Basic Computer Concepts

Question 1

System

Answer 1

collection of components that work together toward a common goal which is to take in input and transform it into output

Question 2

Information System

Answer 2

Interrelated components working together to collect process store and disseminate information for the coordination control analysis and visualization in an organization

Question 3

Data processing

Answer 3

Collection and manipulation of data into useful information within a given context

Question 4

Information Technology

Answer 4

Technology which supports activities involved with the collection storage and manipulation and communication of information together with their related methods, management and application

Question 5

Hardware

Answer 5

Tangible parts of a computer

Question 6

Software

Answer 6

Set of instructions that tells a computer what to do

Question 7

Types of software

Answer 7

system eg Windows, Android

application eg Candy crush

Question 8

Network

Answer 8

Connects computer systems and portable wearable devices to transmit info

Question 9

Data

Answer 9

raw unprocessed facts including text numbers

images and sound

Question 10

People

Answer 10

End users who use computers to make themselves productive

Question 11

Procedures

Answer 11

Series of steps taken to achieve a desired outcome(not only automating organizational processes but also to improve them)

Question 12

computer

Answer 12

Electronic device that receives input, processes it and produces an output based on the input given

Question 13

components of a computer

Answer 13

processor, memory, Mechanism for transfer of data to and from the world

Question 14

Information

Answer 14

Data that has been processed and given meaning within a certain context

Question 15

CPU

Answer 15

electronic circuitry which executes instructions to process data

Question 16

List parts of a computer system

Answer 16

Electronic components eg Motherboard, CPU,RAM etc

Question 17

What are the uses of Information systems?

Answer 17

Supports decision making
supports coordination
supports control
supports analysis
supports visualization

Question 18

What are the six stages of data processing?

Answer 18

collection, preparation, input, processing, output and storage

Question 19

Discuss how IT is a subset of IS?

Answer 19

IT is the technology that supports IS. IS is an umbrella term for the systems people and processes designed to create, store, manipulate, distribute and disseminate information. Not all ISs are computer based.IT falls under IS but deals with the technology involved in the systems involved

Question 20

What is digital data?

Answer 20

Data that represents other forms of data using specific machine language systems that can be interpreted by various tech.

Question 21

What is the main difference between 5th generation computers and all other generations of computers

Answer 21

Increase in speed and capacity, Decrease in power consumption and heat generation and other features like voice recognition

Question 22

Why is the CPU referred to as the brain of the computer?

Answer 22

I t is the main center of computer which controls the working of the computer