ISTM 210 TAMU PHINNEY EXAM III
DATABASE CONCEPTS AND
APPLICATIONS LEARNING MODULE
QUESTION BANK DETAILED SOLUTIONS
●● The Telegraph
Answer: What was the first way the world connected?
●● Information Technology (IT)
Answer: The study, design, development, implementation, support, and
management of computer-based information systems, particularly
software and hardware
●● Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Answer: Who is in charge of all computer assets for an organization?
●● Competency
Answer: The knowledge that enables a person to understand something
●● Hardware
Answer: The physical parts of a computer
,●● Software
Answer: Systems that make hardware work
●● The Cloud
Answer: Hard drive or software that exists on another computer
connected by a network
●● rackspace.com
Answer: Cloud service provider in San Antonio
●● Disadvantages of the Coud
Answer: Requires internet connection
Don't know where your information is actually being stored
●● Gordon Moore
Answer: Who founded intel?
●● Moore's Law
Answer: Computer power doubles every 18 months
●● Mainframe Computers
, Answer: Massive, room-sized computers that process and store
enormous amounts of bulk data and information
●● Mainframe Computers
Answer: TAMU has 2 kinds of what hardware for payroll and
transactions?
●● Super Computers
Answer: What kind of hardware are TAMU student files on?
●● IBM and Amdahl
Answer: Who are big mainframe makers?
●● Big Blue
Answer: What is IBM's nickname?
●● Midrange Computers
Answer: Less powerful and smaller in physical size than mainframe
computers, but do many of the same things, simply on a smaller scale
●● Microcomputers
Answer: Smaller than mainframes and midrange computers
DATABASE CONCEPTS AND
APPLICATIONS LEARNING MODULE
QUESTION BANK DETAILED SOLUTIONS
●● The Telegraph
Answer: What was the first way the world connected?
●● Information Technology (IT)
Answer: The study, design, development, implementation, support, and
management of computer-based information systems, particularly
software and hardware
●● Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Answer: Who is in charge of all computer assets for an organization?
●● Competency
Answer: The knowledge that enables a person to understand something
●● Hardware
Answer: The physical parts of a computer
,●● Software
Answer: Systems that make hardware work
●● The Cloud
Answer: Hard drive or software that exists on another computer
connected by a network
●● rackspace.com
Answer: Cloud service provider in San Antonio
●● Disadvantages of the Coud
Answer: Requires internet connection
Don't know where your information is actually being stored
●● Gordon Moore
Answer: Who founded intel?
●● Moore's Law
Answer: Computer power doubles every 18 months
●● Mainframe Computers
, Answer: Massive, room-sized computers that process and store
enormous amounts of bulk data and information
●● Mainframe Computers
Answer: TAMU has 2 kinds of what hardware for payroll and
transactions?
●● Super Computers
Answer: What kind of hardware are TAMU student files on?
●● IBM and Amdahl
Answer: Who are big mainframe makers?
●● Big Blue
Answer: What is IBM's nickname?
●● Midrange Computers
Answer: Less powerful and smaller in physical size than mainframe
computers, but do many of the same things, simply on a smaller scale
●● Microcomputers
Answer: Smaller than mainframes and midrange computers
