Moore’s Law
What is the most important part of an information system?
People
Does the average businessperson need to be an expert in IT?
No
What plays an import role when learning IT?
Attitude
Acquiring technology when it is first introduced is called what?
Being a Leader
Waiting to acquire technology until it is proven is called what?
Being a Follower
The tangible and physical aspects of a computer are called what?
Hardware
What are the largest and most powerful business computers?
Mainframes
What computers process large amounts of data for a mid-sized business?
Midrange computers
Desktop computers are considered what type of computer?
Microcomputers
A computer program that accomplishes a specific task is called what?
Software
What kind of software requires no human interaction?
System software
What is the most important thing system software does?
Enables the operating system
A common name for an operating system is what?
Platform
Any task a computer performs is called what?
Process
Running more than one application at a time is called what?
Multitasking
What part of the computer coordinates memory?
Operating System
The table of contents of a hard drive is called what?
FAT
Software sold as a collection are called what?
Software Suite
What is the most important aspect of a productivity suite?
Sharing Data
What is the easiest and most basic way to share data?
Copy (or Cut) and Paste
Which method of sharing data is dynamic?
Object Linking
What part of a computer is responsible for reading and writing data?
Operating System
How is information represented on a monitor?
Graphical User Interface
Knowledge check 1
What law predicts that Google Earth will become Google Live?
