CIS Exam 1 JMU – Lee with Complete
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Information Age - ANS-period in history where the production, distribution, and control
of information is the primary driver of the economy
Digital Revolution - ANS-conversion from mechanical and analog devices to digital
devices
Bell's Law - ANS-"a new computer class forms roughly each decade establishing a new
industry"
digital devices will evolve so quickly that they will enable new platforms, programming
environments, industries, networks, and information systems every 10 years
Moore's Law - ANS-"the number of transistors per square inch on an integrated chip
doubles every 18 months"
Critical Skills for Non-routine Cognition - ANS-abstract reasoning, systems thinking,
collaboration, ability to experiment
Abstract reasoning - ANS-the ability to make and manipulate models
Systems thinking - ANS-the ability to model the components of the system to connect
the inputs and outputs among those components into a sensible whole that reflects the
structure and dynamics of the phenomenon observed
Business process - ANS-a network of activities that generate value by transforming
inputs into outputs
Business Process Management - ANS-a management technique that includes methods
and tools to support the design, analysis, implementation, management, and
optimization of business processes
Repository - ANS-a collection of something; a database is a repository of date and a
raw material repository is an inventory of raw materials
Strategies for competitive advantage - ANS-creating new products or services,
enhancing existing products or services, and by differentiating their products and
services from their competitors
, Hardware - ANS-consists of electronic components and related gadgetry that input,
process, output, and store data according to instructions encoded in computer programs
or software
Central Processing Unit (CPU) - ANS-sometimes called "the brain" of the computer
Main memory - ANS-storage place for results of data and instructions read by the CPU
Random Access Memory (RAM) - ANS-Computer location where instructions and data
are stored on a temporary basis. This memory is volatile.
Cache - ANS-section where temporary internet files are stored
Volatile - ANS-their contents are lost when power is off
Ex: cache and main memory
Nonvolatile - ANS-their contents survive when power is off
Ex: magnetic and optical disks
Storage Hardware - ANS-used to save data and programs
Types of Hardware - ANS-Personal computer, tablet, smartphone, server, server farm
Personal Computer (PC) - ANS-classic computing devices that are used by individuals
Tablets - ANS-mobile, integrated, flat touch screen computer
Server - ANS-computer that is designed to support processing requests from many
remote computers and users
Clients - ANS-other computers and mobile devices on the network that rely on the
server for its resources
Server Farm - ANS-collection of, typically, thousands of servers
Binary Digits - ANS-bits
Bits - ANS-either a zero or a one
used for computer data because they are easy to represent physically
Byte - ANS-a group of 8 bits
Internet of Things (IoT) - ANS-The idea that objects are becoming connected to the
Internet so they can interact with other devices, applications, or services.
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Information Age - ANS-period in history where the production, distribution, and control
of information is the primary driver of the economy
Digital Revolution - ANS-conversion from mechanical and analog devices to digital
devices
Bell's Law - ANS-"a new computer class forms roughly each decade establishing a new
industry"
digital devices will evolve so quickly that they will enable new platforms, programming
environments, industries, networks, and information systems every 10 years
Moore's Law - ANS-"the number of transistors per square inch on an integrated chip
doubles every 18 months"
Critical Skills for Non-routine Cognition - ANS-abstract reasoning, systems thinking,
collaboration, ability to experiment
Abstract reasoning - ANS-the ability to make and manipulate models
Systems thinking - ANS-the ability to model the components of the system to connect
the inputs and outputs among those components into a sensible whole that reflects the
structure and dynamics of the phenomenon observed
Business process - ANS-a network of activities that generate value by transforming
inputs into outputs
Business Process Management - ANS-a management technique that includes methods
and tools to support the design, analysis, implementation, management, and
optimization of business processes
Repository - ANS-a collection of something; a database is a repository of date and a
raw material repository is an inventory of raw materials
Strategies for competitive advantage - ANS-creating new products or services,
enhancing existing products or services, and by differentiating their products and
services from their competitors
, Hardware - ANS-consists of electronic components and related gadgetry that input,
process, output, and store data according to instructions encoded in computer programs
or software
Central Processing Unit (CPU) - ANS-sometimes called "the brain" of the computer
Main memory - ANS-storage place for results of data and instructions read by the CPU
Random Access Memory (RAM) - ANS-Computer location where instructions and data
are stored on a temporary basis. This memory is volatile.
Cache - ANS-section where temporary internet files are stored
Volatile - ANS-their contents are lost when power is off
Ex: cache and main memory
Nonvolatile - ANS-their contents survive when power is off
Ex: magnetic and optical disks
Storage Hardware - ANS-used to save data and programs
Types of Hardware - ANS-Personal computer, tablet, smartphone, server, server farm
Personal Computer (PC) - ANS-classic computing devices that are used by individuals
Tablets - ANS-mobile, integrated, flat touch screen computer
Server - ANS-computer that is designed to support processing requests from many
remote computers and users
Clients - ANS-other computers and mobile devices on the network that rely on the
server for its resources
Server Farm - ANS-collection of, typically, thousands of servers
Binary Digits - ANS-bits
Bits - ANS-either a zero or a one
used for computer data because they are easy to represent physically
Byte - ANS-a group of 8 bits
Internet of Things (IoT) - ANS-The idea that objects are becoming connected to the
Internet so they can interact with other devices, applications, or services.
