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What law states that performance of a computer doubles every 18 months; and the cost of data processing, communications and storage is essentially ZERO?

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Gordon Moore’s law

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What are the 4 EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS (ASCE)?

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  1. Abstract Reasoning: Manipulate models with a logical or reasonable thought process
  2. Systems Thinking: Connect inputs and outputs into a sensible whole
  3. Collaboration: Planning discussions, anticipating reactions
  4. Experimentation: Making a careful analysis of opportunity, envision solutions, and developing ideas with the most promise
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What is a process and an information system? What is the relationship between them?

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Process: a way of doing something

IS: collection of components (like a computer) that stores and retrieves data and produces information

A process may use multiple information systems, an information system may be used for multiple processes

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What is the purpose of Information Systems Management?

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Creating/monitoring/adapting processes, IS’, and information to help organizations achieve their strategies

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What are Porters Five Forces?

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  1. Threat of SUBSTITUTIONS
  2. Threat of NEW ENTRANTS
  3. Existing RIVALS
  4. Bargaining POWER of SUPPLIERS
  5. Bargaining POWER OF CUSTOMERS
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What is Porters 4 competitive strategy square?

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Choose one:

“Lowest Cost across industry” = COST + Industry Wide
Lowest cost in segment = Cost + Focus
Better product across industry = Differentiation + Industry
Better Product across segment = Differentiation + Focus

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What is a value chain?

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A network of value creating activities

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What is a value chain according to PORTER (five activities: IL, OL, O, MS, S) (Four support: I, HR, R&D, P)?

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5: Inbound Logistics, Operations, Outbound Logistics, Marketing and Sales, Service

4: Infrastructure, HR, R&D, Procurement

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What are the 4 basic types of networks?

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  1. Wide Area Network (WAN)
  2. Internet
  3. Local Area (LAN)
  4. Personal Area (PAN)
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Intranet vs Internet?

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Internet: Network of Networks (LANs, WANs, etc)
Intranet: Private internet for an organization

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WIFI, Cellular networks, and Bluetooth all operate on this.

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Radio Waves

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What is a PROTOCOL?

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A set of rules used by TWO communicating devices

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What is a SOA?

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Service-oriented Architecture provides a way for apps on a network to talk to each other

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What is IoT?

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Internet of Things are objects connected to the internet that communicate and share data (ex: parking place sensors)

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What is THREE TIER ARCHITECTURE, what is it made up of?

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3ta: way to build and organize software applications

USER TIER: user interacts with application
SERVER TIER: application’s data validation, calculations and business rules
DATABASE TIER: Stores and manages information and data for application

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What is the cloud?

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The elastic leasing of pooled computer resources over the internet; organizations just pay for resources they use

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What are the 3 types of Cloud options?

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  1. SOFTWARE (SAAS)
  2. PLATFORM (PAAS)
  3. INFRASTRUCTURE (IAAS)
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What does SAAS provide?

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  1. Server or disk drive
  2. Server, OS, DBMS
  3. Apps (software, develop suite)
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What does IAAS provide?

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Server or Disk drive (storage)

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What does PAAS provide?

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  1. Server or disk drive
  2. Servers, OS, DBMS
  3. (Security, Testing for host apps)
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What are the 4 components of computer hardware with examples?

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INPUT: keyboard and mouse
CPU: RAM, Processor, Memory
OUTPUT: speakers, display
STORAGE: Magnetic disk, optical disk, cloud

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What is the purpose of an OS?

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Control computers resources

  • read and write data
  • start and stop programs
  • backup
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What are the 5 types of SOFTWARE apps?

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  1. Horizontal-Market: common across all industries (Excel)
  2. Vertical-market: specific industry (Doctors CRM)
  3. One-of-kind: Specific Need (Scotia App)
  4. Native: just one operating system
  5. Web: Browser exclusive (grammarly)
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What are the 4 sources of apps?

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  1. Off the Shelf: generic, no customization
  2. OTS with alterations: generic, customized before use
  3. Custom: Specific for business/client
  4. Open source: Public and can be modified (wikipedia)
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What is Virtualization?
A process (VM) that allows multiple virtual resources to run on a single physical resource, improving efficiency, scalability, and flexibility. Can be applied to just about any context of IS (operating system VS, Desktop VS, hardware VS, etc)
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What is a BUSINESS PROCESS?
System of ACTIVITIES(tasks) that turn INPUTS into OUTPUTS (ex: getting a new passport) ## Footnote BPMN Chart
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What is the difference between Structured vs Dynamic Process?
Structured: Formally defined, standardized process, day-to-day (scheduling work shifts) Dynamic: less specific, adaptive, intuitive (Solving if/where to open new location)
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What is the difference between Data vs Information?
Data = recorded facts Information = knowledge we derive from those facts
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What are the qualifications of data CARTS?
Cost worthy, Accurate, Relevant, Timely, (just) Sufficient
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What are the 4 things that make up a BP?
- Activities - Resources - Actors (human/computer hardware resource) - Role (particular actor for role)
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What are the 4 characteristics of a Process?
- Stability of flow (structured/dynamic) - Scope (Managerial/operational/strategic) - Objectives (effectiveness/efficiency) - Location in VC (marketing and sales/inbound logistics...)
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What is the Operational vs Managerial vs Strategic SCOPE of processes?
Operational: daily, computer based, IS = TPS Managerial: Seasonal, MIX based, IS = MIS Strategic: When needed, People Based, IS = EES
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How to achieve PROCESS IMPROVEMENT?
1. Classify objectives (effective or efficient) 2. (Make) Unstated Assumptions explicit 3. Match objectives to strategy
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What are bottlenecks, and what do we do with them?
When one activity reduces performance of overall progress, remove them
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What is an island of automation?
ISs' that work in isolation from each other is called an Information Grain Silo
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What is a large enterprise IS that brings data together in a big database and helps improve processes in a company?
ERP system
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What is JIT Delivery?
Manufacturing occurring just as materials arrive to reduce storage costs
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What are the 5 Elements of ERP?
1. Software 2. Data 3. Hardware 4. Procedures 5. People
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What are the characteristics of SOFTWARE in ERP?
1. Configuration: adapting an ERP software to meet client needs without changing code 2. Customization: Writing NEW CODE to Supplement ERP system when requirements cannot be met with configuration
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What are the characteristics of DATA in ERP?
1. Transactional: purchases payments, deliveries 2. Master: For organization/reference, supplier names, item names 3. Organizational: Data ABOUT THE COMPANY, location of warehouses etc
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What are the Minor, Middle, and Major types of upgrades for ERP?
Minor: technical - improving IT Middle: Functional - Improving Processes Major: Full system Improvement
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What are the Pros and challenges of ERP system?
Pros: 1. Real-time data sharing 2. Best industry processes 3. More managers = Better oversight 4. No information silo 5. Better for supply chain partners 6. Create EOS after mergers Challenges: 1. Vendor selection 2. Gap analysis 3. Configuration 4. Data issues 5. Cutover Method
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What is a Database?
A self-describing collection of integrated records OR a collection of tables plus their relationship
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What are the 4 components of a database?
Cell = BYTE Column = FIELDS Rows = RECORDS Tables = FILES
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What does DBMS stand for? What does it mean?
DBMS = Database Management System A program used to create, process, and administer a database
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What is an SQL?
Structured Query Language: universal language for processing database
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What is Multi-user processing? What is one downside to it?
Multiple users can access the database at the same time. Could lead to LOST UPDATE problem
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What is the difference between enterprise DBMS vs Personal DBMS?
Enterprise: process large organizational databases (1000+ users) Personal: Smaller and simpler database applications (<100, <15)
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What is an E-R diagram? What 5 elements is it made up of?
E-R diagram: Entity relationship diagram 1. Primary key: column that uniquely identifies row ("Drivers license #") 2. Entity: Noun that is independent of one another (person, place, object) 3. Attributes: Characteristics of an entity (name, ID, etc) 4. Relationships: how entities are related 5. Foreign key: Shows relationship between 2 entities
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What is cardinality in a relationship?
Cardinality tells us if the relationships are: 1-1, 1-many, or many-many. Many - many must be broken into two 1-many relationships using a bridge entity.
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What is Big Data?
Vast volumes of structured and unstructured data ## Footnote Volume, Variety, velocity
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What are the characteristics of the 3 Vs of Big data?
1. Volume: dataset size 2. Variety: types of data within dataset 3. Velocity: Speed of data processing
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What is the definition of AI?
Software that enables an IS to mimic or simulate human intelligence
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What are the two types of AI objectives?
1. Reasoning systems (think and act as people do) 2. Pattern matching (matches perception to stored data and identifies patterns)
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What are Expert systems?
Rule based systems that encode data from human knowledge into KNOWLEDGE BASE. Uses If/Then rules
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What are Neural networks (NN)?
Adaptive system with NODES and CONNECTIONS (like a brain)... used for things like translation
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What is the difference between Narrow vs Broad AI?
Narrow: accomplishes specific task (grammarly) Broad: flexible (chat)
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What is an analytics IS?
IS that supports acquiring analyzing and publishing data to reveal patterns
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What is an operational database?
Designed to make data inputs and updates efficient (like online transactions)
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What is a data warehouse?
A facility that prepares, stores, manages data for reporting and mining.
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What is the difference between Descriptive vs. Predictive Vs. Prescriptive Analytics?
Descriptive: informs of current conditions - Sorting, filtering, grouping, calculating Predictive: same activities as descriptive but predicts events and outcomes Prescriptive: combination of both, identifies best decisions to take action
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What is the difference between Cooperation vs Collaboration?
Cooperation: people doing all the same work together Collaboration: dynamic process working together to achieve shared purpose
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What are the 3 types of Iteration use?
1. No iteration control: no limits or restrictions on teamwork product 2. Iteration management: Tracks changes and provides features to accommodate people working at the same time 3. Iteration Control: limits user activity, version history, etc
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What is the difference between Passive vs Active Social media IS?
Passive: followers, views, visits, traffic Active: Time on site, clicks, retweets, shares, comments, ratings
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What are the two characteristics of social media promotion?
1. Network effect: exponential sharing 2. Trust: consumers trust friends more than businesses
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What is social capital?
The investment in social relations with the expectations of returns in the marketplace
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What are the 4 risks of social media in business?
- Underestimation of labour cost - Variable ROI - Customer privacy - Employee being cancelled
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What is collaborative consumption?
Mutual access to products and services rather than exclusive ownership (creative cloud)
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What are the 3 types of MERCHANT E-commerce?
1. B2B 2. B2C 3. B2G (gov)
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What are the 3 types of NONMERCHANT e-commerce?
1. Auctions - ebay 2. Clearinghouses - SSense 3. Electronic exchanges - Grailed, FB marketplace
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What are the 3 Ways E-commerce improves market efficiency?
1. Data-flow 2. Disintermediation 3. Software
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What is ISS?
Information Systems SECURITY
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What are the two types of ISS threats?
1. Human Error (internal employees) 2. Computer Crimes (External Attackers)
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What are the 5 types of DATA targeted COMPUTER CRIME Threats?
1. Hacking 2. Injection (SQL) 3. Malware (Virus, ransomware) 4. Impersonation (phishing) 5. Man-in-middle (sniffing)
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What are the 4 types of SOFTWARE targeted COMPUTER CRIME Threats?
1. Denial of service 2. Overflow 3. Malware 4. Usurpation
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What are the 3 types of Hardware targeted COMPUTER CRIME Threat?
1. Terrorism 2. Theft 3. APT
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What are the 4 types of HUMAN ERROR Threats?
1. Inadvertent (idiots) 2. Deliberate (saboteurs) 3. Procedure Problems (software) 4. Accidents (hardware)
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What are the 6 ISS safeguards?
1. Encryption 2. Firewalls 3. Malware (ANTI) 4. Hardening 5. VPN 6. Secure Design
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What is encryption?
Converting plaintext into encoded text
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What are firewalls?
Apparatus that inhibits unauthorized entry into specific sections of a network
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What is Anti-malware?
Disrupts spyware and viruses
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What is hardening?
Limiting functions of a computer to decrease vulnerabilities (good for single purpose computers)
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What is Secure Design?
Designing security into a software
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