Exam 2: Information Systems, IT Architecture, Data Governance, and Cloud Computing

What key factor differentiates an MIS from a DSS?

Given the huge number of transactions,the data in databases are constantly in use and/or undergoing change.This characteristic of databases,referred to as ___________,makes it impossible to use them for complex decision making and problem-solving tasks.

In the financial services sector,strict reporting requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 are leading to greater use of data governance.

List and explain two primary causes of information deficiencies in organizations.

There is an old adage that says "If you can't measure it,you can't manage it".Managers who want to measure and track their organization's performance will frequently use __________ to evaluate their company's progress toward goals.

Data from sales orders,payroll,accounting,financial,marketing,purchasing,inventory control,and so forth are processed by a combination of hardware and software called ____________ processing systems.

Salesforce.com is one of the most widely known PaaS providers.

Sustaining performance requires the development of new business apps and analytics capabilities,which comprise the front-end-and the data stores and digital infrastructure,or backend,to support them.The back end is where the data resides.

The application architecture describes ___________.

Financial and airline reservations systems use ________ processing.

Blueprints that guide and govern software add-ons,upgrades,hardware,systems,networks,cloud services,and other IT are known as _____________.

Success of EA is measured in financial terms of profitability and ROI.In contrast,the success of data governance is measured in nonfinancial terms of improved customer satisfaction,faster speed to market,and lower employee turnover.

The central feature of a ________ is a model or formula that enables sensitivity analysis,what-if analysis,goal seeking,and/or risk analysis.

Computer hardware had been designed to run a single operating system and a single app,leaving computers vastly underutilized.One solution to optimizing the use of computing resources is to use one physical machine and specialized software to create multiple ______.

Compared to transactional data,master data are quite________ because they change infrequently.

The functional difference between a DSS and an MIS is that a DSS contains models that use information to make decisions while an MIS is used to create ____________ from data.

Network virtualization combines the available resources in a network by splitting the network load into manageable parts,each of which can be assigned (or reassigned)to a particular server on the network.

The basic resources for the SDDC are ____________.

Data silos are unable to share or exchange data,and as a result they cannot be updated consistently.

Companies that move to the cloud must negotiate ____________,which are contracts that define their relationships with vendors.