ISTM 210 Exam 1 Curtsinger Latest Version Graded A+

ISTM 210 Exam 1 Curtsinger Latest Version Graded A+ Father of Intel Gordon Moore 1965 Information Technology (IT) study, design, development, implementation, support, and management of computer-based information systems, particularly software and hardware. YES is IT technology (Information Technology) a core compentency end-users People that use computers. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attempts to protect investors from accounting and reporting fraud Competency knowledge that enables a person to understand something, in this case, a computing system and its relationship to business. Attitude towards information technology plays a pivotal role toward gaining computer competency. *plays in important role when learning IT* critical thinking a way of thinking that involves analysis and evaluation and includes considering all possible outcomes in order to form a sold decision best practice A management process, technique, or method that is most effective at arriving at a desired outcome or better outcome than any other process, technique, or method. Moore's Law technology will double in speed every 18 months meaning google earth will become google live Father of Apple/Mac Steve Jobs Father of Microsoft/PC Bill Gates first adopter First group to use a new technology; expensive, risky, leaders follower waits at least one year to adopt a new technology super computers fastest computer in the world main frame computer massive computers used for huge data processing like credit cards companies, take up entire rooms reliability, scalability, availability, compatibility, cost, security, strengths of main frame computers midrange computers less powerful and smaller in physical size than mainframe computers, but do many of the same things, simply on a smaller scale smaller businesses use them that can't afford main frame