Vocab Flashcards
Objective
Free from bias
Strategic Planning
a structured set of steps, in an iterative process.
Goal
identification of strategic information systems initiatives.
The DIK hierarchy is
data, information, knowledge, and wisdom (Best)
People in ___ careers are tasked with designing, developing, managing, or supporting information systems
Information systems
People in ___ careers analyze data retreat from information systems
Information analysis (IF NOT ANALYSIS IN QUESTION IT IS SYSTEMS)
An organized combination of hardware, software, infrastructure, data, and
people is
Informational systems
In ___, inputs are received, processed, transformed, and/or utilized to produce outputs
Systems
An open system is one that ____
is influenced by the environment
A statement that defines an aspect of a business with the intent of controlling behaviors within the business is a ____
Business rule
____ is a type of quality that will vary based on the context
Contextual quality
Which Infromation quality dimension refers to concern for how information is portrayed to the user
Representational
What is the systematic determination of the merit and worth of information
Information evaluation
Which step is the first step of the strategic planning process
Strategic business planning (Who you are)
What are the steps in order of the strategic planning process
Strategic planning process, Information systems assessment (where you start), Information systems vision (where you want to go), information systems architecture (how you are going to get there), Strategic initiatives identification (what you need).
set of coordinated activities that lead to a specific goal or outcome
Business Process
Data can best be described as
raw symbols (unconnected facts
Data that has been processed into something useful (i.e., data that has been
ordered and given context
information
Knowledge can best be described as
information that is applied to some decision or action
The individual hardware, software, and media used to store, organize,
retrieve, and communicate information is known as
information technology
The ability to efficiently and effectively determine what information is needed
and use it in an ethical manner is
information literacy
Statements about _______________ describe how IS resources should be used and how they should work together?
Information Systems Architecture
___________ is being faced with more information than we can effectively process.
Information Overload
What is the systematic determination of the merit and worth of information?
information evaluation
The _________ should be a broad statement of how the organization should use and manage its information systems for strategic purposes.
Information systems vision
What term from class describes the idea that there can be many different
paths to the final outcome
Equifinality
An open system is one that ______
is influenced by the environment
____ is a set of software enforced functions intended to ensure the proper
operation of a system
Control
A statement that defines an aspect of a business with the intent of
controlling behaviors within the business is a ___
Business Rule
_____ refers to a set of devices and protocols that enable computers to
communicate with each other
Communication Media
What are two strategies for dealing with information overload
Filtering and Withdrawal
Disconnecting yourself from information sources such as email, web, and TV
is known as __________
Withdrawal
While doing a history assignment, you decide to search only databases
devoted to history. What does this exemplify
Filtering
Bad information can lead to bad decisions
Information quality
_____ is a type of quality that is important regardless of the context or how the
information is represented
Intrinsic quality
Contextual dimensions of information quality include which of the following
Relevant, timely, complete, current
Which information quality dimension refers to the concern for how
information is portrayed to the user
Representational
Intrinsic Qualities are
Accurate, Believable, Objective, Consistent, Understandable
Is the scientific process of transforming data into insight for making better decisions
Business analytics
When R square is close to 0, the regression line fits well to the data well
False
When the value is smaller than 0.05, we say there’s a statistically significant relationship between the corresponding x and y variable
P Value
