ISTM 210 Management Information Systems
Comprehensive Exam 1 – Professor Phinney
2026/2027 Latest Update
Reuters - correct answer-Who used carrier pigeons to get news and stocks from
Belgium to Germany?
The Telegraph - correct answer-What was the first way the world connected?
Information Technology (IT) - correct answer-The study, design, development,
implementation, support, and management of computer-based information
systems, particularly software and hardware
Chief Information Officer (CIO) - correct answer-Who is in charge of all computer
assets for an organization?
Competency - correct answer-The knowledge that enables a person to
understand something
Hardware - correct answer-The physical parts of a computer
Software - correct answer-Systems that make hardware work
The Cloud - correct answer-Hard drive or software that exists on another
computer connected by a network
,rackspace.com - correct answer-Cloud service provider in San Antonio
Disadvantages of the Coud - correct answer-Requires internet connection
Don't know where your information is actually being stored
Gordon Moore - correct answer-Who founded intel?
Moore's Law - correct answer-Computer power doubles every 18 months
Mainframe Computers - correct answer-Massive, room-sized computers that
process and store enormous amounts of bulk data and information
Mainframe Computers - correct answer-TAMU has 2 kinds of what hardware for
payroll and transactions?
Super Computers - correct answer-What kind of hardware are TAMU student files
on?
IBM and Amdahl - correct answer-Who are big mainframe makers?
Big Blue - correct answer-What is IBM's nickname?
, 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
Microcomputers - correct answer-Smaller than mainframes and midrange
computers
So common that they are most commonly referred to simply as "computers" and
sometimes just referred to as "boxes."
Microcomputer - correct answer-What type of a computer is a desktop?
Operating System (OS) - correct answer-Often called a platform
Operating System (OS) - correct answer-A collection of computer programs that
work together to manage hardware and software to ensure that they are working
properly
Data per Inch (DPI) - correct answer-Determinant of a monitor's resolution
Booting - correct answer-Loading the platform into the computer's memory
Cold Boot - correct answer-Powering a computer for the first time
Warm Boot - correct answer-Restarting a computer
Comprehensive Exam 1 – Professor Phinney
2026/2027 Latest Update
Reuters - correct answer-Who used carrier pigeons to get news and stocks from
Belgium to Germany?
The Telegraph - correct answer-What was the first way the world connected?
Information Technology (IT) - correct answer-The study, design, development,
implementation, support, and management of computer-based information
systems, particularly software and hardware
Chief Information Officer (CIO) - correct answer-Who is in charge of all computer
assets for an organization?
Competency - correct answer-The knowledge that enables a person to
understand something
Hardware - correct answer-The physical parts of a computer
Software - correct answer-Systems that make hardware work
The Cloud - correct answer-Hard drive or software that exists on another
computer connected by a network
,rackspace.com - correct answer-Cloud service provider in San Antonio
Disadvantages of the Coud - correct answer-Requires internet connection
Don't know where your information is actually being stored
Gordon Moore - correct answer-Who founded intel?
Moore's Law - correct answer-Computer power doubles every 18 months
Mainframe Computers - correct answer-Massive, room-sized computers that
process and store enormous amounts of bulk data and information
Mainframe Computers - correct answer-TAMU has 2 kinds of what hardware for
payroll and transactions?
Super Computers - correct answer-What kind of hardware are TAMU student files
on?
IBM and Amdahl - correct answer-Who are big mainframe makers?
Big Blue - correct answer-What is IBM's nickname?
, 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
Microcomputers - correct answer-Smaller than mainframes and midrange
computers
So common that they are most commonly referred to simply as "computers" and
sometimes just referred to as "boxes."
Microcomputer - correct answer-What type of a computer is a desktop?
Operating System (OS) - correct answer-Often called a platform
Operating System (OS) - correct answer-A collection of computer programs that
work together to manage hardware and software to ensure that they are working
properly
Data per Inch (DPI) - correct answer-Determinant of a monitor's resolution
Booting - correct answer-Loading the platform into the computer's memory
Cold Boot - correct answer-Powering a computer for the first time
Warm Boot - correct answer-Restarting a computer
