ISTM 210 Exam 1 Knowledge Check and Phinney Facts With Complete Solutions!

Which law predicts that Google Earth will become Google live? - ANSWERSMoore's Law What is the most important part of an information system? - ANSWERSPeople Does the average business person need to be an expert in IT? - ANSWERSNo What plays an important role when learning IT? - ANSWERSAttitude Acquiring technology when it is first introduced is called what? - ANSWERSBeing a leader Waiting to acquire technology when it is first introduces is called what? - ANSWERSBeing a follower The tangible and physical aspects of a computer are called what? - ANSWERSHardware What are the largest and most powerful business computers? - ANSWERSMainframes What computer processes large amounts of data for a mid-sized business? - ANSWERSMidrange computers Desktop computers are considered what type of computer? - ANSWERSMicrocomputers A computer program that accomplishes a specific task is? - ANSWERSSoftware What kind of software requires no human interaction? - ANSWERSSystem Software What is the most important thing a system software does? - ANSWERSEnabled the operating system A common name for an operating system is? - ANSWERSPlatform Any task a computer performs is called what? - ANSWERSProcess Running more than one application at a time is called what? - ANSWERSMultitasking