CIS Midterm

What is an information system?

Explain each characteristic of an information system

List the difference between data and information

Explain how the Internet and the World Wide Web are related to the other technology components of information systems

List and describe each of the four steps for solving business problems

Describe the relationship of critical thinking to problem solving

Describe the role of information systems in business problem solving

What are the implications of globalization when you have to look for a job? What can you do to prepare yourself for competing in a globalized business environment?

Define globalization

Define business intelligence systems

Describe the characteristics of transaction processing systems (TPS) and role they play in a business

Describe the characteristics of management information systems (MIS)

Describe how the information systems function supports a business

what do chief knowledge officers (CKO) do for companies?

Define Porter’s competitive forces model and explain how it works.

List and describe four competitive strategies enabled by information systems that firms can pursue.

Describe how information systems can support each of these competitive strategies and give examples

Explain why aligning IT with business objectives is essential for strategic use of systems

Define and describe the value chain model.

Explain how the value chain model can be used to identify opportunities for information systems.

Define the value web and show how it is related to the value chain.

Explain how the value web helps businesses identify opportunities for strategic information systems

Describe how the Internet has changed competitive forces and competitive advantages.

How do information systems help businesses use synergies, core competencies, and network-based strategies to achieve competitive advantages?

Describe how promoting synergies and core competencies enhances competitive advantages.

Explain how businesses benefit by using network economics.

Define and describe a virtual company and the benefits of pursuing a virtual company strategy.

Explain how disruptive technologies create strategic opportunities.

List and describe the various type of computers available to business today.

explain a 2 tier architecture

explain a n tier architecture

Define the client/server model of computing

what is a Mobile digital platform?

define Nanotechnology

define Grid computing

define Cloud computing

define Autonomic computing

define Virtualization

define Green computing

define HTML5

define Multicore processing

Explain why open source software is so important today and its benefits for business

define Cloud computing

define a Mashup

define an Application

Define a database management system

explain how a DBMS works

what is the main benefit of a DBMS to an organization

Define and compare the logical and physical view of data.

Define and describe the three operations of a relational database management system.

Name and describe the three major capabilities of a DBMS

Define a data warehouse and describe how it works.

Define business intelligence and explain how it is related to databse technology.

Describe the capabilities of online analytical processing (OLAP).

Define data mining, describe what types of information can be obtained from its, and explain how does it differs from OLAP.

would knowledge of information systems help you compete in a job market?

Serve middle managers

Support non-routine decision making

E.g., What is impact on production schedule if December
sales doubled
?

Often use external information as well from TPS and
MIS

Serve senior managers

Address strategic issues and long-term trends

E.g., What products should we make in five years?

Address non-routine decision making

Provide generalized computing capacity that can be applied to changing
array of problems

Draw summarized information from MIS, DSS, and data from external
events.

Typically use portal with Web interface, or digital dashboard, to present content.

build the software and information systems which the corporation as a whole will use as a tool to better the company with.

work to improve on hardware and software already built. With their knowledge of computers they can make systems and physical computers faster and more efficient which makes the company faster and more efficient.

design information systems and improve on information systems already built, their main responsibility is to maintain the system and fix errors that may come up.

is responsible for the technological direction of a company. Proposes budgets for programs and projects, purchases and upgrades equipment, supervises computer specialists and IT workers, and presides over IT-related projects. The chief security officer is responsible for securing an organization's physical and digital security.

impact of globalization

True or false
a business model describes how a company delivers, and sells a product or service to create wealth.

true or false
IT infrastructure technology is the set of physical devices required to operate the entire enterprise

true or false
the dimensions of information systems are people, organization, and information technology

true or false
an IT infrastructure provides the platform on which the firm can build its information system

true or false
an understanding of enterprise-wide systems for customers relationship management is one of the skills relevant to careers in marketing

true or false
in cloud computing rapid elasticity refers to the ability of computing resources to be quickly altered to meet demand

true or false
XML is limited to describing how data should be presented in the form of web pages, HTML can perform presentation, communication, and storage of data

true or false
web mining is the discovery of useful patterns on the web

true or false
DBMS simplify how end users work with databases by separating the logical and physical views of the data

true or false
operation level manufacturing systems deal with the firms long term manufacturing goals such as where to locate a new plant

true or false
the object oriented database is the most common type of database

true or false
OLAP is a key tool of BI

true or false
a hub is a networking device that connects network components and is used to filter and forward data to specified destinations on the network

true or false
circuit switching makes much more efficient use of the communications capacity of a network than does packet switching

true or false
two computers using TCP/IP can communicate even if they are based on different hardware and software platforms

true or false
the domain name systems DNS converts domain names to IP addresses

The type of logical database model that treats data as if they were stored in two-dimensional tables is the

the method of slicing digital messages into parcels, transmitting them along different communication paths, and reassembling them at their destinations is called

in the telecommunication network architecture a protocol is

in the domain name http://myspace.blogging.com what are the root top level second level and third level domains respectively

access is a

in a relational database, the three basic operations to develop useful sets of data are

businesses use ___ tools to search and analyze unstructured data sets such as emails and memos

which of the following is a type of optical disk storage

cd-rom
hard drive
usb flashdrive
magnetic tape

two categories of fourth-generation languages are:

describe the efforts of companies to reduce the power and cooling cost of maintaining their technology assets

running a java program on a computer requires

which of the following statements is not true of cloud computing

it consist of three types of services cloud infrastructure cloud platform and cloud

it removes the concern about data and systems security for business

software that manages the resources of the computer is called

What is the most important benefit of an enterprise application?

use internet technology for a private company network

all of the following industries have been severely disrupted by the internet except

the internet raises bargaining power of customers by

expand on the follow acronyms

ERP

LAN

CRM

SQL

HTTP

XML

DBMS

RFID

list the five major components of IT infrastructure

what does VPN stand for?

what are the Types of Business Information Systems

true or false
compared to fiber optic cable, coaxial cable has higher transmission speed

true or false
transaction processing systems are the basic business systems that serve the operational level of the organization

true or false
in the value chain model primary activities are most directly related to the production and distribution of the firm's products and services that create value for the customer

true or false
client/server computing is the most widely used form of centralized processing