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ISTM 210 - Exam 1 (Phinney) Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
Reuters - ANSWER ✔✔-Who used carrier pigeons to get news and stocks from Belgium to Germany?
The Telegraph - ANSWER ✔✔-What was the first way the world connected?
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?
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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."
Microcomputer - ANSWER ✔✔-What type of a computer is a desktop?
Operating System (OS) - ANSWER ✔✔-Often called a platform
Operating System (OS) - ANSWER ✔✔-A collection of computer programs that work together to manage
hardware and software to ensure that they are working properly
Data per Inch (DPI) - ANSWER ✔✔-Determinant of a monitor's resolution
Booting - ANSWER ✔✔-Loading the platform into the computer's memory
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ISTM 210 - Exam 1 (Phinney) Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
Reuters - ANSWER ✔✔-Who used carrier pigeons to get news and stocks from Belgium to Germany?
The Telegraph - ANSWER ✔✔-What was the first way the world connected?
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?
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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."
Microcomputer - ANSWER ✔✔-What type of a computer is a desktop?
Operating System (OS) - ANSWER ✔✔-Often called a platform
Operating System (OS) - ANSWER ✔✔-A collection of computer programs that work together to manage
hardware and software to ensure that they are working properly
Data per Inch (DPI) - ANSWER ✔✔-Determinant of a monitor's resolution
Booting - ANSWER ✔✔-Loading the platform into the computer's memory
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