K201 midterm
Terms
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____________ information systems is the function that plans for, develops implements,
Management
____________ are raw facts that describe the characteristics of an event.
- Data
____________ is data converted into a meaningful and useful context.
- Information
Information technology is any computer-based tool that people use to work with
Information
The chief ___________ officer is responsible for collecting, maintaining, and distributing
knowledge
_________ are the principles and standards that guide our behavior toward other people
- ethics
_________ software is the unauthorized use, duplication, distribution, or sale of
pirated
__________ is the right to be left alone when you want to be, to have control over your
privacy
________software is manufactured to look like the real thing and sold as such.
- counterfeit
Detail, summary, and _________ are the typical information granularities.
- aggregate
Organizational information comes in different ___________, formats, and granularities.
- levels
____________ information encompasses all of the information contained within a single
transactional
____________ information encompasses all organizational information and its primary
Analytical
Organizations use _________ information to make ad hoc ( Analytical
Organizations use _______________ information to make repetitive decisions.
- Transactional
The ________characteristic of high quality information ensures that all the values are
Accuracy
19.The ________characteristic of high quality information ensures that the information is
Timeliness
A _______________ key is a field that uniquely identifies a given entity in a table.
- Primary
A(n) ___________ key in the relational database model is a primary key of one table that
Foreign
- An entity class (often called a __________) in the relational database model is a
Table
Customer ID, Customer Name, Contact Name, and Customer Phone are all types of
Attributes
The ___________ database model is a type of database that stores its information in the
Relational
______________ is the duplication of information, or storing the same information in
Redundancy
A data warehouse is a ___________ collection of information-gathered from many
Logical
Data warehousing is about extending the transformation of data into _________.
- Information
A data __________ contains a subset of data warehouse information.
- Mart
A(n) __________ is a particular attribute of information.
- Dimension
A(n) ___________ is the common term for the representation of multidimensional
Cube
Data _________ is the process of analyzing data to extract information not offered by the
Mining
Data Information in a data warehouse contains layers of columns and rows and this is
Multidimensional
_____________ cleansing or scrubbing is the process that weeds out and fixes or discards
Information
A collaboration system is an IT-based set of tools that supports the work of teams by
Information
A(n) ____________ system is an IT–based set of tools that supports the work of teams
Collaboration
___________ knowledge consists of anything that can be documented, archived, and
Explicit
___________ knowledge is contained in people's heads.
- Tacit
___________ networking analysis is a process of mapping a group's contacts to identify
Social
With ___________, less experienced staff observe more experienced staff to learn how
Shadowing
____________ accounting involves preparing financial reports that provide information
Financial
____________ deals with the strategic financial issues associated with increasing the
Finance
____________ is the actual recording of the business's transactions, without any analysis
Bookkeeping
Operations management (also called _____________ management) includes the
Production
A(n) _________ feasibility study examines the likelihood that the project will attain its
Operational
A(n) _________ feasibility study identifies the financial benefits and costs associated with
Economic
The______________ phase involves establishing a high-level plan of the intended project
Planning
- The _________ phase involves analyzing end-user business requirements and refining
Analysis
_________ modeling involves graphically representing the processes that capture,
Process
_________ models represent a formal way to express data relationships to a database
Data
___________ is the activity of drawing a graphical representation of a design.
- Modeling
_________ implementation discards the old system completely and immediately starts
Plunge
_________ implementation has only a small group of people use the new system until
Pilot
___________ implementation uses both the old and the new systems until it is evident
Parallel
The systems development life cycle is the overall process for developing information
Implementation
_________ creep occurs when developers add extra features that were not part of the
Feature
__________ creep occurs when the scope of the project increases.
- Scope
_________ maintenance makes changes to enhance the system, which improves such
Perfective
__________ maintenance makes changes to increase system functionality to meet new
Adaptive
_______ maintenance makes changes to repair system defects.
- Corrective
An error found during the ___________ phase is the most expensive to fix.
- Maintenance
Failure to manage __________ scope is one of the primary reasons for project failure.
- Project
_____ chart is a graphical network model that depicts a project's tasks and the
PERT
______ chart is a simple bar chart that depicts project tasks against a calendar.
- Gantt
A(n) ____________ is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or
Project
A(n) _________ is a logical relationship that exists between the project tasks, or between
Dependency
Project _________ defines the work that must be completed to deliver a product with the
Scope
Project _________ is a description of the characteristics the product or service has
Product
Project ___________ are products, services, or processes that are not specifically a part
Exclusions
Project ____________ represent key dates when a certain group of activities must be
Milestones
Project ______________ are any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result, or item
Deliverables
Project ____________is a formal, approved document that manages and controls project
Plan
Project __________are quantifiable criteria that must be met for the project to be
Objectives
The R in the SMART criteria for successful objective creation stands for _________.
- Realistic
_________ management is the process of proactive and ongoing identification, analysis,
Risk
Project risk is an uncertain event or condition that, if it occurs, has a positive or negative
Objectives
____________ access memory is the computer's primary working memory, in which
Random
A ____________ area network (MAN) is a computer network that provides connectivity in
Metropolitan
Wire media is also called ___________ media.
- guided
Wireless media is also called ___________ media.
- Unguided
- What does a PERT chart stand for?
- Program Evaluation Review Technique chart
- SMART Stands For
- Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely