CIS 235 Midterm
Abstract Reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER-ability to make and manipulate
models
Collaboration - CORRECT ANSWER-two or more people work together toward a
common goal
Computer-based Information System - CORRECT ANSWER-information system
that includes a computer
Experimentation - CORRECT ANSWER-making a reasoned analysis of an
opportunity, envisioning potential solutions, evaluating those possibilities, and
developing the most promising ones, consistent with the resources you have.
Five-Component Framework - CORRECT ANSWER-computer hardware,
software, data, procedures, and people
Information System - CORRECT ANSWER-group of components that interact to
produce information
Information Technology - CORRECT ANSWER-products and standards used for
the purpose of producing information
Management Information Systems - CORRECT ANSWER-information system
that helps businesses achieve their goals
Moore's Law - CORRECT ANSWER-Law stating that number of transistors per
square inch on an integrated chip doubles every 18 months
Strong Password - CORRECT ANSWER-7 or more characters, no name, no
word, different from pervious, upper and lowercase, numbers, special characters
System - CORRECT ANSWER-group of components that interact to achieve
some purpose
, Systems Thinking - CORRECT ANSWER-ability to model the components of the
system, connect those inputs and outputs into a sensible whole that reflects the
structure and dynamics of the phenomenon observed
Accurate Information - CORRECT ANSWER-information based on correct and
complete data that has been processed corrected as expected
Activities - CORRECT ANSWER-part of a business process that transforms
resources and information of one type into another type
Business Process - CORRECT ANSWER-network of activities, resources,
facilities, and information that interact to achieve some business function
Data Flow - CORRECT ANSWER-movement of a data item from one activity to
another
Decisions - CORRECT ANSWER-in BPMN notation, a question that can be
answered Yes or No
Information - CORRECT ANSWER-1. knowledge derived from data, where data
is defined as recorded facts of figures.
2. data presented in a meaningful context
3. data processed by summing, ordering, averaging, grouping, comparing
4. a difference that makes a difference
Just barely sufficient information - CORRECT ANSWER-information that meets
the purpose for which it is generated, but just barely
Repository - CORRECT ANSWER-a collection of business records, usually
implemented as a database
Resources - CORRECT ANSWER-items of value, such as inventory or funds
Roles - CORRECT ANSWER-set of procedures
Timely Information - CORRECT ANSWER-information produced in time for its
intended use
Abstract Reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER-ability to make and manipulate
models
Collaboration - CORRECT ANSWER-two or more people work together toward a
common goal
Computer-based Information System - CORRECT ANSWER-information system
that includes a computer
Experimentation - CORRECT ANSWER-making a reasoned analysis of an
opportunity, envisioning potential solutions, evaluating those possibilities, and
developing the most promising ones, consistent with the resources you have.
Five-Component Framework - CORRECT ANSWER-computer hardware,
software, data, procedures, and people
Information System - CORRECT ANSWER-group of components that interact to
produce information
Information Technology - CORRECT ANSWER-products and standards used for
the purpose of producing information
Management Information Systems - CORRECT ANSWER-information system
that helps businesses achieve their goals
Moore's Law - CORRECT ANSWER-Law stating that number of transistors per
square inch on an integrated chip doubles every 18 months
Strong Password - CORRECT ANSWER-7 or more characters, no name, no
word, different from pervious, upper and lowercase, numbers, special characters
System - CORRECT ANSWER-group of components that interact to achieve
some purpose
, Systems Thinking - CORRECT ANSWER-ability to model the components of the
system, connect those inputs and outputs into a sensible whole that reflects the
structure and dynamics of the phenomenon observed
Accurate Information - CORRECT ANSWER-information based on correct and
complete data that has been processed corrected as expected
Activities - CORRECT ANSWER-part of a business process that transforms
resources and information of one type into another type
Business Process - CORRECT ANSWER-network of activities, resources,
facilities, and information that interact to achieve some business function
Data Flow - CORRECT ANSWER-movement of a data item from one activity to
another
Decisions - CORRECT ANSWER-in BPMN notation, a question that can be
answered Yes or No
Information - CORRECT ANSWER-1. knowledge derived from data, where data
is defined as recorded facts of figures.
2. data presented in a meaningful context
3. data processed by summing, ordering, averaging, grouping, comparing
4. a difference that makes a difference
Just barely sufficient information - CORRECT ANSWER-information that meets
the purpose for which it is generated, but just barely
Repository - CORRECT ANSWER-a collection of business records, usually
implemented as a database
Resources - CORRECT ANSWER-items of value, such as inventory or funds
Roles - CORRECT ANSWER-set of procedures
Timely Information - CORRECT ANSWER-information produced in time for its
intended use
