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ISQS 2340 EXAM STUDY GUIDEData - Answers- Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis
information - Answers- Data converted into a meaningful and useful context
knowledge - Answers- Skills, experience, and expertise coupled with information and
intelligence that creates a person's intellectual resources
database system - Answers- An organization of components that defines and regulates
the collection, storage, management, and use of data in a database environment.
Database - Answers- a collection of organized data that allows access, retrieval, and
use of data
Big Data - Answers- a broad term for datasets so large or complex that traditional data
processing applications are inadequate.
data integrity - Answers- In a database or a collection of databases, the condition that
exists when data values are consistent and in agreement with one another.
data model - Answers- logical data structures that detail the relationships among data
elements using graphics or pictures
relational database - Answers- A database that represents data as a collection of tables
in which all data relationships are represented by common values in related tables
Primary Key - Answers- A field (or group of fields) that uniquely identifies a given entity
in a table
Foreign Key - Answers- A primary key of one table that appears as an attribute in
another table and acts to provide a logical relationship between the two tables
data type - Answers- indicates the type of data that can be stored in a field
SQL - Answers- Structured Query Language
NoSQL - Answers- A new generation of database management systems that is not
based on the traditional relational database model.
Database Management System (DBMS) - Answers- creates, reads, updates, and
deletes data in a database while controlling access and security
Technology - Answers- The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
Hardware - Answers- the physical parts of a computer
, software - Answers- the programs and other operating information used by a computer.
Networking and Communications - Answers- The practice of connecting two or more
computers in order to transfer data.
Components of an Information System - Answers- hardware, software, data,
procedures, people
Post-PC Era - Answers- An era characterized by the proliferation of new device form
factors, such as tablets or smartphones, which complement or even replace traditional
PCs and laptops.
RetailLink/Walmart (SCM IT) - Answers- you can see how many stores you're in, how
many things you've sold, and how many units they have (when something goes out of
stock, the manufacturer is told to immediately send some to the store through this)
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) - Answers- a suite of applications called modules,
a database, and a set of inherent processes for consolidating business operations into a
single, consistent, computing platform
What are reasons businesses use ERP systems? - Answers- ERP systems improve
enterprise efficiency and effectiveness in several ways. By integrating financial
information in a single system, ERP systems unify an organization's financial reporting.
What are some of the benefits of ERP systems? - Answers- The standardization and
simplification that ERP systems offer result in fewer rigid structures, thereby creating a
more agile enterprise that can adapt quickly while increasing the potential for
collaboration.
operating system - Answers- the software that supports a computer's basic functions,
such as scheduling tasks, executing applications, and controlling peripherals.
Application Software - Answers- computer software created to allow the user to perform
a specific job or task
PC Revolution - Answers- a phrase used to describe the rapid advances of
microprocessor-based computers from esoteric hobby projects to a commonplace
fixture of homes in industrial societies during the 1970s and 1980s.
Enterprise-wide integration - Answers- Business processes are integrated end to end
across departments and business units. For example, a new order automatically
initiates a credit check, queries product availability, and updates the distribution
schedule. Once the order is shipped, the invoice is sent.
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