2.5 Computer Systems

Question 1

What is the purpose of I/O Subsystems?

Question 2

What is IPSO - Input, Process, Output, Storage?

Answer 2

Input
Information system taking in raw data entered by the user or acquired from a data source(s)

Process
Transforms data into information

Output
Provides the results of the transformation to the user

Storage
Components of the information system keep the input data, information, and results from various phases of the transformation for the intermediate or permanent record

Question 3

What is Hardware vs Software?

Answer 3

Hardware
The electronic and mechanical parts of a computer system (components you can touch)

Software
The data and programs that run on a computer (Windows, Mac, Linux)

Question 4

What is a Network?

Answer 4

Systems of hardware and software components that connect two or more devices for sharing

Question 5

What are End-Users?

Question 6

Identify the ingredients of a computer system

Answer 6

Computer system is a collection of hardware, software and middleware components(or a combination) that work together to tranform data into information and meet a specific user needs

Question 7

Which two are parts of an information system?

Oscilloscope
Customers
Networks
Databases

Answer 7

Networks
Databases