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MIS
Test 1
47
Management
Undergraduate 3
09/30/2013

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Term
You are a train conductor in charge of a large freight train. Your tasks include monitoring the train systems (brakes, fuel, compression, couplings) while onboard, and to communicate with stations for real-time updates. What type of computer system would best support you in your job?
Definition

Laptop

 

Term
To model the weather or simulate nuclear weapons testing, you would most likely use a(n
Definition
super computer
Term
To model the weather or simulate nuclear weapons testing, you would most likely use a(n) T/F
Definition
True
Term
The type of primary storage where certain critical instructions are safeguarded because the storage is nonvolatile and the instructions can be read only by the computer and not changed by the user is called
Definition
Read only memory
Term
An ERP system is an interorganizational information system T/F
Definition
False
Term
In general, informed users tend to get more value from whatever technologies they use. T/f
Definition
True
Term
Managing the IS function within an organization is the exclusive responsibility of the IS department T/f
Definition
False
Term
_____ conveys understanding, accumulated learning, and expertise as they apply to a current problem.
 
Definition
Knowledge
Term
The list of all your purchases from Amazon (books bought, price paid, dates) is defined as ___________.
 
Definition
information
Term
If Amazon uses a list of all your purchases (books bought, price paid, dates) to recommend other books to you, then it is applying its _____.
 
Definition
knowledge
Term
You are registering for the next semester at your university. You take into account your major, the courses you need, the prerequisites for each course, the times you take each course, and the professors teaching each section, as well as your work schedule. You are using _____ to select your class schedule.
 
Definition
knowledge
Term
A student’s decision to drop one course and add another would be considered a transaction to the university’s information system but not to its accounting system. t/f
Definition
True
Term
A combination of your high school grades, application essays, letters of recommendation, and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores would be considered information. t/f
Definition
true
Term
You are an engineer in charge of developing machines that are used to manufacture SUV transmission systems. Your tasks include the drawing of the machines and simulation of their performance. What type of computer system would best support you in your job? What different types of application software would you like to have on your computer?

Definition
desktop
Term
As a member of the sales force at a catering company, your tasks include responding to sales calls, visiting clients, and preparing new contracts with prospective customers. What type of computer system would best support you in your job?

Definition
tablet computer
Term

Jun is getting ready to open a physical store in her home town to sell unique lamp bases and shades. What kind of computer does she need at this point?

 
Definition
Personal computer
Term

Jun has been in business selling unique lamp bases and shades for two years in her first location. She is getting ready to open a second location two towns over. What kind of computer does she need at this point?

 
Definition
microcomputer/server
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The concept of _____ refers to competing computing products working together.
 
Definition
open systems
Term

What would the business dimensions be for Walmart’s sales with its many sales transactions for many products in many stores that would allow them to do weekly analysis?

 
Definition
product, store, and week
Term

A negative value for a student’s grade point average is an example of a data integrity problem. t/f

Definition
true
Term

When you moved to a new apartment, you told the utility company to cancel service in your old appartment and turn on service in your new appartment. A month later your electricity bill arrives at your old address. The utility company has which problem with its data management?

 
Definition
data inconsistency
Term
Hyo runs an ice cream store with her family. Which of the following activities is a part of their sales process?
 
Definition
record daily sales revenues
Term

Ted works in his family’s bakery business. They supply bread and rolls to neighboring restaurants, and they have their own storefront where they sell breads, rolls, pastries, cookies, and cupcakes. Ted wants to build a Web site for the business that will allow customers to order cookies and cupcakes for later pickup. This idea represents:

 
Definition
organizational response to (e-business) market pressures
Term

Ted works in his family’s bakery business. They supply bread and rolls to neighboring restaurants, and they have their own-store front where they sell breads, rolls, pastries, cookies and cupcakes. Ted wants to build a web site for the business that will allow customers to order cookies and cupcakes for later pickup or delivery. This idea is a good example of

 
Definition
an alignment between technology and business
Term

Hyo runs an ice cream store with her family. Which of the following activities is a part of their fulfillment process?

 
Definition
making a custom order ice cream cake
Term

Ted works in his family’s bakery business. They supply bread and rolls to neighboring restaurants, and they have their own store front where they sell breads, rolls, pastries, cookies and cupcakes. Ted wants to start a Cookie Club that gives each member (joining is free) a free cookie after they have purchased a dozen. This idea reflects which one of Porter’s five competitive forces?

 
Definition
bargaining power of customers
Term

Ted works in his family’s bakery business. They supply bread and rolls to neighboring restaurants, and have their own store-front where they sell breads, rolls, pastries, cookies, and cupcakes. Ted thinks he should put free Wi-Fi in the store front (which seats about 15 people). This idea reflects which one of Porter’s five competitive forces?

 
Definition
rivalry among existing firms within an industry
Term
_____ occurs when various copies of the data agree.
 
Definition
data consistency
Term
Structured query language is a relational database language that enables users to perform complicated searches with relatively simple statements.t/f
Definition
true
Term
Historically, management information systems have focused on capturing, storing, managing, and reporting _____ knowledge.
(explicit/tacit)
Definition
explicit
Term
Competitive advantage helps a company function effectively within a market and generate larger-than-average profits.
t/f
Definition
true
Term
Porter’s competitive forces model helps organizations identify _____, whereas his value chain model helps organizations identify specific _____.
 
Definition
general strategies, activities
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Not allowing alphabetic characters in a Social Security Number field is an example of _____ .

 
Definition
data integrity
Term

In a university’s relational database, the student record contains information regarding the student’s last name. The last name is a(n):

 
Definition
attribute
Term
Tacit Knowledge
Definition
the cumulative store of subjective or experiential learning, it is highly personal and hard to formalize
Term
secondary key
Definition
an identifier field or attribute that has some identifying information, but typically does not identify the file with complete accuracy
Term
structured query language (SQL)
Definition
popular relational database language that enables users to perform complicated searches with relatively simple instructions
Term
relational database model
Definition
data model based on the simple concept of tables in order to capitalize on characteristics of rows and columns of data
Term
table
Definition
a grouping of logically related records
Term
each characteristic or quality describing a particular entity
Definition
attribute
Term
the more objective, rational, and technical types of knowledge
Definition
explicit knowledge
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master data
Definition
a set of core data,such as customer, product, employee, vendor geographic location, and so on that span the enterprise information systems
Term
metadata
Definition
data about data
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primary key
Definition
the identifier field or attribute that uniquely identitfies a record
Term
data warehouse
Definition
a repository of historical data that are organized by subject to support decision makers in the organization
Term
data mart
Definition
a lowcost scaled down version of a data warehouse designed for the end user needs in a small organization, or in a strategic business unit or department in a large organization
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