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ISTM 210 Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100%
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Chief Information Officer (CIO) - ANSWER ✔✔-Head of technology within a corporation
End-Users - ANSWER ✔✔-People that use computers
Telegraph - ANSWER ✔✔-Connected the world in 1837
When did Western Union close its last office? - ANSWER ✔✔-2006
Carrier Pigeons - ANSWER ✔✔-What was a result of people in Belgium/Germany requesting market
prices?
Paul Reuters - ANSWER ✔✔-Used carrier pigeons to deliver news. Most respected world new source.
Study - ANSWER ✔✔-What do you need?
Design - ANSWER ✔✔-Talk to users. Build it or buy one?
Implement - ANSWER ✔✔-Set up & use
Support - ANSWER ✔✔-Keep it working
Management - ANSWER ✔✔-Keep track of parts, software, & users.
Most important people - ANSWER ✔✔-Those that can use tools
What's the most important component of IT? - ANSWER ✔✔-People
Competency - ANSWER ✔✔-Knowledge enabling someone to do soemthing
What must people have to gain computer competency? - ANSWER ✔✔-A good attitude
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Critical Thinking - ANSWER ✔✔-Analysis that involves looking at all outcomes and making a decision
based on them.
Best Practice - ANSWER ✔✔-Process, method, or technique most effective in reaching desired outcome.
Moore's Law - ANSWER ✔✔-Computing power doubles every 18 months
Gordon Moore - ANSWER ✔✔-Founded Intel. Created Moore's Law in 1965. Creation of microchips
Jeff Bezos - ANSWER ✔✔-Founder of Amazon
Leaders (First Adopters) - ANSWER ✔✔-Businesses that buy technology as soon as it is released.
Followers - ANSWER ✔✔-Wait for technology to improve before buying it.
Hardware - ANSWER ✔✔-Physical parts of a computer (i.e. circuit boards, keyboards, and chipsets)
Application - ANSWER ✔✔-Something with practical use & expected outcome.
Mainframe Computer - ANSWER ✔✔-Room-sized computers that process and store massive amounts of
bulk data.
Supercomputer - ANSWER ✔✔-Large, all-knowing databases
What is IBM's supercomputer called? - ANSWER ✔✔-Watson
How many mainframe computers does TAMU have? - ANSWER ✔✔-2. One here for payroll, another in
Dallas for backups.
How many supercomputers does TAMU have? - ANSWER ✔✔-3
What was the first company that allowed customers to track packages? - ANSWER ✔✔-FedEx
Who are her granddaughters? - ANSWER ✔✔-Gracie (2.5 y/o) and Lucy (newborn, 9/3/17).
Created By Grace Amelia 2025: All Rights Reserved.
ISTM 210 Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100%
Pass
Chief Information Officer (CIO) - ANSWER ✔✔-Head of technology within a corporation
End-Users - ANSWER ✔✔-People that use computers
Telegraph - ANSWER ✔✔-Connected the world in 1837
When did Western Union close its last office? - ANSWER ✔✔-2006
Carrier Pigeons - ANSWER ✔✔-What was a result of people in Belgium/Germany requesting market
prices?
Paul Reuters - ANSWER ✔✔-Used carrier pigeons to deliver news. Most respected world new source.
Study - ANSWER ✔✔-What do you need?
Design - ANSWER ✔✔-Talk to users. Build it or buy one?
Implement - ANSWER ✔✔-Set up & use
Support - ANSWER ✔✔-Keep it working
Management - ANSWER ✔✔-Keep track of parts, software, & users.
Most important people - ANSWER ✔✔-Those that can use tools
What's the most important component of IT? - ANSWER ✔✔-People
Competency - ANSWER ✔✔-Knowledge enabling someone to do soemthing
What must people have to gain computer competency? - ANSWER ✔✔-A good attitude
Created By Grace Amelia 2025: All Rights Reserved.
, 2|Page
Critical Thinking - ANSWER ✔✔-Analysis that involves looking at all outcomes and making a decision
based on them.
Best Practice - ANSWER ✔✔-Process, method, or technique most effective in reaching desired outcome.
Moore's Law - ANSWER ✔✔-Computing power doubles every 18 months
Gordon Moore - ANSWER ✔✔-Founded Intel. Created Moore's Law in 1965. Creation of microchips
Jeff Bezos - ANSWER ✔✔-Founder of Amazon
Leaders (First Adopters) - ANSWER ✔✔-Businesses that buy technology as soon as it is released.
Followers - ANSWER ✔✔-Wait for technology to improve before buying it.
Hardware - ANSWER ✔✔-Physical parts of a computer (i.e. circuit boards, keyboards, and chipsets)
Application - ANSWER ✔✔-Something with practical use & expected outcome.
Mainframe Computer - ANSWER ✔✔-Room-sized computers that process and store massive amounts of
bulk data.
Supercomputer - ANSWER ✔✔-Large, all-knowing databases
What is IBM's supercomputer called? - ANSWER ✔✔-Watson
How many mainframe computers does TAMU have? - ANSWER ✔✔-2. One here for payroll, another in
Dallas for backups.
How many supercomputers does TAMU have? - ANSWER ✔✔-3
What was the first company that allowed customers to track packages? - ANSWER ✔✔-FedEx
Who are her granddaughters? - ANSWER ✔✔-Gracie (2.5 y/o) and Lucy (newborn, 9/3/17).
Created By Grace Amelia 2025: All Rights Reserved.
