D322 - INTRO TO IT EXAM
QUESTIONS & ACCURATE ANSWERS
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IT (Information Technology) - CORRECT ANSWER - the technology used to create,
maintain, and make information accessible
- requires the use of hardware and software
IT Department in an Organization - CORRECT ANSWER - manages the technologies
needed to develop, maintain, and use computer hardware and software
- supports network connectivity and performance
- helps the organization achieve strategic goals
- responsible for the storage, processing, distribution of information
System - CORRECT ANSWER A collection of elements that interact to achieve a
common goal
IT System - CORRECT ANSWER - mainly software
- the networking elements (maintained by IT professionals)
- the people who use them
IT Support Steps for Users - CORRECT ANSWER 1. analyzing the needs and issues
2. identifying and implementing solutions so users can stay productive with minimal
technical interruption
IT Function Focuses - CORRECT ANSWER - efficient storage and dissemination of
organization data
- information to support its effective use
IT Professionals Build Systems - CORRECT ANSWER - enable storage
- retrieval
- analysis
- use of organization data and information with an eye on disaster recovery and
business continuity to mitigate the high costs of losing data
IT Networks - CORRECT ANSWER supports communication between the IT system
ex. exchanging data between servers for user access
,System Integration - CORRECT ANSWER every element works seamlessly with others
Data/ Information Systems Support Goals - CORRECT ANSWER - perform tasks more
efficiently
- provide novel services to clients
- gain competitive advantages in their respective industries
- elevate their reputation
Software Systems - CORRECT ANSWER - implements algorithms that transform data
from one form into another
- perform calculations
- manipulate files
- complete other tasks that may be repetitive, time-consuming, or dangerous to an
employee
Intranet - CORRECT ANSWER - resources available for users or systems of an
organization
- proprietary and sensitive employee information
- protects sensitive information while still facilitating widespread communication through
the organization
Internet - CORRECT ANSWER - normal people think of the Internet (worldwide web)
- IT professionals think of the internet (network of networks)
- commercial sites (e-commerce), blogs, social media, news
Extranet - CORRECT ANSWER makes resources available within an organization, but
it also other specific organizations or users
- contracted, third-party consultants
Collecting Data - CORRECT ANSWER - show current state of the organization
- its customers' needs and wants
- specific trends that support informed decision-making
- discover opportunities to better serve their customers
- optimize their processes, and maintain or gain a competitive advantage in an industry
Data Analytics - CORRECT ANSWER - show past performance
- identify the reasons behind past and current issues
- forecast future performance
- predict sales volumes, reveal anomalous trends, or provide insights into new market
segments.
Effective Data Analytics - CORRECT ANSWER - predict sales volumes
- reveal anomalous trends
- provide insights into new market segments
,Organization Projects Maintenance - CORRECT ANSWER - execute in a manageable
fashion
- maintain scope
- optimize use of resources
IT consultants - CORRECT ANSWER Smaller organizations cannot always employ a
full range of IT professionals to support their systems. Instead, consultants are
frequently brought in for technical support
Computing - CORRECT ANSWER any activity that uses a computer to:
- manage
- process
- share information
examples
- designing and creating hardware and software
- establishing networks
- managing information
- building chatbots to exhibit human-like behavior
- sequencing DNA
5 Computing Disciplines - CORRECT ANSWER 1. computer engineering
2. computer science
3. software engineering
4. information systems
5. information technology
Computer Engineering - CORRECT ANSWER - design of hardware systems and the
software that makes them work
- writing drivers for peripheral devices, such as keyboards and printers
- addresses the development of solutions that use computers embedded in other
devices like alarm systems, refrigerators, and self-driving cars.
Computer Science - CORRECT ANSWER - study of computer and computational
systems
- addresses the design and implementation of software
- emphasis on developing effective ways to solve computing problems
- robotics, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, algorithms designed to solve
problems
Information Technology - CORRECT ANSWER - technology supporting information
systems in an organization rather than the information residing on the systems or being
communicated with them
, - responds to the practical needs of the organization, including reliable and secure
solutions that are appropriately maintained, updated, and replaced
Software Engineering - CORRECT ANSWER - large software systems are constructed
across enterprises to meet business requirements and support business-critical
activities
- development and maintenance of reliable and efficient software systems
Information Systems - CORRECT ANSWER - a collection of information used to
support management of an organization
- two parts are networks and databases
- integrate IT solutions to meet business goals
- support organizational communication and collaboration, their design, and their
implementation
Manchester Mark 1 (1948) - CORRECT ANSWER - operational on June 1948
- one of the first stored-program computers
- Victoria University of Manchester
- first computer program was written to search for Mersenne primes (prime number that
is one less than a power of two) and ran continuously for nine hours straight.
IBM Model 650 (1954) - CORRECT ANSWER - sold 450 of its first mass-produced
computer in one year
- magnetic data storage allowed faster access to stored information than other
machines
- popular in universities where a generation of students first learned computer
programming
Keyboard Input (1956) - CORRECT ANSWER - direct input was introduced
- replaced punch cards and paper tape input
Network SAGE (1958) - CORRECT ANSWER - first large-scale computer
communications
- 23 computer sites in the US and Canada
- detect incoming Soviet bombers and direct interceptor aircraft to destroy them
DEC PDP-1 Computer Systems (1960) - CORRECT ANSWER - DEC (Digital
Equipment Corporation)
- $120,000 and required only one operator
- hackers at MIT wrote the first computer video game: Spacewar! and programs to play
music
- more than 50 PDP-1 computer systems were sold
Nova Minicomputer (1968) - CORRECT ANSWER - Data General
- 32 KB memory and sold for $9,900
- popular throughout the 1970's and influenced later systems
QUESTIONS & ACCURATE ANSWERS
RATED 100% CORRECT UPDATED
VERSION
IT (Information Technology) - CORRECT ANSWER - the technology used to create,
maintain, and make information accessible
- requires the use of hardware and software
IT Department in an Organization - CORRECT ANSWER - manages the technologies
needed to develop, maintain, and use computer hardware and software
- supports network connectivity and performance
- helps the organization achieve strategic goals
- responsible for the storage, processing, distribution of information
System - CORRECT ANSWER A collection of elements that interact to achieve a
common goal
IT System - CORRECT ANSWER - mainly software
- the networking elements (maintained by IT professionals)
- the people who use them
IT Support Steps for Users - CORRECT ANSWER 1. analyzing the needs and issues
2. identifying and implementing solutions so users can stay productive with minimal
technical interruption
IT Function Focuses - CORRECT ANSWER - efficient storage and dissemination of
organization data
- information to support its effective use
IT Professionals Build Systems - CORRECT ANSWER - enable storage
- retrieval
- analysis
- use of organization data and information with an eye on disaster recovery and
business continuity to mitigate the high costs of losing data
IT Networks - CORRECT ANSWER supports communication between the IT system
ex. exchanging data between servers for user access
,System Integration - CORRECT ANSWER every element works seamlessly with others
Data/ Information Systems Support Goals - CORRECT ANSWER - perform tasks more
efficiently
- provide novel services to clients
- gain competitive advantages in their respective industries
- elevate their reputation
Software Systems - CORRECT ANSWER - implements algorithms that transform data
from one form into another
- perform calculations
- manipulate files
- complete other tasks that may be repetitive, time-consuming, or dangerous to an
employee
Intranet - CORRECT ANSWER - resources available for users or systems of an
organization
- proprietary and sensitive employee information
- protects sensitive information while still facilitating widespread communication through
the organization
Internet - CORRECT ANSWER - normal people think of the Internet (worldwide web)
- IT professionals think of the internet (network of networks)
- commercial sites (e-commerce), blogs, social media, news
Extranet - CORRECT ANSWER makes resources available within an organization, but
it also other specific organizations or users
- contracted, third-party consultants
Collecting Data - CORRECT ANSWER - show current state of the organization
- its customers' needs and wants
- specific trends that support informed decision-making
- discover opportunities to better serve their customers
- optimize their processes, and maintain or gain a competitive advantage in an industry
Data Analytics - CORRECT ANSWER - show past performance
- identify the reasons behind past and current issues
- forecast future performance
- predict sales volumes, reveal anomalous trends, or provide insights into new market
segments.
Effective Data Analytics - CORRECT ANSWER - predict sales volumes
- reveal anomalous trends
- provide insights into new market segments
,Organization Projects Maintenance - CORRECT ANSWER - execute in a manageable
fashion
- maintain scope
- optimize use of resources
IT consultants - CORRECT ANSWER Smaller organizations cannot always employ a
full range of IT professionals to support their systems. Instead, consultants are
frequently brought in for technical support
Computing - CORRECT ANSWER any activity that uses a computer to:
- manage
- process
- share information
examples
- designing and creating hardware and software
- establishing networks
- managing information
- building chatbots to exhibit human-like behavior
- sequencing DNA
5 Computing Disciplines - CORRECT ANSWER 1. computer engineering
2. computer science
3. software engineering
4. information systems
5. information technology
Computer Engineering - CORRECT ANSWER - design of hardware systems and the
software that makes them work
- writing drivers for peripheral devices, such as keyboards and printers
- addresses the development of solutions that use computers embedded in other
devices like alarm systems, refrigerators, and self-driving cars.
Computer Science - CORRECT ANSWER - study of computer and computational
systems
- addresses the design and implementation of software
- emphasis on developing effective ways to solve computing problems
- robotics, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, algorithms designed to solve
problems
Information Technology - CORRECT ANSWER - technology supporting information
systems in an organization rather than the information residing on the systems or being
communicated with them
, - responds to the practical needs of the organization, including reliable and secure
solutions that are appropriately maintained, updated, and replaced
Software Engineering - CORRECT ANSWER - large software systems are constructed
across enterprises to meet business requirements and support business-critical
activities
- development and maintenance of reliable and efficient software systems
Information Systems - CORRECT ANSWER - a collection of information used to
support management of an organization
- two parts are networks and databases
- integrate IT solutions to meet business goals
- support organizational communication and collaboration, their design, and their
implementation
Manchester Mark 1 (1948) - CORRECT ANSWER - operational on June 1948
- one of the first stored-program computers
- Victoria University of Manchester
- first computer program was written to search for Mersenne primes (prime number that
is one less than a power of two) and ran continuously for nine hours straight.
IBM Model 650 (1954) - CORRECT ANSWER - sold 450 of its first mass-produced
computer in one year
- magnetic data storage allowed faster access to stored information than other
machines
- popular in universities where a generation of students first learned computer
programming
Keyboard Input (1956) - CORRECT ANSWER - direct input was introduced
- replaced punch cards and paper tape input
Network SAGE (1958) - CORRECT ANSWER - first large-scale computer
communications
- 23 computer sites in the US and Canada
- detect incoming Soviet bombers and direct interceptor aircraft to destroy them
DEC PDP-1 Computer Systems (1960) - CORRECT ANSWER - DEC (Digital
Equipment Corporation)
- $120,000 and required only one operator
- hackers at MIT wrote the first computer video game: Spacewar! and programs to play
music
- more than 50 PDP-1 computer systems were sold
Nova Minicomputer (1968) - CORRECT ANSWER - Data General
- 32 KB memory and sold for $9,900
- popular throughout the 1970's and influenced later systems
