ISTM 210 - Exam 1 (Phinney) Test Questions and Answers Rated A
Who used carrier pigeons to get news and stocks from
Reuters
Belgium to Germany?
What was the first way the world connected? The Telegraph
The study, design, development, implementation, sup-
port, and management of computer-based information Information Technology (IT)
systems, particularly software and hardware
Who is in charge of all computer assets for an organiza-
Chief Information Oflcer (CIO)
tion?
The knowledge that enables a person to understand
Competency
something
The physical parts of a computer Hardware
Systems that make hardware work Software
Hard drive or software that exists on another computer
The Cloud
connected by a network
Cloud service provider in San Antonio rackspace.com
Requires internet connection
Disadvantages of the Coud
Don't know where your information is actually being
stored
Who founded intel? Gordon Moore
Computer power doubles every 18 months Moore's Law
Massive, room-sized computers that process and store
Mainframe Computers
enormous amounts of bulk data and information
TAMU has 2 kinds of what hardware for payroll and trans-
Mainframe Computers
actions?
What kind of hardware are TAMU student files on? Super Computers
Who are big mainframe makers? IBM and Amdahl
, What is IBM's nickname? Big Blue
Less powerful and smaller in physical size than mainframe
computers, but do many of the same things, simply on a Midrange Computers
smaller scale
Smaller than mainframes and midrange computers
So common that they are most commonly referred to Microcomputers
simply as "computers" and sometimes just referred to as
"boxes."
What type of a computer is a desktop? Microcomputer
Often called a platform Operating System (OS)
A collection of computer programs that work together to
manage hardware and software to ensure that they are Operating System (OS)
working properly
Determinant of a monitor's resolution Data per Inch (DPI)
Loading the platform into the computer's memory Booting
Powering a computer for the first time Cold Boot
Restarting a computer Warm Boot
What is it called when a computer performs a task? Process
What kind of software requires no human interaction? System Software
The operating system's coordination of a computer's
memory which includes cache, RAM, registers, and virtual Memory Management
memory
RAM Random Access Memory
Primary storage that allows data to be accessed in any
RAM
order without physical movement of the silicone media
Who used carrier pigeons to get news and stocks from
Reuters
Belgium to Germany?
What was the first way the world connected? The Telegraph
The study, design, development, implementation, sup-
port, and management of computer-based information Information Technology (IT)
systems, particularly software and hardware
Who is in charge of all computer assets for an organiza-
Chief Information Oflcer (CIO)
tion?
The knowledge that enables a person to understand
Competency
something
The physical parts of a computer Hardware
Systems that make hardware work Software
Hard drive or software that exists on another computer
The Cloud
connected by a network
Cloud service provider in San Antonio rackspace.com
Requires internet connection
Disadvantages of the Coud
Don't know where your information is actually being
stored
Who founded intel? Gordon Moore
Computer power doubles every 18 months Moore's Law
Massive, room-sized computers that process and store
Mainframe Computers
enormous amounts of bulk data and information
TAMU has 2 kinds of what hardware for payroll and trans-
Mainframe Computers
actions?
What kind of hardware are TAMU student files on? Super Computers
Who are big mainframe makers? IBM and Amdahl
, What is IBM's nickname? Big Blue
Less powerful and smaller in physical size than mainframe
computers, but do many of the same things, simply on a Midrange Computers
smaller scale
Smaller than mainframes and midrange computers
So common that they are most commonly referred to Microcomputers
simply as "computers" and sometimes just referred to as
"boxes."
What type of a computer is a desktop? Microcomputer
Often called a platform Operating System (OS)
A collection of computer programs that work together to
manage hardware and software to ensure that they are Operating System (OS)
working properly
Determinant of a monitor's resolution Data per Inch (DPI)
Loading the platform into the computer's memory Booting
Powering a computer for the first time Cold Boot
Restarting a computer Warm Boot
What is it called when a computer performs a task? Process
What kind of software requires no human interaction? System Software
The operating system's coordination of a computer's
memory which includes cache, RAM, registers, and virtual Memory Management
memory
RAM Random Access Memory
Primary storage that allows data to be accessed in any
RAM
order without physical movement of the silicone media
