DTS ST5102 EXAM 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ 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
So common that they are most commonly referred to simply as
"computers" and sometimes just referred to as "boxes."
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ 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
So common that they are most commonly referred to simply as
"computers" and sometimes just referred to as "boxes."
