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D322 - Introduction to IT - Final Exam Study
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Terms in this set (129)
Administration An administrator is in charge of some portion of the IT
infrastructure
Network administrator oversees all aspects of the computer network. The network
administrator's duties
include physically laying down cable, making connections,
and working with the network hardware (for
instance, routers and switches).
Database administrator focus on the design, development, and support of database
management systems
(DBMSs). Tasks will include installation, maintenance,
performance analysis, and troubleshooting as with the
other administrative areas
Security administrator install, configure, and administer appropriate firewall
security to protect the
organization's systems and to work proactively against such
intrusions.
Web administrator also known as a webmaster, but more precisely referred to
as a web server administrator.
This role is responsible for maintaining web storage, which
differs from the development of web storage.
Specifically, the web administrator must install, configure,
maintain, secure, and troubleshoot the web server.
, Define Information Technology: IT is a term used to describe several aspects: the task of
gathering data and processing it into information, the
ability to disseminate information using technology, the
technology itself that permits these tasks, and the
collection of people who are in charge of maintaining the IT
infrastructure (the computers, the networks, and
the operating systems). Generically, we will consider IT to be
the technology used in creating, maintaining, and
making information accessible. In other words, IT combines
people with computing resources, software, data,
and computer networks.
Information technology describes the technology infrastructure that may support
information systems,
although Information Technology could also support many
other types of systems (e.g., telecommunications
systems). Information Technology includes hardware,
software, networks, and databases that work together to
allow an organization to manage data and information.
A computer performs four operations: input, processing, output, storage
D322 - Introduction to IT - Final Exam Study
Guide ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (DETAILED ANSWERS) | ALREADY
GRADED A+ | LATEST VERSION | VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Terms in this set (129)
Administration An administrator is in charge of some portion of the IT
infrastructure
Network administrator oversees all aspects of the computer network. The network
administrator's duties
include physically laying down cable, making connections,
and working with the network hardware (for
instance, routers and switches).
Database administrator focus on the design, development, and support of database
management systems
(DBMSs). Tasks will include installation, maintenance,
performance analysis, and troubleshooting as with the
other administrative areas
Security administrator install, configure, and administer appropriate firewall
security to protect the
organization's systems and to work proactively against such
intrusions.
Web administrator also known as a webmaster, but more precisely referred to
as a web server administrator.
This role is responsible for maintaining web storage, which
differs from the development of web storage.
Specifically, the web administrator must install, configure,
maintain, secure, and troubleshoot the web server.
, Define Information Technology: IT is a term used to describe several aspects: the task of
gathering data and processing it into information, the
ability to disseminate information using technology, the
technology itself that permits these tasks, and the
collection of people who are in charge of maintaining the IT
infrastructure (the computers, the networks, and
the operating systems). Generically, we will consider IT to be
the technology used in creating, maintaining, and
making information accessible. In other words, IT combines
people with computing resources, software, data,
and computer networks.
Information technology describes the technology infrastructure that may support
information systems,
although Information Technology could also support many
other types of systems (e.g., telecommunications
systems). Information Technology includes hardware,
software, networks, and databases that work together to
allow an organization to manage data and information.
A computer performs four operations: input, processing, output, storage
