish specific tasks |
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| deactivating an old information system and activating a new one |
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| Involves day-to-day operation of the system, making modifications to improve performance, and correcting problems |
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The systems programmer installs new versions of the operating system and modifies settings to maximize performance
The help desk is staffed by technical support specialists who are familiar with the information system and record problems and solutions |
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| a collection of information typically stored as computer files |
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| ways databases can be used in a variety of ways |
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-collect and store data
-update ate
-organize output data
-distribute data
-find data
-analyze data |
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| the underlying structure of a dataase |
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| the simplest data model for storing data? |
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| contains the smallest unit of meaningful information |
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| a collection of data fields |
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| Intermediary between the database client software and the database itself |
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