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ISTM210 Exam 1 Review 2025 Questions and
Answers
end-users - ANSWER ✔✔-People that use computers
Attitude - ANSWER ✔✔-_________________ towards information technology plays a pivotal role toward
gaining computer competency.
How does the pharmaceutical company know if it will get a competitive advantage? - ANSWER ✔✔-It
knows this by staying current in information technology news.
Mainframe Computers - ANSWER ✔✔-massive, room-sized computers that process and store enormous
amounts of bulk data and information. They are typically used by very large organizations like credit
card processors who employ them for transaction processing and vital applications.
Midrange Computers - ANSWER ✔✔-___________________ computers (sometimes called
minicomputers) are less powerful and smaller in physical size than mainframe computers, but do many
of the same things, simply on a smaller scale. Small to medium-sized businesses who cannot afford
mainframes can leverage midrange computers in the exact same way large organizations leverage
mainframe computers.
Microcomputers - ANSWER ✔✔-are smaller than mainframes and midrange computers and are so
common that they are most commonly referred to simply as " computers" and sometimes just referred to
as " boxes". They are the least powerful computers in terms of processing and come in four typical
configurations: a desktop, laptop, tablet, and handheld.
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Desktop and Laptop Computers - ANSWER ✔✔-A __________________ is made to reside on a desk and
is not portable, whereas a laptop has the same basic components and is designed specifically for
portability.
Handheld Computers - ANSWER ✔✔-_________________, often referred to as Personal Digital Assistants
or PDAs, are compact but far less powerful than desktops or laptops. They contain embedded operating
systems and are well suited for a business environment as they are typically used to organize
information.
hardware - ANSWER ✔✔-is the physical part of the computer
Software - ANSWER ✔✔-is a collection of computer programs that accomplish a specific task.
The most important aspect of system software is - ANSWER ✔✔-when an operating system is enabled
and becomes a platform for application software to work.
operating system (OS), often called a platform - ANSWER ✔✔-is a collection of computer programs that
work together to manage hardware and software to ensure that they are working properly
File management - ANSWER ✔✔-One of the most important jobs of an operating system is file
management, that is, a way to store and organize files to the memory of a computer.
graphical user interface (GUI) - ANSWER ✔✔-the inner workings of a physical filing cabinet that contains
the file folders that house paper files. A file manager is a part of an operating system that a computer uses
to display the filing system.
Multitasking - ANSWER ✔✔-In the past, switching from one application program to another was a
difficult and time-consuming task, as the computer system would only allow a user to run a single
application at a time. If the user wanted to open a spreadsheet, but was already using a word processor,
the user would have had to save the work in the word processor, turn it off, and then open the
spreadsheet independently. This all changed with ______________
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process - ANSWER ✔✔-Any task a computer performs
Memory Management - ANSWER ✔✔-Operating systems coordinate a computer's memory which
includes cache, random access memory (RAM), registers, and virtual memory. Simply put, memory holds
data and information in an assortment of ways.
Disk Management - ANSWER ✔✔-An OS is responsible for reading and writing data and information to
a disk, typically a hard drive. Disk storage refers to non-volatile, secondary storage on a physical device
like a hard drive or optical disk with a read/write apparatus.
FAT - ANSWER ✔✔-file allocation table
There are two basic categories of software - ANSWER ✔✔-application software and system software
Attitude - ANSWER ✔✔-is as important as the software itself when learning a computing system.
Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) - ANSWER ✔✔-The second and third methods of sharing
information and data
What law predicts that Google Earth will become Google Live? - ANSWER ✔✔-Moore's Law
What is the most important part of an information system? - ANSWER ✔✔-People
Does the average businessperson need to be an expert in IT? - ANSWER ✔✔-No
What plays an import role when learning IT? - ANSWER ✔✔-Attitude
Acquiring technology when it is first introduced is called what? - ANSWER ✔✔-Being a Leader
Waiting to acquire technology until it is proven is called what? - ANSWER ✔✔-Being a Follower
The tangible and physical aspects of a computer are called what? - ANSWER ✔✔-Hardware
What are the largest and most powerful business computers? - ANSWER ✔✔-Mainframes
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ISTM210 Exam 1 Review 2025 Questions and
Answers
end-users - ANSWER ✔✔-People that use computers
Attitude - ANSWER ✔✔-_________________ towards information technology plays a pivotal role toward
gaining computer competency.
How does the pharmaceutical company know if it will get a competitive advantage? - ANSWER ✔✔-It
knows this by staying current in information technology news.
Mainframe Computers - ANSWER ✔✔-massive, room-sized computers that process and store enormous
amounts of bulk data and information. They are typically used by very large organizations like credit
card processors who employ them for transaction processing and vital applications.
Midrange Computers - ANSWER ✔✔-___________________ computers (sometimes called
minicomputers) are less powerful and smaller in physical size than mainframe computers, but do many
of the same things, simply on a smaller scale. Small to medium-sized businesses who cannot afford
mainframes can leverage midrange computers in the exact same way large organizations leverage
mainframe computers.
Microcomputers - ANSWER ✔✔-are smaller than mainframes and midrange computers and are so
common that they are most commonly referred to simply as " computers" and sometimes just referred to
as " boxes". They are the least powerful computers in terms of processing and come in four typical
configurations: a desktop, laptop, tablet, and handheld.
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Desktop and Laptop Computers - ANSWER ✔✔-A __________________ is made to reside on a desk and
is not portable, whereas a laptop has the same basic components and is designed specifically for
portability.
Handheld Computers - ANSWER ✔✔-_________________, often referred to as Personal Digital Assistants
or PDAs, are compact but far less powerful than desktops or laptops. They contain embedded operating
systems and are well suited for a business environment as they are typically used to organize
information.
hardware - ANSWER ✔✔-is the physical part of the computer
Software - ANSWER ✔✔-is a collection of computer programs that accomplish a specific task.
The most important aspect of system software is - ANSWER ✔✔-when an operating system is enabled
and becomes a platform for application software to work.
operating system (OS), often called a platform - ANSWER ✔✔-is a collection of computer programs that
work together to manage hardware and software to ensure that they are working properly
File management - ANSWER ✔✔-One of the most important jobs of an operating system is file
management, that is, a way to store and organize files to the memory of a computer.
graphical user interface (GUI) - ANSWER ✔✔-the inner workings of a physical filing cabinet that contains
the file folders that house paper files. A file manager is a part of an operating system that a computer uses
to display the filing system.
Multitasking - ANSWER ✔✔-In the past, switching from one application program to another was a
difficult and time-consuming task, as the computer system would only allow a user to run a single
application at a time. If the user wanted to open a spreadsheet, but was already using a word processor,
the user would have had to save the work in the word processor, turn it off, and then open the
spreadsheet independently. This all changed with ______________
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process - ANSWER ✔✔-Any task a computer performs
Memory Management - ANSWER ✔✔-Operating systems coordinate a computer's memory which
includes cache, random access memory (RAM), registers, and virtual memory. Simply put, memory holds
data and information in an assortment of ways.
Disk Management - ANSWER ✔✔-An OS is responsible for reading and writing data and information to
a disk, typically a hard drive. Disk storage refers to non-volatile, secondary storage on a physical device
like a hard drive or optical disk with a read/write apparatus.
FAT - ANSWER ✔✔-file allocation table
There are two basic categories of software - ANSWER ✔✔-application software and system software
Attitude - ANSWER ✔✔-is as important as the software itself when learning a computing system.
Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) - ANSWER ✔✔-The second and third methods of sharing
information and data
What law predicts that Google Earth will become Google Live? - ANSWER ✔✔-Moore's Law
What is the most important part of an information system? - ANSWER ✔✔-People
Does the average businessperson need to be an expert in IT? - ANSWER ✔✔-No
What plays an import role when learning IT? - ANSWER ✔✔-Attitude
Acquiring technology when it is first introduced is called what? - ANSWER ✔✔-Being a Leader
Waiting to acquire technology until it is proven is called what? - ANSWER ✔✔-Being a Follower
The tangible and physical aspects of a computer are called what? - ANSWER ✔✔-Hardware
What are the largest and most powerful business computers? - ANSWER ✔✔-Mainframes
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