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ISTM 210 EXAM 1 CURTSINGER
LATEST VERSION GRADED A+
"software - Correct Answer a collection of computer programs that accomplish a specific task"
"system software - Correct Answer background programs, no human interaction, responsible for data
mgmt, creates table of contents using FAT, responsible for RAM and ROM, operating system"
“Father of Intel - Correct Answer Gordon Moore 1965"
"Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Correct Answer attempts to protect investors from accounting and
reporting fraud"
"Database software/ database management system software (DBMS) - Correct Answer used to create
a collection of related files called tables that consist of records (rows) of data separated by fields (columns) that can be that produce populations of info -tables can be relational: linked together from one to another"
"Presentation software - Correct Answer used to present information in a slideshow, ex: Powerpoint
-can insert and format text, graphics, video, other display elements"
"Competency - Correct Answer knowledge that enables a person to understand something, in this
case, a computing system and its relationship to business."
"Attitude - Correct Answer towards information technology plays a pivotal role toward gaining
computer competency. plays in important role when learning IT"
"critical thinking - Correct Answer a way of thinking that involves analysis and evaluation and includes
considering all possible outcomes in order to form a sold decision"
"best practice - Correct Answer A management process, technique, or method that is most effective at
arriving at a desired outcome or better outcome than any other process, technique, or method."
"Moore's Law - Correct Answer technology will double in speed every 18 months meaning google
earth will become google live"
"Father of Apple/Mac - Correct Answer Steve Jobs"
"Father of Microsoft/PC - Correct Answer Bill Gates"
"first adopter - Correct Answer First group to use a new technology; expensive, risky, leaders"
"follower - Correct Answer waits at least one year to adopt a new technology"
"super computers - Correct Answer fastest computer in the world"
"main frame computer - Correct Answer massive computers used for huge data processing like credit
cards companies, take up entire rooms"
"reliability, scalability, availability, compatibility, cost, security, - Correct Answer strengths of main
frame computers"
"midrange computers - Correct Answer less powerful and smaller in physical size than mainframe
computers, but do many of the same things, simply on a smaller scale smaller businesses use them that can't afford main frame"
"Microcomputer - Correct Answer smaller than mainframes and midrange computers and are so
common that they are most commonly referred to simply as " computers" and sometimes just referred to as " boxes"
"microcomputers - Correct Answer PC desktops, laptops, mobile phones, tablets, PDA, personal
computers ?are examples of what type of computer"
"desktop computer & laptops - Correct Answer made to reside on a desk and is not portable (desktop)
has the same basic components as a desktop and is designed specifically for portability (laptop)"
"object linking - Correct Answer similar to object embedding, but When the source file is linked into
the destination file, both files stay up to date.
- both files are current and editable.*"
"object embedding - Correct Answer allows a user to select an entire area from one application and a
part of another"
"operating system - Correct Answer often called a platform, is a collection of computer programs that
work together to manage hardware and software to ensure that they are working properly."
"Application software - Correct Answer user's choice, extremely powerful, includes word processors,
spreadsheets, databases. presentation software, networking, browser, allows user's to perform particular tasks like a resume, budget, or presentation"
"Word processing software - Correct Answer software used to create, compose, edit, format, and print
documents"
"types of word processing software - Correct Answer -Microsoft Word: 1983, most popular, .docx
extension -Adobe Acrobat: PDF files, can be accessed from virtually any OS -Corel WordPerfect: created at Brigham Young University, was in the #1 position until it was displaced in popularity by Word in the 80s"
"Information Technology (IT) - Correct Answer study, design, development, implementation, support,
and management of computer-based information systems, particularly software and hardware."
"YES - Correct Answer is IT technology (Information Technology) a core compentency"
"end-users - Correct Answer People that use computers."
"Spreadsheet software - Correct Answer electronic grid of rows and columns typically used to create,
model, and manipulate numerical and financial information. -arguably the most powerful because of its ability to create "What if" analyses"
"Columns (Microsoft Excel) - Correct Answer have letters"
"Rows (Microsoft Excel) - Correct Answer have numbers (Form a cell with columns"
"Microsoft Excel replaced Lotus 1-2-3 as the industry standard - Correct Answer types of spreadsheet
software"
"Browsermt - Correct Answer user interface that allows the user to display web pages found on the
world wide web -hyperlinks are used to navigate from one page to another -ex: Internet edge, chrome, firefox, safari -Sir Tim Berners-Lee created the first bowser, the world wide web"
"Access - Correct Answer Database sotware
Extension = .acc db or .laccdb .laccdb is locked"
"Network - Correct Answer two or more computers connected together for resource sharing and
communication, businesses cannot compete effectively in a market without a network of computers"
"ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) - Correct Answer application software that allows departments to
work together with communication and collaboration"
"cash registers, ATMs, microwaves, cell phones - Correct Answer What uses embedded operating
systems?"
"PC- easier, more compatible with business software, cheape - Correct Answer What platform
dominates the business world and why"
"virtual memory - Correct Answer -used by the OS to coordinate, track, and efficiently allocate the use
of the CPU cache, registers, RAM, and disk storage -has more memory than a person actually a technique of breaking up files"
"Lotus 1-2-3 - Correct Answer replaced by Excel as the most popular spreadsheet software"
"human intervention - Correct Answer differentiates system software from application software
(application software needs human interaction)"
"hyperlink - Correct Answer a clickable navigation element"
"field - Correct Answer name for a column in DBMS"
"Business intelligence - Correct Answer the technology that has made presentation software more
popular"
"One-to-many relationship - Correct Answer ex: linking the customer and transaction tables"
"record - Correct Answer the name for a row in DBMS"
"platform neutral PDF - Correct Answer works on any operating system"
"open source OS - Correct Answer free and modifiable operating systems that can be changed by
anyone who is interested, ex: Linux and Unix, not practical for business use because they aren't able to be standardized"
"bus types - Correct Answer -PCI: peripheral component interconnect
-AGP: accelerated graphics port -USB: universal serial bus -Firewire: higher performance serial bus"
"binary system - Correct Answer the computer's number system language of 1s and 0s that all content
is converted to for the computer to read"
"bits - Correct Answer all individual 1s and 0s (binary digits)"
"bytes - Correct Answer 8 bits combined"
"PSU (power supply unit) - Correct Answer supplies electricity to power the system by converting
alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC)"
"ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange- - Correct Answer coding scheme used
by most microcomputers"
"primary storage - Correct Answer volatile, what the user is currently working on, RAM"
"secondary storage - Correct Answer non-volatile, location where users store work when its no
needed, slower than primary but saves even when computer is off"
"RAM (random access memory) - Correct Answer extremely fast memory with no moving parts, data is
lost when system is powered off"
"CMOS chip (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) - Correct Answer non-volatile storage,
programmed information to perform start-up tasks"
"expansion card - Correct Answer specialized circuit board that can be plugged into a motherboard's
expansion slot to add further functionality to a computer like network and connectivity -allows a computer to serve as a television"
"port - Correct Answer specific outlet that serves as a connection to enable communication between
the computer and devices like digital cameras, keyboards, etc"
"serial ports - Correct Answer send and receive info one bit at a time"
"parallel ports - Correct Answer send and receive info multiple bits at a time"
""Plug and Play" - Correct Answer allows a device to automatically work when plugged into a system
though use of device drivers with preloaded software -ex: Firewire and USB are replacing serial and parallel ports"
"device driver - Correct Answer allows the OS to communicate with peripheral hardware."
"input device - Correct Answer "peripheral devices"; data and info enters a computer then is
translated to binary for computer processing"
"examples of input devices - Correct Answer keyboard, mouse, touch pad, stylus, microphone, digital
camera, webcam"
"output devices - Correct Answer the computer translates binary into a format that the user can
understand (output or input?)"
"examples of output devices - Correct Answer monitor, printer, speakers/headphones"
"image scanners - Correct Answer Devices that analyze, convert, and translate images, printed text, or
handwriting to a digital format a system unit can recognize and store."
"OCR-optical character recognition; - Correct Answer technology used by image and text scanners"
"RFID tag (radio frequency identification) - Correct Answer labels a product for identification and have
the product's info transmitted through radio waves"
"on the motherboard - Correct Answer where is the microprocessor found?"
"Firmware - Correct Answer the programming on ROM chips is sometimes called this"
"RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) - Correct Answer many chips encased in one chip working
together"
"Machine code - Correct Answer the language a computer understands"
"number of bits in a byte - Correct Answer 8"
"DPI (dots per inch) - Correct Answer determines a monitor's resolution"
"controls and allocates memory, administers input and output, manages filing system - Correct Answer
functions of an operating system"
"Windows because it has the most compatibility and shareability with software used in business -
Correct Answer leading operating system and why"
"true - Correct Answer T/F: application software can't be run or installed without an operating system"
"TCP/IP - Correct Answer rules to move data from one computer to another"
"CPU cache - Correct Answer What memory helps decrease the time is takes to access memory"
"FAT - Correct Answer the table of contents to a hard drive"
"folder - Correct Answer a hierarchy of directories"
"anyone - Correct Answer Who can modify Linux"
"system software - Correct Answer Is an OS system software or application software"
"packets - Correct Answer what TCP/IP breaks files into"
"Linus Torvalds - Correct Answer started Linux"
"MS-DOS - Correct Answer Microsoft disk operating system"
"allocate memory administrates input/output
file management - Correct Answer 3 things that MS-DOS are responsible for"
"Jobs and Wozinak - Correct Answer Who developed the earliest Mac OS"
"Gates and Allen - Correct Answer Who sold IBM MS-DOS"
"FSB (financial business services) - Correct Answer leases mass storage to companies in off-site servers
so businesses don't have to own an asset that will inevitably depreciate"
"intellectual property - Correct Answer legal claim that a business has to names, inventions, ideas,
lyrics, legal contracts, secrets, policies, instructions"
"negative - Correct Answer electronic magnetic charge represented by a zero in binary"
"positive - Correct Answer electromagnetic charge represented by a one in binary"
"Unicode - Correct Answer allows 16 bits per character and is used for international languages"
"track - Correct Answer concentric circular band around the disk that is divided into sectors"
"NTFS (new technology file system) - Correct Answer used by Windows, basically in improved FAT"
"floppy disk - Correct Answer non-volatile storage, thin, flexible magnetic storage that rotates inside a
square plastic shell, waning market share"
"hard disk drive - Correct Answer non-volatile memory, stores data on rapidly rotating platters with
magnetic surfaces, external or internal"
"flash memory/USB drive - Correct Answer non-volatile storage used generally for back up from a
computing system to a USB, small size and low cost for small amounts of data"
"magnetic tape - Correct Answer non-volatile memory storage like cassette tapes, still used for
mainframe computers"
"mass storage - Correct Answer storage in large amounts of data and information (servers)"
"Cloud storage - Correct Answer essentially a hard drive that resides on the Internet, unlimited
capacity DropBox, iCloud, Google Drive"
"capacity, access time, advances in technology - Correct Answer considerations businesses take when
deciding on storage strategies"
"capacity - Correct Answer refers to the amount of data and information a storage device can hold"
"access time - Correct Answer the amount of time needed to get data and information from a storage
device to its user"
"cost, location, type of data, time available,how often, data security, disaster recovery - Correct
Answer archiving and backup strategy factors"
"disaster recovery - Correct Answer When a business suffers a disaster and must regain critical control
of their company, which entails regaining access to their critical data and information." "tier 1 - apps need immediately tier 2- apps need 8-10 hours
tier 3 - apps need 8-10 days - Correct Answer downtime/loss (disaster recovery plans)"
"True - Correct Answer TF: There are 256 possible combinations of eight bits in a byte , only 95
characters in the American Standard Code of Information Interchange are printable."
"Brontobyte - Correct Answer What is bigger than a Yottabyte"
"Magnetic tape - Correct Answer What storage device is read sequentially"
"booting - Correct Answer loading the platform into the computers memory"
"cold boot - Correct Answer powering up a computer for the first itme"
"warm boot - Correct Answer restarting a computer that is already running"
"search for the BIOS (basic input/output system) - Correct Answer first thing a computer does when it
boots up"
"BIOS (basic input/output system) - Correct Answer firmware programming embedded on a computer
chip so the computer runs the same program every time its turned on"
"registry - Correct Answer contains setting like screen savers, appearance, personalization"
"login - Correct Answer computer's user authentication to determine the appropriate user"
"profile - Correct Answer represents a user's specific preferences like themes, styles, and can be
restricted by the system admins"
"network administrator - Correct Answer required to manage tasks like hardware setup and computer
configuration that can be very critical to protecting a company's assets and intellectual property"
"swap files - Correct Answer the OS stores temporary copies of the file on the hard drive and swaps
them in and out of RAM -if theres lots of file swapping, the computer slows down"
"computer monitor - Correct Answer main translating/output device, renders output for a a user to
understand and displays GUI"
"ribbons - Correct Answer replace menus
-tabs across the top of a window to organize features"
"file name, modification date, file type, file size - Correct Answer common file management features"
"filing cabinet - Correct Answer file mgmt system is modeled after the hierarchical structure of what"
"fragmented disk - Correct Answer when data is scattered and unorganized"
"backup utility - Correct Answer ensures data and info are safe by copying data from a computer's
hard drive to a backup device"
"antivirus utilities - Correct Answer system software that identifies known viruses and attempts to
block them from entering and infecting a computer system" "Norton AntiVirus and McAfee VirusScan
-they receives updates of new viruses from the internet - Correct Answer examples of antivirus
utilities"
"greenhouse effect - Correct Answer carbon dioxide that builds up and slows the escape of heat into
space"
"system updates - Correct Answer compensates for OS inadequacies when they hit the market and
contain bugs"
"National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) - Correct Answer look at computer climate models
to predict future climate change but claim that these models can be extremely unreliable, even with current climate data"
"patches - Correct Answer new or modified programming code sent out to add to the OS and update
deficiencies -some might include a plug and play for peripheral devices"
"maximize button - Correct Answer expands a window"
"pages - Correct Answer smaller files that represent larger files"
"a window - Correct Answer a GUI unto its own is called"
"active window - Correct Answer the window the user is currently using"
"sectors - Correct Answer the wedges that tracks are separated into"
"icon - Correct Answer the small pictogram that launches an application"
"system administrators/network administrators - Correct Answer controls what you can put on a
computer"
"Green computing - Correct Answer the practice of using computing resources efficiently, while
reducing the use of hazardous materials, maximizing energy efficiency, promoting the recyclability of defunct products, and reducing factory waste during the computer's manufacturing process"
"Chief Information Officer (CIO) - Correct Answer (those who are in charge of all of a business's
computer assets) generally agree that green computing is the right thing to do; however; most would also agree that green computing is a business necessity"
"EnergyStar - Correct Answer voluntary labeling program designed to identify and promote energy-
efficient products like business computers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions -usually more expensive"
"EnergyStar - Correct Answer is EnergyStar or EPEAT more recognizable"
"The green PC - Correct Answer most important factor is energy efficiency
-includes power supplies and processors that consume minimum electricity"
"active use - Correct Answer computer is on and in use"
"sleep mode - Correct Answer low power mode to help save energy, should happen every 30 minutes"
"off/standby - Correct Answer computer is not in use and off"
"green computing business plan - Correct Answer businesses can become environmentally friendly,
more profitable, and socially responsible -follow EPEAT and EnergyStar, responsible recycling"
"Responsible Recycling (green computing business plan) - Correct Answer By choosing a manufacturer
that offers a recycling service at the time of purchase, a business can rest assured that they can send the old computer or peripheral device back and it will be recycled or disposed of correctly, typically according to EPA and EPEAT standards"
"EPEAT and Energy Star Guidelines - Correct Answer Include the bronze, silver, and gold EPEAT logos,
as well as Energy Star® seals for computer purchasing criteria to evaluate, compare, and select computers. EPEAT's online resource is a good baseline for comparative computer purchasing as well as for identifying top EPEAT manufacturers. Energy Star® standards assure computer purchasers of a direct cost savings through efficient energy use and conservation."
"Decrease or Eliminate Consumption - Correct Answer The easiest way to decrease or eliminate paper
consumption is simply to not print documents, ever."
"Economic Considerations (GREEN COMPUTING BUSINESS PLAN) - Correct Answer however, do not
ignore economic implications for the sake of being "Green." Business plans must demonstrate clear economic benefits to become sustainable corporate policies and procedures."
"no - Correct Answer should businesses ignore economic implication for the sake of being "green""
"telecommuting - Correct Answer working from home or flexible hours/locations to reduce the carbon
footprint that results from massive amounts of commuting to and from work"
"80 Plus - Correct Answer the policy that promotes efficient energy use in PSU's"
"extremely unreliable - Correct Answer the problem with NCAR's climate models"
"helps department be more integrated with each others and communicate more efficiently - Correct
Answer good feature of ERP system"
"the intranet - Correct Answer private version of the internet"
"Dell - Correct Answer What computer is at the top of EPEAT gold computers"
"minimac - Correct Answer only macs on the EPEAT computers list"
"CIO - Correct Answer in charge of all computer assets for a company"
"1992 - Correct Answer When was energy star founded"
"EPEAT.net - Correct Answer where are EPEAT criteria listed online"
"gold star - Correct Answer highest destination of EPEAT"
"carbon footprint - Correct Answer measures a human impact on the environment"
"EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) - Correct Answer who funds EPEAT"
"diffusion (Chapter 7) - Correct Answer acceptance of an acknowledged problem"
"Standby mode - Correct Answer PC mode that uses the least amount of power"
"registers - Correct Answer fast, small memory locations used to quicken implementation of computer
programs by providing access to commonly used calculated values"
"FAT file allocation table - Correct Answer directs the read/write arm of the hard drive to where data
exists and accesses it upon the user's request, like a table of contents -files saved and accessed quickly"
