MIS 213 Study Guide - Test #3


You may take the exam any time between
Wednesday, May 1 until Saturday, May 4 at 5:00 p.m.

NOTE: This test starts on a Wednesday and ends on Saturday at 5pm during the finals period


Test will be comprised of 45 multiple choice and true/false and fill in the blank questions
You will take the quiz inside of Connect, like the Mini Quizzes you have taken,
This test is open book and notes and you will have 35 minutes

What should you do to prepare?

  • Read Chapters 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, Software (Appendix B) and overall AI Concepts
  • Complete Projects 7, 8, 9
  • Answer the questions below in advance

Key concepts you should know:

Chapter 6
Business Decision Making


  • Different types of decision making questions: structured, semi structured, unstructured
  • Decision Making Steps: Define the problem, Requirements, Alternatives, Criteria
  • Tools assisting in decision making
  • Excel - Scenarios

Chapter 9
Privacy


  • Give example of ethical computer use policy
  • What does an information privacy policy cover?
  • What is proteced in a email privacy policy?
  • Understand employer rights in a workplace monitoring policy
  • Acceptable use policy?
  • What items would be protected by Copyright laws?

Chapter 10 - Developing Info Systems


  • What are the basic development methodologies (SDLC, Prototype, RAD)
  • What are the key difference between the above
  • What is the traditional SDLC development process and the steps
  • What is a prototype?
  • How is Rapid Application Development different from the previous
  • Who should be involved in system development projects (what skills)
  • Training should be conducted by?
  • What component may be up to 30% of the total costs of system development
  • Buy versus Build
  • Open Source Software
  • Outsourcing

Appendix B
Software


  • What are the broad categories of software
  • Operating Systems Software - what does it do?
  • Examples and purposes of application software

Chapter 11 - Info Based Business Processes


  • Define Business Processes
  • Define Business Modeling
  • Modeling Tools
  • Four Key Components of Business Process Improvement

Chapter 12 - Enterprise Information Systems

  • What are the three perspectives of an Enterprise System and who/what do they serve?
  • What is the difference in information provided at the Strategic, Tactical and Operational Levels
  • Goals of a Supply Chain Management System
  • Goals of a Customer Relationship System
  • What type of information is desired by Executives

AI Concepts


  • What is the broad definition of AI
  • Where will AI assist humans
  • What are the risks of using AI
  • Difference between a ChatGPA inquiry versus a Web Key Word Search

Excel - Concepts

  • Basic Excel terms as row, column, cell
  • Understand the use of the SUM function?
  • Why the SUM function is not used for multiplication, division
  • Formatting a cell or a group of cells
  • Center across cells
  • The difference between an 'absolute' verus 'relative' copy
  • Three components of an IF statement (test, true, false)
  • Creating a scenario, running a scenario
  • Where would you use a scenario?
  • Typical uses of spreadsheets

Overall Course Concepts

  • What are the components of a Computer Based Information System
  • In a database, a collection of related data fields is?
  • A LAN is?
  • What is the system we discussed that would process items like purchase orders, invoices and payroll?
  • Where is two-factor authenication utilized?