ISTM 210 Phinney Exam 4 Ch1-14
knowledge checks Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Gordon Moore made which of the following observations? -
correct answer ✅Computing power doubles every eighteen
months.
What is the most important part of an information system? -
correct answer ✅People
Does the average businessperson need to be an expert in IT? -
correct answer ✅No
What plays an import role when learning IT? -
correct answer ✅Attitude
Acquiring technology when it is first introduced is called what? -
correct answer ✅Being a Leader
Waiting to acquire technology until it is proven is called what? -
correct answer ✅Being a Follower
,ISTM 210 Phinney Exam 4 Ch1-14
knowledge checks Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
The tangible and physical aspects of a computer are called what? -
correct answer ✅Hardware
What are the largest and most powerful business computers? -
correct answer ✅Mainframes
What computers process large amounts of data for a mid-sized
business? -
correct answer ✅Midrange computers
Desktop computers are considered what type of computer? -
correct answer ✅Microcomputers
A computer program that accomplishes a specific task is called
what? -
correct answer ✅Software
What kind of software requires no human interaction? -
correct answer ✅System software
,ISTM 210 Phinney Exam 4 Ch1-14
knowledge checks Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
What is the most important thing system software does? -
correct answer ✅Enables the operating system
A common name for an operating system is what? -
correct answer ✅Platform
Any task a computer performs is called what? -
correct answer ✅Process
Running more than one application at a time is called what? -
correct answer ✅Multitasking
What part of the computer coordinates memory? -
correct answer ✅Operating System
The table of contents of a hard drive is called what? -
correct answer ✅FAT
Software sold as a collection are called what? -
correct answer ✅Software Suite
, ISTM 210 Phinney Exam 4 Ch1-14
knowledge checks Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
What is the most important aspect of a productivity suite? -
correct answer ✅Sharing Data
What is the easiest and most basic way to share data? -
correct answer ✅Copy (or Cut) and Paste
Which method of sharing data is dynamic? -
correct answer ✅Object Linking
What part of a computer is responsible for reading and writing
data? -
correct answer ✅Operating System
How is information represented on a monitor? -
correct answer ✅Graphical User Interface
Will Google Earth become Google Live? -
correct answer ✅Yes
knowledge checks Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Gordon Moore made which of the following observations? -
correct answer ✅Computing power doubles every eighteen
months.
What is the most important part of an information system? -
correct answer ✅People
Does the average businessperson need to be an expert in IT? -
correct answer ✅No
What plays an import role when learning IT? -
correct answer ✅Attitude
Acquiring technology when it is first introduced is called what? -
correct answer ✅Being a Leader
Waiting to acquire technology until it is proven is called what? -
correct answer ✅Being a Follower
,ISTM 210 Phinney Exam 4 Ch1-14
knowledge checks Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
The tangible and physical aspects of a computer are called what? -
correct answer ✅Hardware
What are the largest and most powerful business computers? -
correct answer ✅Mainframes
What computers process large amounts of data for a mid-sized
business? -
correct answer ✅Midrange computers
Desktop computers are considered what type of computer? -
correct answer ✅Microcomputers
A computer program that accomplishes a specific task is called
what? -
correct answer ✅Software
What kind of software requires no human interaction? -
correct answer ✅System software
,ISTM 210 Phinney Exam 4 Ch1-14
knowledge checks Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
What is the most important thing system software does? -
correct answer ✅Enables the operating system
A common name for an operating system is what? -
correct answer ✅Platform
Any task a computer performs is called what? -
correct answer ✅Process
Running more than one application at a time is called what? -
correct answer ✅Multitasking
What part of the computer coordinates memory? -
correct answer ✅Operating System
The table of contents of a hard drive is called what? -
correct answer ✅FAT
Software sold as a collection are called what? -
correct answer ✅Software Suite
, ISTM 210 Phinney Exam 4 Ch1-14
knowledge checks Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
What is the most important aspect of a productivity suite? -
correct answer ✅Sharing Data
What is the easiest and most basic way to share data? -
correct answer ✅Copy (or Cut) and Paste
Which method of sharing data is dynamic? -
correct answer ✅Object Linking
What part of a computer is responsible for reading and writing
data? -
correct answer ✅Operating System
How is information represented on a monitor? -
correct answer ✅Graphical User Interface
Will Google Earth become Google Live? -
correct answer ✅Yes
