Sdsu mis 180 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

External Threats - Threats that originate outside an organization examples of external threats - -weather: This affects seasonal business that depends on good conditions -the economy: If you sell something consumers need in any economy, you will fare better than others -Material shortages: tensions in an oil-producing country results in big price hikes, raising production costs for plastics manufactured, trucking firms and others -Your computer system is hacked: This can knock your website...

What is a fact? - ️️the confirmation or validation of an event or object What are the core drivers of the information age? - ️️1. data 2. information 3. business intelligence 4. knowledge What is the information age? - ️️the present time, during which infinite quantities of facts are widely available to anyone who can use a computer What is data? - ️️the raw facts that describe the characteristics of an even or object What is information? - ️️data converted int...

Disruptive Technology - A new way of doing things that does not initially meet the needs of existing customers. They tend to open new markets and destroy old ones sustaining technology - produced an improved product that customers are eager to buy, such as a faster car or a larger hard drive. Sustaining technologies tend to provide us with better, faster, and cheaper products in established markets Internet - a massive network that connects computers all over the world and allows them to c...

structured data - Answer-data easily searchable by algorithms ex. facts, questionnaire, online behavior, constructed data unstructured data - Answer-data that is difficult to be searched by algorithms, doesn't fit into relational databases; has internal structure but it is not structured via pre-defined data models or schema ex. emails, voice messages, texts, social media which is easier for businesses to process, and why? - Answer-structured data is easier for businesses to process becau...

MIS - Management Information Systems- a business function, like accounting and human resources, which moves info about people, products, and processes across the company to facilitate decision making and problem solving CIO - Chief Information Officer: oversees all uses of IT and ensures the strategic alignment of IT with business goals and objectives CKO - Chief Knowledge Officer- responsible for collecting, maintaining, and distributing the organization's knowledge CPO - chief privacy ...

Disruptive Technology - Answer-A new way of doing things that does not initially meet the needs of existing customers. They tend to open new markets and destroy old ones sustaining technology - Answer-produced an improved product that customers are eager to buy, such as a faster car or a larger hard drive. Sustaining technologies tend to provide us with better, faster, and cheaper products in established markets Internet - Answer-a massive network that connects computers all over the world ...

SDSU - MIS 180 Exam 1 Questions And Answers What is information? - answers data converted into meaningful and useful context What is business intelligence (BI)? - answers information collected from multiple sources such as suppliers, customers, competitors, partners, and industries that analyzes patterns, trends, and relationships for strategic decision making What is knowledge? - answers the skills, experience, and expertise, coupled with information and intellig...

Fact - Answer-The confirmation or validation of an event or object. ex- Water is boiling at 100 degrees celcius Information Age - Answer-The present time, during which infinite quantities of facts are widely available to anyone who can use a computer. Core Drivers of the Information Age - Answer--Data -Information -Business Intelligence -Knowledge Data - Answer-Raw facts that describe the characteristics of an event or object. Information - Answer-Data converted into a meaningful and us...

What is a fact? the confirmation or validation of an event or object What are the core drivers of the information age? 1. data 2. information 3. business intelligence 4. knowledge What is the information age? infinite quantities of facts are widely available to anyone who can use a computer What is data? the raw facts that describe the characteristics of an even or object What is information? data converted into meaningful and useful context What is business intelligence (BI...

External Threats Threats that originate outside an organization examples of external threats -weather: This affects seasonal business that depends on good conditions -the economy: If you sell something consumers need in any economy, you will fare better than others -Material shortages: tensions in an oil-producing country results in big price hikes, raising production costs for plastics manufactured, trucking firms and others -Your computer system is hacked: This can knock...