D075 - Information Technology (100% correct)

Computer Hardware correct answers the physical equipment used for input, processing, and output activities in an information system (desktop, handheld devices, mainframe, motherboard, CPU chip, RAM memory) software correct answers the programs and other operating information used by a computer (operating system, application software, database software, presentation software) network correct answers communication links that allow the computer systems to communicate with each other no matter the distance/location (routers, switches) data correct answers Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis (can be used for trend analysis, projections of sales revenue, other applications of viewing and massaging the data) end user correct answers The person or group who will use the hardware, software, networks, and databases in their performance of their daily work processes correct answers the applications that a business uses in its daily operations mainframe computer correct answers massive, room-sized computers that process and store enormous amount of bulk data and information minicomputers correct answers less powerful and smaller in physical size than mainframe computers microcomputers correct answers smaller than mainframes and midrange computers and are so common that they are most commonly referred to as computers and sometimes referred as boxes system software correct answers software that runs in the background and requires very little or no user intervention operating software (platform) correct answers a collection of computer programs that work together to manage hardware and software to ensure that they are working properly file management correct answers storing and organizing files in the memory of a computer Graphical User Interface (GUI) correct answers the visual system of a computer screen designs that allow a user to interact with an electronic device multitasking correct answers when a computer runs more than one process at a time process correct answers any task a computer performs