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Information system ✔Correct Answers--the study of complementary networks of hardware and
software that people and organizations use to collect, filter, process, create, and distribute data
hardware ✔Correct Answers--physical components like computers, keyboards, disk drives, iPads,
and flash drives
software ✔Correct Answers--instructions that tell the physical components what to do
operating systems ✔Correct Answers--interacts with the hardware and makes the hardware
usable.. like windows, iOS, or android
application software ✔Correct Answers--interacts with the user and does something useful, like
word or excel
data ✔Correct Answers--collection of facts
networks ✔Correct Answers--allows the transmission and sharing of data-- made up of hardware
and software
information ✔Correct Answers--data converted into a meaningful and useful context
people ✔Correct Answers--also known as users that help support decision making, coordination,
control, analysis, and visualization in an organization
process ✔Correct Answers--series of steps to achieve a desired outcome
technology ✔Correct Answers--hardware, software, and networks that support the business
processes and people
CPU ✔Correct Answers--central processing unit
removable media ✔Correct Answers--USB drives that can be connected and removed for use on a
different computer
bluetooth ✔Correct Answers--a standard for the short-range wireless interconnection of cellular
phones, computers, and other electronic devices.
SSD (solid state drive) ✔Correct Answers--a nonvolatile storage device that stores persistent data
on solid-state flash memory. --non moving parts
peripheral devices ✔Correct Answers--connected by a USB cable -- USB port ( adds functionality)
examples of peripheral devices ✔Correct Answers--mouses, printers, scanners
, digital devices ✔Correct Answers--process electronic signals in 1's and 0's and are the physical
parts of a computing device
1 byte ✔Correct Answers--=8 bits
kilobyte ✔Correct Answers--one thousand bytes
megabyte ✔Correct Answers--one million bytes
gigabyte ✔Correct Answers--one billion bytes
terabyte ✔Correct Answers--one trillion bytes
hertz ✔Correct Answers--one cycle per second (clock time)
gigahertz ✔Correct Answers--billions of pulses per second
megahertz ✔Correct Answers--millions of pulses per second
moore's law ✔Correct Answers--the number of transistors on a chip will double every 2 years, aka
the amount of computing power will double every 2 years
types of software ✔Correct Answers--operating systems and application software
application software examples ✔Correct Answers--productivity software, utility software,
programming software, applications for the enterprise (ERP)
operating systems ✔Correct Answers--software which manages the hardware and creates the
interface between the hardware and the user
functions of operating system ✔Correct Answers--managing the hardware resources of the
computer, providing the user-interface components, providing a platform for software developers to
write applications
top operating systems ✔Correct Answers--microsoft, windows, apple max os x, linux
productivity software ✔Correct Answers--help employees complete their job duties such as
Microsoft Office
utility software ✔Correct Answers--allows you to fix or modify your computer
programming software ✔Correct Answers--makes more software so programmers can code, test,
and convert into a format that the computer will understand
enterprise resource applications (ERP) ✔Correct Answers--developed to provide a common
application that supports functions across the entire enterprise for the company's employees
(BRINGS ORGANIZATION TOGETHER)