CMIS 351 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2025/2026.
What are the five components that make up informational system? - ANS Hardware,
software, data, people, process
What are three examples of information system hardware? - ANS A PC, printer, mouse,
tablet, mobile phone
Microsoft Windows is an example of which component of information system? - ANS It's is an
operating system, which is part of the software component
What is application software? - ANS Software that does something useful
What roles do people play in information systems? - ANS The text includes examples such as
help desk support, system analyst, programmer, and CIO
What is the definition of a process? - ANS A process is a series of steps undertaken to achieve
a desired outcome or goal.
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, In what year were restrictions on commercial use of the Internet first lifted? And when was
Amazon and EBay founded? - ANS Restrictions lifted in 1991, Amazon in 1994, EBay in 1995
What does it mean to say we were in a post- PC world? - ANS The personal computer will no
longer be the primary way that petiole interact and do business
What is the impact of Moore's Law on the various hardware components described in this
chapter? - ANS The student should pick one of the components and discuss the impact of the
fact that computing doubles in speed every two years
Wire a summary of one of the items linked to in the "Intergrated Computing" section -
ANS The student should write a summary of one of the linked articles
The CPU is also though of the _______ of the computer? - ANS Brain
List the following frequencies in increasing order (slowest to fastest) - ANS Kilohertz,
megahertz, gigahertz
What is bus of a computer - ANS The bus is the electrical connection between different
computer components
Name two differences between RAM and hard disk? - ANS RAM is volatile; the hard disk is
non-volatile. Data access in RAM is faster than on the hard disk.
What are the advantages of solid- state drivers over hard disks? - ANS The main advantages is
speed: an SSD has much faster data-access speed than a traditional hard disk.
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AND CORRECT ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2025/2026.
What are the five components that make up informational system? - ANS Hardware,
software, data, people, process
What are three examples of information system hardware? - ANS A PC, printer, mouse,
tablet, mobile phone
Microsoft Windows is an example of which component of information system? - ANS It's is an
operating system, which is part of the software component
What is application software? - ANS Software that does something useful
What roles do people play in information systems? - ANS The text includes examples such as
help desk support, system analyst, programmer, and CIO
What is the definition of a process? - ANS A process is a series of steps undertaken to achieve
a desired outcome or goal.
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, In what year were restrictions on commercial use of the Internet first lifted? And when was
Amazon and EBay founded? - ANS Restrictions lifted in 1991, Amazon in 1994, EBay in 1995
What does it mean to say we were in a post- PC world? - ANS The personal computer will no
longer be the primary way that petiole interact and do business
What is the impact of Moore's Law on the various hardware components described in this
chapter? - ANS The student should pick one of the components and discuss the impact of the
fact that computing doubles in speed every two years
Wire a summary of one of the items linked to in the "Intergrated Computing" section -
ANS The student should write a summary of one of the linked articles
The CPU is also though of the _______ of the computer? - ANS Brain
List the following frequencies in increasing order (slowest to fastest) - ANS Kilohertz,
megahertz, gigahertz
What is bus of a computer - ANS The bus is the electrical connection between different
computer components
Name two differences between RAM and hard disk? - ANS RAM is volatile; the hard disk is
non-volatile. Data access in RAM is faster than on the hard disk.
What are the advantages of solid- state drivers over hard disks? - ANS The main advantages is
speed: an SSD has much faster data-access speed than a traditional hard disk.
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