INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS - D075**UNIT 2-MODULE 1 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

Midrange computers (sometimes called minicomputers) CORRECT ANSWER less powerful and smaller in physical size than mainframe computers; they do many of the same things but on a smaller scale. Small- to medium-sized businesses LIDAR CORRECT ANSWER Light Detection and Ranging autonomous CORRECT ANSWER self-governing Infrastructure CORRECT ANSWER underlying foundation or basic framework for something Information technology CORRECT ANSWER the study, design, development, implementation, support, and management of computer-based information systems, particularly software and hardware. IT infrastructure (also called IT architecture) CORRECT ANSWER a combination of hardware—like computers, monitors, and printers—and software—like Microsoft Excel and Adobe Photoshop—installed on a network that allows employees of a business to be productive There are six major components of an IT infrastructure CORRECT ANSWER Hardware Software Networks Data People Processes central processing unit (CPU) CORRECT ANSWER Brain of the computer that performs instructions defined by software Hardware CORRECT ANSWER Most people are familiar with hardware that makes up the physical and tangible parts of a computer (like keyboards and printers) Software CORRECT ANSWER a set of computer instructions that tell the computer how to work and actually perform computer tasks (runs programs such as spreadsheets and databases) There are three categories of software: CORRECT ANSWER application, system, and utility