STUDY GUIDE FOR EXAM 1: Multi Informational Systems (MIS)

Management Information Systems (MIS) Exam 1 Study Guide – SDSU

Crush your first MIS exam at SDSU with this detailed, easy-to-follow study guide designed specifically for MIS 180 – Exam 1.

Covers all major topics and key concepts from lectures and the textbook, including:

✅ Information literacy – data vs information vs knowledge vs BI

✅ Evaluating facts, misinformation, and triangulation

✅ Systems theory – inputs, outputs, feedback, subsystems

✅ Stakeholders, business processes, and enterprise systems

✅ Business information systems – data, hardware, software, media, people, procedures

✅ Computer hardware basics – CPU, RAM, ROM, storage, input/output devices

✅ Computer software – OS, applications, utilities, open source vs proprietary

✅ Excel skills – SUMIF, COUNTIF, VLOOKUP, IF statements, absolute vs relative referencing

✅ Info evaluation – bias vs perspective, overload, heuristics, believability

✅ Programming concepts – source code vs object code, software development lifecycle

Built to save you hours of studying, this guide breaks complex terms and processes into clean bullet points and real examples to help you actually remember what matters.

Perfect for last-minute review or structured prep — whether you’re aiming to pass or lock in that A.

📄 Format: PDF | Length: ~20 pages

📚 Bonus: Real-life examples, simplified definitions, and quick-reference Excel formulas