TAMU ISTM 210 Exam 1 (Prof.
Phinney) Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Year telegraphs were invented -
correct answer ✅1837
Used homing pigeons in the 1840s to quickly get accurate business
information -
correct answer ✅Paul Reuters
The most important factor of Business Information Technology -
correct answer ✅People
The four factors of successful implementation of business
technology -
correct answer ✅People, tools, best practice, and critical thinking
Founder of Intel -
correct answer ✅Gordon Moore
"Computer processing power doubles every 18 months" -
correct answer ✅Moore's Law
,TAMU ISTM 210 Exam 1 (Prof.
Phinney) Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
First person (business) to adopt new technology; might give them a
temporary edge -
correct answer ✅Leader/First Adapter
Amazon is so successful because they _________________ to lead
and adapt -
correct answer ✅continue
Person or business that waits to see what works before investing in
new technology -
correct answer ✅Follower
Large computing hardware; mostly used for large-scale research,
not really used in business -
correct answer ✅Super-Computer
People that use computers -
correct answer ✅End-users
The knowledge that enables a person to understand something -
correct answer ✅Competency
, TAMU ISTM 210 Exam 1 (Prof.
Phinney) Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Plays 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 -
correct answer ✅Attitude
"Individuals with the capacity for ______________________ have
the humility to understand that a task can always be done better" -
correct answer ✅critical thinking
A management process, technique, or method that is most
effective at arriving at a desired outcome -
correct answer ✅Best Practice
A program with a practical use and an expected outcome -
correct answer ✅Application
Law that attempts to protect investors from accounting and
reporting fraud -
correct answer ✅Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Phinney) Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Year telegraphs were invented -
correct answer ✅1837
Used homing pigeons in the 1840s to quickly get accurate business
information -
correct answer ✅Paul Reuters
The most important factor of Business Information Technology -
correct answer ✅People
The four factors of successful implementation of business
technology -
correct answer ✅People, tools, best practice, and critical thinking
Founder of Intel -
correct answer ✅Gordon Moore
"Computer processing power doubles every 18 months" -
correct answer ✅Moore's Law
,TAMU ISTM 210 Exam 1 (Prof.
Phinney) Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
First person (business) to adopt new technology; might give them a
temporary edge -
correct answer ✅Leader/First Adapter
Amazon is so successful because they _________________ to lead
and adapt -
correct answer ✅continue
Person or business that waits to see what works before investing in
new technology -
correct answer ✅Follower
Large computing hardware; mostly used for large-scale research,
not really used in business -
correct answer ✅Super-Computer
People that use computers -
correct answer ✅End-users
The knowledge that enables a person to understand something -
correct answer ✅Competency
, TAMU ISTM 210 Exam 1 (Prof.
Phinney) Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Plays 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 -
correct answer ✅Attitude
"Individuals with the capacity for ______________________ have
the humility to understand that a task can always be done better" -
correct answer ✅critical thinking
A management process, technique, or method that is most
effective at arriving at a desired outcome -
correct answer ✅Best Practice
A program with a practical use and an expected outcome -
correct answer ✅Application
Law that attempts to protect investors from accounting and
reporting fraud -
correct answer ✅Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
