ISTM 210 - Exam 1 Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers 2024

ISTM 210 - Exam 1 Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers 2024 Good information leads to what? - answerGood information leads to good decisions. Moore's Law: - answerMoore's Law, 1965: Computer processing power will double every eighteen months or so. (includes Internet size). Imagine an car maker manufacturing a vehicle that doubles its gas mileage every eighteen month. Business IT keys - answerStudy, Design, Implementation, Support, Management Consider the following in Business Information Systems: - answer• People, Competency, Attitude, Critical Thinking, Best Practice Why is Moore's Law important in business computing? - answerYou are in charge of 1,000 sales representa(ves and much choose a phone plan for all of them. iPhones? Google phones? VOIP phones? (Get this wrong and you affect your business profoundly.) Leader: - answerbuy the newest technology and maybe get an edge. Follower: - answerwait to see what works and lose the edge. Business Computing Hardware - answerTangible and physical aspects of compu(ng hardware. Types of computers: - answerMainframe, Midrange, Microcomputers System Software: - answerAmong other things, system software makes hardware work. Collection of computer programs that accomplish a specific task. Operating Systems (platforms): - answerCollection of computer programs that work together to manage hardware and soDware and makes sure the computer is working correctly. • File Management • Mul(tasking • Memory Management • Disk Management Common Business Operating Systems (Platforms) - answer• Microsoft Windows • Mac OS • Linux (free) • Unix Application Software - answer• Performs particular tasks like creating budgets, resumes, or professional presentations. (Chances of an application software not meeting an end-user's needs are remote.) Common Application Software: - answer• Email • Word Processor • Spreadsheet • Database • Presentation Software • Project Management Software Business Computing Software-Concerned with four basic applications: - answerspreadsheets, word processors, database, and presentation software. Productivity Suites - answer• Collection of business computer application programs of associated functionality that share a common graphical user interface. • Also called "Software Suites" or "Application Suites" • Allows smooth data exchange • Microsoft Office is the most popular. What is the most important aspect of learning application software? - answerAttitude Sharing Data Between Software Suites - answer• Cut & Paste • OLE | Linking | Embedding 1st speaker notes - answerComputers make other computers which make other computers and all this combined to ensure that machines get smarter while we have no clue what's going on with these machines. Aka, the apocalypse is soon. What topology does TAMU use for the Mays Business School? - answerStar topology True or false: TAMU uses some services from Fibertown - answerTrue Where does Phinney's daughter live? - answerArizona What is Phinney's favorite excel function? - answerConcatenate Birthday and weekday of her birthday? - answerAugust 11, 1958 and on a Tuesday What years must excel have dates between? - answer When was her father born (what holiday)? What was the date? How old would he have been this year? - answerColumbus Day; October 14; 96 PING? - answerPacket Internet Groper; Ping is a networking utility program or a tool to test if a particular host is reachable. It is a diagnostic that checks if your computer is connected to a server. Starts at 255, goes down for every one server hit Who created Boolean algebra and what TV show did Phinney say she saw it on? - answerGeorge Boole; Jeopardy Where does she bank? - answerBrazos Valley School Credit Union True or false: USA does not require businesses to that participate in e-commerce to have a physical address posted on their website? - answerFalse If you ping to ecampus and it does not show up/time out....? - answerThe website is down. Largest number in TTL (PING)? - answer255; lower the number given, the farther away from server you are notes- - answerfrom the day you missed in groupme lady from Friday - answerJeana Guillory* what was Jeana Guillory wearing? - answerll purple on with jeans and black shoes is all I known Application Software Information: - answerPerforms tens of thousands of specific tasks for an end-user. • Spreadsheets • Database • Presentations, etc. Extremely powerful Needs system software (operating system) to work Application Softwares are A. Not very Dependable B. Relatively Dependable C. Extremely Dependable - answerC. Applica'on So,ware(s) sold together in one package Three to five basic business applications: - answerSpreadsheet