This study source was downloaded by 100000846016340 from CourseHero com on 08 21 2022 20 02 15 GMT 05 00 https www coursehero com file 6228231 Exam 1 BCIS 3610 Exam 1 BCIS 361080 QuestionsAll multiple choice each 2 5 pointsNo true false questionsImportant Concepts and Definitions on the following pages 8 or 10 questions from Online Textbook and rest from Using MIS First Remember what IT professionals should have the four skills Chapters 1 Abstract Reasoning the ability to make and manipulate models Systems Thinking how input and outputs relate to one another Collaboration developing a procedure or plan with others Ability to experiment test and creating procedures PG 6 abstracting reasoning and PG 7 system thinking remember the definition of both Abstract Reasoning is the ability to make and manipulate models System Thinking The mental process of making one or more models of the components of a system and connecting the inputs and outputs among those components into a sensible whole on that explains the phenomenon observed Remember the definition of IT What is IT What is the difference between IT and IS PG 18 Procedures are not part of IT Information Technology to the products methods inventions and standard that are used for the purpose of producing information Information System is an assembly of hardware software data procedures and people that produce information What is Moore s Law Remember the number 18 months The number of transistors per square inch doubles every 18 months What are the characteristics of good information PG 16 PG 17 Don t need to remember the definition just remember the three characteristics Interchange is not a key characteristic of good information Accurate Timely This study source was downloaded by 100000846016340 from CourseHero com on 08 21 2022 20 02 15 GMT 05 00 https www coursehero com file 6228231 Exam 1 BCIS 3610 Relevant Sufficient Worth its CostChapter 2Remember the three critical collaboration drivers include communication PG 32 Communication Content Management Workflow ControlCommunication PG 38 synchronizes communication face to face Email is the most primitive communication method Synchronize Communication occurs when all team members meet at the same time such as with conference calls or face to face meetings Definition of Content Management PG 33 Content Management when multiple users are contributing and changing documents schedules task list assignments one users work might interfere with another s Users need to manage content so that such conflict does not occur Pg 44 Remember version management system or control Version Management Systems improve the tracking of shared content and potentially eliminate problems caused by concurrent document access Version Control limiting the actions that can be taken by any particular user and give control over the changes to documents to particular users Definition of Third workflow control PG 33 remember the two types parallel and sequential work flow on pg 45 Workflow Control a process or procedure by which content is created edited used and diposed Sequential Workflow activities occur in sequence Parallel Workflow activities occur in simultaneously Chapter 3Pg 66 organizational strategy look at figure 3 1 remember the bottom five green boxes This study source was downloaded by 100000846016340 from CourseHero com on 08 21 2022 20 02 15 GMT 05 00 https www coursehero com file 6228231 Exam 1 BCIS 3610 Industry Structure Competitive Strategy Value Chains Business Processes Information SystemsRemember definition of value chain pg 69 Also know the definition of value Value Chain is a network of value creating activities Value the amount of money that a customer is willing to pay for a resource product or service oThe Generic Chain consists of five primary and four support activities Know definition of Porter Michael Porter one of the key researchers and thinkers in competitive analysis developed three different models that can help you understand the elements of organizational strategy oFive force ModeloFour Competitive StrategiesKnow definition of activities on Pg 71 Business Process includes several activities Activities The part of the business process that transforms resources and information of one type into resources and information of another type can be manual or automated Four types of competitive strategy organization respond to the structure of its industry by using competitive strategy PG 68 figure 3 5 differentiation strategy is very important An organization can focus on the being the cost leader or it can focus on differentiating its product from those of the competition Further the organization can employ the cost of differentiation strategy across an industry or it can focus its strategy on a particular industry segment Cost Differentiation Industry wide This study source was downloaded by 100000846016340 from CourseHero com on 08 21 2022 20 02 15 GMT 05 00 https www coursehero com file 6228231 Exam 1 BCIS 3610 FocusPg 77 78 Switching cost definition Switching Cost Business strategy of locking in customers by making it difficult or expensive to change to another product or supplier Two ways to LOCK IN your customers on pg 78 Lock in Customers making it difficult or expensive for customers to switch to another product Lock in Suppliers making it difficult to switch to another organization or stated positively by making it easy to connect to and work with the organization Chapter 4What is CPU Central Processing Unit or the brain of the computerMemory is also called RAM pg 105 third paragraph Random Access Memory Operating system is not hardware Remember computer represents data using binary digits called bits Pg 107 gives a picture on how computer gets the instructions and displays the data remember in the second paragraph data BUS Read last paragraph and memory swapping is implemented Bus Means by which the CPU reads instructions and data from main memory and writes data to main memory Memory Swapping If the CPU has not enough memory it will remove something perhaps the block of memory labeled more excel and then it will place the just requested program or data into the vacated space Pg 109 Definition of GRID Grid is a network of computers that operates as an integrated whole Cloud computing Definition pg 112 Cloud refers to the computing network on the internet This study source was downloaded by 100000846016340 from CourseHero com on 08 21 2022 20 02 15 GMT 05 00 https www