ISTM 210 FINAL EXAM TAMU (PHINNEY)
What career choice is unique in that it offers broader opportunities throughout business
because it courses throughout every aspect of the business world? - Answers -
Information Technology
Why do you have an easier time changing careers as an IT professional? - Answers -
Because Information Technology is everywhere and in every aspect of business
What aspect of IT are the individuals who actually repair the computers or make sure a
server stays online? - Answers -Polytechnic
What aspect of IT are the individuals who enhance the business and make the
computers and servers run as fast and efficiently as possible? - Answers -IT
Professionals
What is a common axiom for IT professionals that shows how they require a deep
understanding of the inner workings of a business before they can start applying IT
solutions? - Answers -"Know the Business"
What are IT professionals first and foremost before they can be considered computer
professionals? - Answers -Business Professionals
What refers to the added value of a product or service over the cost of products and
services used to produce it from the previous stage of production? - Answers -Value
Added
Who is responsible for servicing and enhancing all computing, technical assets, and
intellectual property of a business organization? - Answers -IT Departments
What are the 2 portions of IT Departments? - Answers -1. Those who service and
maintain computer assets (Service)
2. Those who are business analysts and serve as Business IT consultants throughout
the organization (IT consulting)
What is neither a good or bad thing about IT in relation to how it exists within a
company? - Answers -IT is outside the core business departments
What type of relationship does IT have with other departments? - Answers -Symbiotic
(The "Glue" that holds an organization together)
What is a job title for the board-level head of an IT department? - Answers -Chief
Information Officer (CIO) or Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
,What job title has been slowly replaced in the US due to the recent prominence of the
"CIO" Title? - Answers -IT Director
What is one of the most important qualities for the CIO position? - Answers -Expertise
in business and leadership
What type of Degrees do most CIO's have? - Answers -Master's Degrees in Business
Administration
What position is in charge of software application development teams that develop,
design, program, and test software applications? - Answers -Head Applications
Developers
What degrees and skills do Head Applications Developers usually hold? - Answers -
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Information Systems and must have superior project
management and communication skills
What is the process for creating and altering computer applications through an
approach that includes planning, system analysis, design, implementation, and system
maintenance; step-by-step approach? - Answers -System Development Lifecycle
(SDLC)
What includes a set of graphical notation techniques to create computer models and
applications; Blueprint for developing applications? - Answers -Unified Modeling
Language (UML)
What systems are more difficult to deal with than developing a brand new system
because they are typically already in use by an organization; this means the system
must keep working in order to support the business? - Answers -Legacy Systems
Who designs parts of applications like screen interfaces, middleware, and programming
infrastructure that complies with the head applications developer's design principles and
falls in line with their SDLC? - Answers -Applications Architects
What is the computer programming and software that connects the components an
applications architect designs with the programming infrastructure (which includes the
actual programming language) components that help an application work as designed?
- Answers -Middleware
What degree and skills must an Applications Architect posses? - Answers -Bachelor's
Degree in Computer Science or Computer IT; 5-8 years of experience; must be
thoughtful in their designs so the end product meets the head applications developer's
vision and requirements
, Who categorizes data requirements and creates the database entities and models that
ensure accurate and smooth-flowing information throughout a business? - Answers -
Database Administrators (DBAs)
What degree and skills must a DBA posses? - Answers -Bachelor's Degree in
computer science or IT and several years of database experience
Who are directly responsible for the smooth operations and maintenance of the
business' networks and networking technology that includes its hardware and software?
- Answers -Network Administrators
Who works in partnership with network engineers and network architects to implement
and deploy new networks, expand old ones, or integrate an existing network with
another existing network? - Answers -Network Administrators
What degree and skills must a Network Administrator Posses? - Answers -Bachelor's
Degree but are often trained by network software companies like Novell and Microsoft
that offer certification; several years of experience with smaller networks so they can be
trusted with a larger LAN or WAN
Who prepares, plans, and implements web-based software applications that range from
online shopping carts to advanced intranet deployment? - Answers -Senior Web
Developers
What are senior web developers often in charge of re-writing to make them browser-
based? - Answers -Legacy Systems
What degree and skills must a Senior Web Developer posses? - Answers -Bachelor's
Degree in Computer Science or IT; must know and have experience with multiple
technologies and platforms
What is one of the most sought-after and highly paid positions in the IT field? - Answers
-Senior Web Developer
Who makes sense out of an organization's data and information and present their
findings to senior staff for the purpose of making tactical and strategic decisions? -
Answers -Business Intelligence Analysts
What degree and skills must Business Intelligence Analysts Possess? - Answers -
Bachelor's Degree in IT or Data Analytics; must have strong analytical background and
several years of experience, eye for detail
Who must have great communication skills since they are the conduit between IT and
the rest of the organization; must be able to bridge the gap? - Answers -IT Staff
Consultants
What career choice is unique in that it offers broader opportunities throughout business
because it courses throughout every aspect of the business world? - Answers -
Information Technology
Why do you have an easier time changing careers as an IT professional? - Answers -
Because Information Technology is everywhere and in every aspect of business
What aspect of IT are the individuals who actually repair the computers or make sure a
server stays online? - Answers -Polytechnic
What aspect of IT are the individuals who enhance the business and make the
computers and servers run as fast and efficiently as possible? - Answers -IT
Professionals
What is a common axiom for IT professionals that shows how they require a deep
understanding of the inner workings of a business before they can start applying IT
solutions? - Answers -"Know the Business"
What are IT professionals first and foremost before they can be considered computer
professionals? - Answers -Business Professionals
What refers to the added value of a product or service over the cost of products and
services used to produce it from the previous stage of production? - Answers -Value
Added
Who is responsible for servicing and enhancing all computing, technical assets, and
intellectual property of a business organization? - Answers -IT Departments
What are the 2 portions of IT Departments? - Answers -1. Those who service and
maintain computer assets (Service)
2. Those who are business analysts and serve as Business IT consultants throughout
the organization (IT consulting)
What is neither a good or bad thing about IT in relation to how it exists within a
company? - Answers -IT is outside the core business departments
What type of relationship does IT have with other departments? - Answers -Symbiotic
(The "Glue" that holds an organization together)
What is a job title for the board-level head of an IT department? - Answers -Chief
Information Officer (CIO) or Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
,What job title has been slowly replaced in the US due to the recent prominence of the
"CIO" Title? - Answers -IT Director
What is one of the most important qualities for the CIO position? - Answers -Expertise
in business and leadership
What type of Degrees do most CIO's have? - Answers -Master's Degrees in Business
Administration
What position is in charge of software application development teams that develop,
design, program, and test software applications? - Answers -Head Applications
Developers
What degrees and skills do Head Applications Developers usually hold? - Answers -
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Information Systems and must have superior project
management and communication skills
What is the process for creating and altering computer applications through an
approach that includes planning, system analysis, design, implementation, and system
maintenance; step-by-step approach? - Answers -System Development Lifecycle
(SDLC)
What includes a set of graphical notation techniques to create computer models and
applications; Blueprint for developing applications? - Answers -Unified Modeling
Language (UML)
What systems are more difficult to deal with than developing a brand new system
because they are typically already in use by an organization; this means the system
must keep working in order to support the business? - Answers -Legacy Systems
Who designs parts of applications like screen interfaces, middleware, and programming
infrastructure that complies with the head applications developer's design principles and
falls in line with their SDLC? - Answers -Applications Architects
What is the computer programming and software that connects the components an
applications architect designs with the programming infrastructure (which includes the
actual programming language) components that help an application work as designed?
- Answers -Middleware
What degree and skills must an Applications Architect posses? - Answers -Bachelor's
Degree in Computer Science or Computer IT; 5-8 years of experience; must be
thoughtful in their designs so the end product meets the head applications developer's
vision and requirements
, Who categorizes data requirements and creates the database entities and models that
ensure accurate and smooth-flowing information throughout a business? - Answers -
Database Administrators (DBAs)
What degree and skills must a DBA posses? - Answers -Bachelor's Degree in
computer science or IT and several years of database experience
Who are directly responsible for the smooth operations and maintenance of the
business' networks and networking technology that includes its hardware and software?
- Answers -Network Administrators
Who works in partnership with network engineers and network architects to implement
and deploy new networks, expand old ones, or integrate an existing network with
another existing network? - Answers -Network Administrators
What degree and skills must a Network Administrator Posses? - Answers -Bachelor's
Degree but are often trained by network software companies like Novell and Microsoft
that offer certification; several years of experience with smaller networks so they can be
trusted with a larger LAN or WAN
Who prepares, plans, and implements web-based software applications that range from
online shopping carts to advanced intranet deployment? - Answers -Senior Web
Developers
What are senior web developers often in charge of re-writing to make them browser-
based? - Answers -Legacy Systems
What degree and skills must a Senior Web Developer posses? - Answers -Bachelor's
Degree in Computer Science or IT; must know and have experience with multiple
technologies and platforms
What is one of the most sought-after and highly paid positions in the IT field? - Answers
-Senior Web Developer
Who makes sense out of an organization's data and information and present their
findings to senior staff for the purpose of making tactical and strategic decisions? -
Answers -Business Intelligence Analysts
What degree and skills must Business Intelligence Analysts Possess? - Answers -
Bachelor's Degree in IT or Data Analytics; must have strong analytical background and
several years of experience, eye for detail
Who must have great communication skills since they are the conduit between IT and
the rest of the organization; must be able to bridge the gap? - Answers -IT Staff
Consultants
