TAMU ISTM 210 Exam 1 (Prof. Phinney) Questions With 100% Verified Answers

TAMU ISTM 210 Exam 1 (Prof. Phinney) Questions With 100% Verified Answers 1837 - answerYear telegraphs were invented Paul Reuters - answerUsed homing pigeons in the 1840s to quickly get accurate business information People - answerThe most important factor of Business Information Technology People, tools, best practice, and critical thinking - answerThe four factors of successful implementation of business technology Gordon Moore - answerFounder of Intel Moore's Law - answer"Computer processing power doubles every 18 months" Leader/First Adapter - answerFirst person (business) to adopt new technology; might give them a temporary edge continue - answerAmazon is so successful because they _________________ to lead and adapt Follower - answerPerson or business that waits to see what works before investing in new technology Super-Computer - answerLarge computing hardware; mostly used for large-scale research, not really used in business End-users - answerPeople that use computers Competency - answerThe knowledge that enables a person to understand something Attitude - answerPlays a pivotal role toward gaining computer competency; it should be thought of as a tool with boundaries that are only limited by the user's imagination and ingenuity critical thinking - answer"Individuals with the capacity for ______________________ have the humility to understand that a task can always be done better" Best Practice - answerA management process, technique, or method that is most effective at arriving at a desired outcome Application - answerA program with a practical use and an expected outcome Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - answerLaw that attempts to protect investors from accounting and reporting fraud Midrange Computers - answerSmaller in physical size than mainframes, but essentially perform the same function; used by companies that can't afford large mainframes Personal Digital Assistant - answerHandheld computers; compact but far less powerful than desktops or laptops Hardware - answerThe physical part of the computer Software - answerA collection of computer programs that accomplish a specific task without - answerWhen a computer is turned on, hundreds of routines or "programs" carry out technical details that make it run ____(with or without?)____ human interaction Operating System - answerThe software that manages the resources of a computer, like memory and application programs. Necessary for application software to work. File Management - answerOne of the most important jobs of an operating system, a way to store and organize files to the memory of a computer Graphical User Interface - answerThe way Microsoft Windows visually represents its file management system in a way the user can understand Multitasking - answerThe ability of a computer to perform multiple processes at once Process - answerAny task a computer performs Amdahl - answerComputing company founded by former IBM techs (TAMU was its 3rd customer) Program Suites - answerLarge collection of applications (i.e., Microsoft Office) Acrobat Reader - answerFreeware that allows for viewing, printing, and highlighting PDFs Database Software - answerSoftware that interacts with the user and other applications to capture and analyze data; consists of records (rows) separated by fields (columns) File Allocation Table - answerA table of contents for a disk that directs the read/write arm of the hard drive to where data exists and accesses it upon the user's request share data and information - answer"The most important characteristic of a productivity suite is its capability to _________________________________ between business application software Object Linking and Embedding - answerAllows a user to select an entire area from one application and a part of another; static