Midterm 2 Flashcards

1
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Systems Development Life Cycle

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First phase: Planning
Second phase: Analysis
Third phase: Design
Fourth phase: Implementation
Fifth phase: Maintenance
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2
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Used to develop, maintain, and replace info systems

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SDLC

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3
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Common method for systems development

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SDLC

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4
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It is an application of the systems approach to the development of an information system

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SDLC

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5
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Traditional methodology of SDLC contains phases:

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Planning
Analysis
Design
Implementation
Maintenance
Use
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6
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Identification phase

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Planning

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7
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Needs are examined as a whole

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Planning

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8
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Studies current procedures and Info Systems

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Analysis

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9
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Sub phase-Requirement determination

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Analysis

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10
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Convert alternative solutions

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Design

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11
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Inputs and Outputs (Reports, databases, computer processes)

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Design

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12
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System and Written specs turned over to programmers

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Implementation

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13
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Implementation process

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Coding
Testing
Installation

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14
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Systems are in operation

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Manintenance

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15
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Specific problems or changes are made

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Maintenance

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16
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It is a TPS used by distribution firms

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Distribution system

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17
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They distribute products or services to their customers

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Distribution firms

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18
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They are developed to meet the needs for information relating to those particular parts of the organization

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Organizational Information system

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19
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MKIS

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Marketing Information System

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20
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It provides information that relates to the firm’s marketing activities

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MKIS

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21
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Consists of a combination of input and output subsystems connected by a database

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MKIS

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22
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Marketing Information System

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Product subsystem
Place subsystem
Promotion subsystem
Price subsystem
Integrated-mix subsystem
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23
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Provide information about critical elements in marketing mix

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Output subsystems

24
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It consists of four main ingredients that management manages in order to meet customers’ needs at a profit

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Marketing Mix

25
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Provides information about the firm’s products

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Product subsystem

26
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Provides information about the firm’s distribution network

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Place subsystem

27
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Provides information about the firm’s advertising and personal selling activities

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Promotion subsystem

28
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It helps the manager make pricing decisions

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Price subsystem

29
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Enables the manager to develop strategies that consider the combined effects of the ingredients

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Integrated-mix subsystem

30
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It is populated with data from the three MKIS input subsystem

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Database

31
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Input subsystems

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Transaction processing system
Marketing research subsystem
Marketing intelligence subsystem

32
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It gathers data from both internal and environmental sources and enters the data into the database

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Transaction processing system

33
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It gathers internal and environmental data by conducting special studies

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Marketing research subsystem

34
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It gathers environmental data that serves to keep management informed of activities of the firm’s competitors and customers and other elements that can influence marketing operations

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Marketing intelligence subsystem

35
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Other Organizational Information System

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HRIS
Manufacturing Information System
Financial Information System

36
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It provides information to managers throughout the firm concerning the firm’s human resources

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HRIS

37
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HRIS

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Human Resources Information System

38
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It provides information to managers throughout the firm concerning the firm’s manufacturing operations

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Manufacturing Information System

39
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It provides information to managers throughout the firm concern the firm’s financial activities

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Financial information system

40
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It is a system that provides information to upper-level managers on the overall performance of the firm; also called ESS

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EIS

41
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EIS

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Executive Information System

42
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ESS

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Executive support system

43
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It allows for executives to bring up a summary display and then successively display lower levels of detail until executives are satisfied that they have obtained as much detail as is necessary

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Drill-down capbility

44
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It is the management of the relationships between the firm and its customers so that both the firm and its customers receive maximum value from the relationship

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CRM

45
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CRM

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Customer relationship management

46
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It accumulates customer data over a long term (, or more) and user that data to produce information for users

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CRM

5-10 years

47
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Uses a data warehouse

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CRM

48
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Describes data strorage

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Data warehouse

49
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Data Warehouse characteristics

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Storage capacity is very large
Data are accumulated
Data are easily retrievable
Data are used solely for decision making,

50
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It is a database that contains data describing only a segment of the firm’s operations

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Data mart

51
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It is the creation and use of a data warehouse or data mart

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Data warehousing

52
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They are TPS and data obtained from other sources, both internal and environmental; any data identified as having potential value in decision making

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Primary data sources

53
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It is where the data undergoes ETL

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Staging area

54
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ETL

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extraction, transformation and loading

55
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SDLC

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Systems Development Life Cycle