ISTM 210 KNOWLEDGE CHECKS|
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WELL-
STRUCTURED FOR REVISION|
APPROVED BY EXPERT 2025 NEW
UPDATE.
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
What computers process large amounts of data for a mid-sized business? - ANSWER ✔✔
Midrange computers
Desktop computers are considered what type of computer? - ANSWER ✔✔ Microcomputers
A computer program that accomplishes a specific task is called what? - ANSWER ✔✔ Software
What kind of software requires no human interaction? - ANSWER ✔✔ System software
What is the most important thing system software does? - ANSWER ✔✔ Enables the operating
system
A common name for an operating system is what? - ANSWER ✔✔ Platform
Any task a computer performs is called what? - ANSWER ✔✔ Process
Running more than one application at a time is called what? - ANSWER ✔✔ Multitasking
, What part of the computer coordinates memory? - ANSWER ✔✔ Operating System
The table of contents of a hard drive is called what? - ANSWER ✔✔ FAT
Software sold as a collection are called what? - ANSWER ✔✔ Software Suite
What is the most important aspect of a productivity suite? - ANSWER ✔✔ Sharing Data
What is the easiest and most basic way to share data? - ANSWER ✔✔ Copy (Cut) and Paste
Which method of sharing data is dynamic? - ANSWER ✔✔ Object Linking
What part of a computer is responsible for reading and writing data? - ANSWER ✔✔ Operating
System
How is information represented on a monitor? - ANSWER ✔✔ Graphical User Interface
Will Google Earth become Google Live? - ANSWER ✔✔ Yes
Which is not word processing software? - ANSWER ✔✔ Apple Word Press Pro
What does platform neutral mean in context of a PDF? - ANSWER ✔✔ Works on any operating
system
Which of the following is not a feature of word processing software? - ANSWER ✔✔ Array
Document Protocols
What application software features a "what-if" analysis? - ANSWER ✔✔ Spreadsheets
In a DBMS, what is a row called? - ANSWER ✔✔ record
In a DBMS, what is a column called? - ANSWER ✔✔ field
What is it called when a row and column intersect in a spreadsheet? - ANSWER ✔✔ cell
What differentiates system software from application software? - ANSWER ✔✔ Human
Intervention
Linking the customer and transaction tables is called what? - ANSWER ✔✔ One-to-many
relationship
Connecting two or more computers is called what? - ANSWER ✔✔ network
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WELL-
STRUCTURED FOR REVISION|
APPROVED BY EXPERT 2025 NEW
UPDATE.
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
What computers process large amounts of data for a mid-sized business? - ANSWER ✔✔
Midrange computers
Desktop computers are considered what type of computer? - ANSWER ✔✔ Microcomputers
A computer program that accomplishes a specific task is called what? - ANSWER ✔✔ Software
What kind of software requires no human interaction? - ANSWER ✔✔ System software
What is the most important thing system software does? - ANSWER ✔✔ Enables the operating
system
A common name for an operating system is what? - ANSWER ✔✔ Platform
Any task a computer performs is called what? - ANSWER ✔✔ Process
Running more than one application at a time is called what? - ANSWER ✔✔ Multitasking
, What part of the computer coordinates memory? - ANSWER ✔✔ Operating System
The table of contents of a hard drive is called what? - ANSWER ✔✔ FAT
Software sold as a collection are called what? - ANSWER ✔✔ Software Suite
What is the most important aspect of a productivity suite? - ANSWER ✔✔ Sharing Data
What is the easiest and most basic way to share data? - ANSWER ✔✔ Copy (Cut) and Paste
Which method of sharing data is dynamic? - ANSWER ✔✔ Object Linking
What part of a computer is responsible for reading and writing data? - ANSWER ✔✔ Operating
System
How is information represented on a monitor? - ANSWER ✔✔ Graphical User Interface
Will Google Earth become Google Live? - ANSWER ✔✔ Yes
Which is not word processing software? - ANSWER ✔✔ Apple Word Press Pro
What does platform neutral mean in context of a PDF? - ANSWER ✔✔ Works on any operating
system
Which of the following is not a feature of word processing software? - ANSWER ✔✔ Array
Document Protocols
What application software features a "what-if" analysis? - ANSWER ✔✔ Spreadsheets
In a DBMS, what is a row called? - ANSWER ✔✔ record
In a DBMS, what is a column called? - ANSWER ✔✔ field
What is it called when a row and column intersect in a spreadsheet? - ANSWER ✔✔ cell
What differentiates system software from application software? - ANSWER ✔✔ Human
Intervention
Linking the customer and transaction tables is called what? - ANSWER ✔✔ One-to-many
relationship
Connecting two or more computers is called what? - ANSWER ✔✔ network
