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Information System Midterm Flashcards - Quizlet
Information System Midterm Flashcards - Quizlet
Information System Midterm Flashcards - Quizlet
An example of combinatorial nature A Facebook app that is built on top of the web, which is
of information technology is: built on top of the internet
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Information
Decision makingSystem Midterm
involves choosing information about the alternatives Study
What is information technology the hardware, software and media used to store, organize,
(IT)? retrieve and communicate information
Knowledge can best be described Information that is applied to some decision or action
as:
What are the 3 reasons Communication, business process, and decision making
organizations use information?
What are decision points? When there is a split between the decision, like yes or no
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Information
What isSystem Midterm
a function? A function provides an output for one or more inputs. Study
What are the types of components Data, hardware, software, media, procedures, and people
in information systems?
What are the roles of information process improvement, automation, process control, and
systems in organizational change? information flow
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Information System Midterm An organization is flatter if it has less hierarchy due to Study
What does it mean to be "flatter?" decreasing need for mid-level managers that facilitate
communication across the organization
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Information Systemshould
Which of these formulas Midterm
be ='Quarter 1'!D6*(1+$B$50) Study
Which of these will not be a (direct Cell containing March sales of Beverages
or indirect) precedent cell for
computing the march sales for
beverages?
What are strategic information When businesses use information systems to provide
systems? competitive advantage such systems
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Information System Midterm is a list of a few important considerations that must be Study
What are critical success factors?
achieved for an organization to be successful
What is a Database management provide a means for creating, maintaining, and using
system? databases; such as Access
What are the 4 levels of data? Field(column), Record (rows), table, database
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Information System Midterm stores data in connected tables. Each table may Study
What is a relational database?
correspond to an entity for which data needs to be stored.
What is entity relationship a map or diagram that represents entities and their
diagrams? relationships
At a company, 200 employees work Department Table has Employee ID as a foreign key
for 10 departments. Each employee
works for one department. Which of
these statements is least likely to be
true for Their database?:
What is Structure Query Language A language to select and extract data from a database; A
(SQL)? standard language for querying databases
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