Trivia Flashcards

What is 'business process reengineering' (BPR) in the context of MIS?

Answer: Radical redesign of core business processes to achieve dramatic improvements

BPR involves fundamentally rethinking and redesigning business processes from scratch to achieve major performance gains.

In network security, what is a 'DMZ' (Demilitarized Zone)?

Answer: A segment of a network isolated between the public internet and internal network

A DMZ is a network perimeter zone that hosts public-facing services while shielding the internal network from direct internet access.

Which type of e-commerce involves transactions between two businesses rather than between a business and a consumer?

Answer: B2B

B2B (Business-to-Business) e-commerce refers to online transactions conducted between companies, such as wholesale purchasing.

What is the purpose of 'data normalization' in relational database design?

Answer: Organizing data to reduce redundancy and improve integrity

Normalization restructures a database into tables and relationships to minimize data duplication and prevent anomalies.

Which technology uses radio waves to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects?

Answer: RFID

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags on objects without line of sight.

In project management for IS, what does a 'Gantt chart' display?

Answer: Project tasks and their scheduled durations on a timeline

A Gantt chart is a bar chart that shows project tasks, their durations, and start/end dates on a horizontal timeline.

What is 'data mining' used for in organizational decision-making?

Answer: Discovering hidden patterns and relationships in large datasets

Data mining uses statistical and machine learning techniques to uncover patterns, correlations, and insights in large data sets.