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- Study
- Design
- Implementation
- Support
- Management
…of a computer-based information system, particularly software and hardware.
***Consider the following inf Business Information Systems:
- People: great attitude about computing
- Competency
- Attitude
- Critical Thinking
- Best Practice
Moore’s Law, 1965: computer processing power will double every 18 months or so, including
the internet size. Imagine a car maker manufacturing a vehicle that double its gas mileage every
eighteen month.
Why is this law important in business computing?
Ex: in charge of choosing a phone plan. Iphones? Google phones? Voip phones? If you get it
wrong you affect your business profoundly.
Leader - buy the newest technology and maybe you get an edge
Follower -
BUSINESS COMPUTING HARDWARE
Tangible and physical aspects of computing hardware.
- Mainframe: most processing power, big refrigerator size computers
- Midrange: *** also called a minicomputer
- Microcomputer: *** the type of computer that we own
- - laptops
- - desktops
- - handhold
OPERATING SYSTEMS (PLATFORMS)
Collection of computer programs that work together to manage hardware and software and
makes sure the computer is working correctly. Systems software
- File management
- Multitasking: running different programs
- Memory management
- Disk management
STUDY BELOW
BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
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Common Business Operating Systems (Platforms)
- Microsoft windows: dominate the industry
- Mac OS
- Linux (free): will do anything windows does
- Unix: run mainframes
Why isn't linux as popular as windows then?
APPLICATION SOFTWARE
- Performs particular tasks like creating budgets, resumes, or professional presentations.
- Chances of an application software not meeting and end-users needs are remote.
Common application software:
- Email
- Word processor: ***Word
- Spreadsheet: ***Excel
- Database: ***Access
- Presentation software: ***Powerpoint
- Project management software
Productivity Suites:
- Collection of business computer application programs of associated functionality that
share a common graphical user interface.
- Also called “software suites” or “application suites”
- Allows smooth data exchange
- Microsoft office is the most popular
GET MISSED NOTES FROM THIS SLIDE
CHAPTER 1: DUE THIS FRIDAY
1. What part of a computer is responsible for reading and writing data? Operating
system
2. Does the average businessperson need to be an expert in IT? No
3. What plays an import role when learning IT? Attitude
4. Will Google Earth become Google Live? Yes
5. What is the most important part of an information system? People
6. What is the most important aspect of a productivity suite? Sharing Data
7. Software sold as a collection are called what? Software Suite
8. How is information represented on a monitor? Graphical User Interface
9. What law predicts that Google Earth will become Google Live? Moores Law
10. Which method of sharing data is dynamic? Object Linking
11. The table of contents of a hard drive is called what? FAT
12. What kind of software requires no human interaction? System Software
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13. Acquiring technology when it is first introduced is called what? Being A Leader
14. What is the most important thing system software does? Enables the operating
system
15. Any task a computer performs is called what? Process
16. A computer program that accomplishes a specific task is called what? Software
17. Desktop computers are considered what type of computer? Microcomputers
18. What is the easiest and most basic way to share data? Cop (Cut) and Paste
19. What part of the computer coordinates memory? Operating System
20. The tangible and physical aspects of a computer are called what? Hardware
21. A common name for an operating system is what? Platform
22. Running more than one application at a time is called what? Multitasking
23. Waiting to acquire technology until it is proven is called what? Being a Follower
24. What are the largest and most powerful business computers? Mainframes
25. What computers process large amounts of data for a mid-sized business?
Midrange computers
