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MIS 200 Exam 1Computer - ANS-electronic device that operates under a set of instructions that accepts input,
processes data, stores data, and produces an output
Does a computer have its own brain? - ANS-No it is dependent on the brain of the user, works
under a set of instructions
Basic Functions of a Computer: - ANS-Input, process, store, and output
Each character is ___ byte - ANS-1
Ascii (American Standard Coded Information Interchange) - ANS-all follow certain grammatical
rules, each character has a set of zeros and ones
MIS deals with the coordination and use of 3 very important organizational resources: -
ANS-people, information, and information technology
Management information systems (MIS) - ANS-planning for, development, management, and
use of information technology to help people perform all tasks related to information processing
and management.
Intellectual asset hierarchy - ANS-data, information, and business intelligence
Data - ANS-raw or unprocessed factual information that describes a particular phenomenon
such as the current temperature, the price of movie rental, or your age
Information - ANS-data that have a particular meaning within a specific context
Data can become information when... - ANS-you can use it to create meaningful intellectual
assets
Business intelligence (BI) - ANS-collective information about customers, competitors, business
partners, competitive environment
Quality Attributes - ANS-Timeliness (when you need it, describing the right time period),
Location (no matter where you are), Form (audio, text, animation, etc), Validity (credibility)
GIGO - ANS-garbage-in, garbage-out
Upward flow of information - ANS-describes state of the organization based on transactions
, Downward flow of information - ANS-strategies, goals, and directives that originate at a higher
level and are passed to lower levels
Horizontal flow of information - ANS-between functional business units and work teams
Outward/inward flow of information - ANS-from and to customers, suppliers, etc
Internal information - ANS-operational aspects of the organization
External information - ANS-environment surrounding the organization
Objective information - ANS-quantifiably describes something that is known
Subjective information - ANS-describe something that is unknown
People are the most important resource in any organization, with a focus on: - ANS-Technology
literacy, information literacy, ethical responsibilities
Technology-literate knowledge worker - ANS-knows how and when to apply technology
Information-literate knowledge worker - ANS-Can define information needs, knows how and
where to obtain information, understands information, and acts appropriately based on
information
Ethics - ANS-principles and standards that guide our behavior toward other people
Information technology (IT) - ANS-computer-based tools that people use to work with
information
Hardware - ANS-physical devices that make up a computer
Software - ANS-set of instructions that your hardware executes to carry out a specific task for
you
Input device - ANS-tool for entering information and commands
Output device - ANS-tool for see or hearing results
Storage device - ANS-tool for storing information
CPU - ANS-hardware that interprets and executes instructions
RAM - ANS-temporarily stores information and software for the CPU
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