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Examples of company-wide applications, called ____, include order processing systems, payroll systems, and company communications networks. correct answer: enterprise applications Over 40 years ago, a concept called Moore's Law accurately predicted that computer processing power would double about every ____. correct answer: 24 months Systems analysts use a process called ____ to represent company operations and information needs. correct answer: business process modeling Transactio...

____ is a widely used method of visualizing and documenting an information system. A. UML B. Java C. UNIX correct answer: A. UML An object has certain ____, like the make, model, and color of a car. A. keys B. attributes C. indices D. packets correct answer: B. Attributes An object's ____ are the tasks or functions the object performs. A. messages B. commands C. instances D. methods correct answer: D. methods A(n) ____ represents a real person, place, event, or tran...

Model correct answer: One way of breaking down the layers of a computing system and thinking about how computers function Task correct answer: Write a program that does soemthing Algorithm correct answer: Breaking the task down ( Flow chart) Program correct answer: Each step of algorithm might translate to many lines of code Instruction Set Architecture correct answer: Processor independent program translated to a processor dependent program Microarchitecture correct answer: ...

Database Characteristics correct answer: 1. Persistent Data (stored/resting) 2. Shared Data (Multiple users and users) 3. Data is organized/metadata 4. Structured Query Language (SQL) DBMS - What it stands for correct answer: Database Management System DBMS (Database Management System) correct answer: A database is a collection of stored data. A DBMS is SOFTWARE designed to collect, store, and process data Why Data Modeling? correct answer: 1. Communication 2. Discovery 3. In...

Microsoft's ____ is one of the major Web-based development environments. A) WebSphere B) .NET C) NetSphere D) .WEB correct answer: B A user ____ utilizes standard business software, such as Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel, which has been configured in a specific manner to enhance user productivity. A) application B) configuration C) interface D) interpolation correct answer: A Web-based software usually requires additional layers, called ____, to communicate with existing ...

5 Ways of Knowing correct answer: Empiricism, authority, intuition, rationalism, tenacity Confirmation bias correct answer: Only listening to things that back up your claim/belief Belief perserverance correct answer: Sticking to your original beliefs even after hearing new and possibly more accurate information Scientific method correct answer: Pose a question, develop procedures, plan for and then make empirical observations, rationally interpret the empirical observations, use int...

Over 40 years ago, a concept called Moore's Law accurately predicted that computer processing power would double about every ____. A. 2 months B. 12 months C. 24 months D. 48 months correct answer: 24 months Systems analysts use a process called ____ to represent company operations and information needs. A. JAD B. Scrum C. RAD D. business process modeling correct answer: business process modeling Transaction processing (TP) systems ____. A. provide job-related information...

How has technology influenced crime and society correct answer: -Lessons social interaction -Lowers inhibitions -Decreased boundaries -Increased anonymity Information Age correct answer: Marked by the increased production, transmission, and consumption of and reliance on information Technicways correct answer: Behavioral patterns have changed in response to technical innovations Computer Crime correct answer: criminals use specialized knowledge about computer tech to gain unautho...

Users typically do not think in terms of data or processes; instead, they see their business as a collection of logical units that contain both - so communicating in terms of __________ improves the interaction between a user and an analyst or developer. correct answer: Objects The analysis phase of the SDLC answers which questions _____. correct answer: who the system is for, what the system will do, when will it be used, and where will it be used The process of understanding how an inf...

What is UNIX? correct answer: a collection of related operating systems What are the two major divisions of UNIX? correct answer: BSD and SVR4 T/F: UNIX commands and filenames are case sensitive. correct answer: True T/F: UNIX has no native graphical user interface. correct answer: True T/F: The command used to find the processes running on a UNIX machine is procstat. correct answer: False; ps T/F: It is better to use su than to log into a system directly as root. correct ans...