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1. Information Technology (IT) the study, design, development, implementation, support,
and management of computer based info systems, partic-
ularly software and hardware
2. end users people that use the computers
3. competency the knowledge that enables a person to understand some-
thing , in this case, a computing system and its relationship
to business
4. who flew the first airplane suc- wilbur wright
cessfully
5. are paradigms shifts fast? yes, so fast that it is difficult to decide what tech concepts
are real, what will last and what will happen next
6. what is IT firmly based on? business
7. doing your best in business is an true
assumption; doing it right is an
expectation. t or f?
8. who is the most important part of people
IT
9. is IT a core competency in busi- yes
ness?
10. Can a computer accomplish your "yes," but only in the hands of a competent and smart
business application? end-user whose attitude is fearless, but not reckless.
11. critical thinking a way of thinking that involves analysis and evalutation and
includes considering all possible outcomes in order to form
a solid decision
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ISTM 210 Chapter
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12. best practice a management process, technique, or method that is most
effective at arriving at a desired outcome or better outcome
than any other process, technique or method
13. best practice in simple terms the best way to do something and to remember how to do
it for future references
14. rote simply memorizing keystrokes to accomplish a task , not a
method to use
15. Enhancing computer competen- true
cy is greatly facilitated by having
a specific application. t or f
16. what is application in computing something with a practical use and expected outcome
17. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attempts to protect investors from accounting and report-
ing fraud
18. who is gordon moore? one of the founding people of Intel; made Moore's law
19. Moore's law states that computing power doubles every 18 months
20. leaders have competitive advantage; a first adopter
21. followers organizations that wait from buying new technology and
wait for it to improve from its original version, believing that
there is no competitive advantage to be gained
22. how does a company know if it stays current in IT news
will get a competitive advantage
23. what are good websites to stay in Gizmodo, WSJ, ZDnet, and Wired
the know of IT news
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