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K201 midterm

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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

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