CIS 105 Knowledge Checks UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Moore's Law - CORRECT ANSWER - Predicts Google Earth becoming Google Live
People - CORRECT ANSWER - Most important part of an information system
IT Expertise - CORRECT ANSWER - Not required for the average businessperson
Attitude - CORRECT ANSWER - Plays an important role in learning IT
Being a Leader - CORRECT ANSWER - Acquiring technology when first introduced
Being a Follower - CORRECT ANSWER - Waiting to acquire technology until proven
Hardware - CORRECT ANSWER - Tangible and physical aspects of a computer
Mainframes - CORRECT ANSWER - Largest and most powerful business computers
Midrange Computers - CORRECT ANSWER - Process large amounts of data for mid-
sized businesses
Microcomputers - CORRECT ANSWER - Desktop computers
Software - CORRECT ANSWER - Computer program that accomplishes a specific task
, System Software - CORRECT ANSWER - Software requiring no human interaction
Enables the Operating System - CORRECT ANSWER - Most important thing system
software does
Platform - CORRECT ANSWER - Common name for an operating system
Process - CORRECT ANSWER - Any task a computer performs
Multitasking - CORRECT ANSWER - Running more than one application at a time
Operating System - CORRECT ANSWER - Part of the computer that coordinates memory
FAT - CORRECT ANSWER - Table of contents of a hard drive
Software Suite - CORRECT ANSWER - Software sold as a collection
Sharing Data - CORRECT ANSWER - Most important aspect of a productivity suite
Copy (or Cut) and Paste - CORRECT ANSWER - Easiest and most basic way to share
data
Object Linking - CORRECT ANSWER - Dynamic method of sharing data
Graphical User Interface - CORRECT ANSWER - How information is represented on a
monitor
Apple Word Press Pro - CORRECT ANSWER - Not word processing software
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Moore's Law - CORRECT ANSWER - Predicts Google Earth becoming Google Live
People - CORRECT ANSWER - Most important part of an information system
IT Expertise - CORRECT ANSWER - Not required for the average businessperson
Attitude - CORRECT ANSWER - Plays an important role in learning IT
Being a Leader - CORRECT ANSWER - Acquiring technology when first introduced
Being a Follower - CORRECT ANSWER - Waiting to acquire technology until proven
Hardware - CORRECT ANSWER - Tangible and physical aspects of a computer
Mainframes - CORRECT ANSWER - Largest and most powerful business computers
Midrange Computers - CORRECT ANSWER - Process large amounts of data for mid-
sized businesses
Microcomputers - CORRECT ANSWER - Desktop computers
Software - CORRECT ANSWER - Computer program that accomplishes a specific task
, System Software - CORRECT ANSWER - Software requiring no human interaction
Enables the Operating System - CORRECT ANSWER - Most important thing system
software does
Platform - CORRECT ANSWER - Common name for an operating system
Process - CORRECT ANSWER - Any task a computer performs
Multitasking - CORRECT ANSWER - Running more than one application at a time
Operating System - CORRECT ANSWER - Part of the computer that coordinates memory
FAT - CORRECT ANSWER - Table of contents of a hard drive
Software Suite - CORRECT ANSWER - Software sold as a collection
Sharing Data - CORRECT ANSWER - Most important aspect of a productivity suite
Copy (or Cut) and Paste - CORRECT ANSWER - Easiest and most basic way to share
data
Object Linking - CORRECT ANSWER - Dynamic method of sharing data
Graphical User Interface - CORRECT ANSWER - How information is represented on a
monitor
Apple Word Press Pro - CORRECT ANSWER - Not word processing software
