FIS - Module 3

Question 1

It consists of any machinery (most of which uses digital circuits) that assists in the input, processing, storage, and output activities of an information system.

Answer 1

Hardware

Question 2

These components include the input devices, output devices, primary and secondary storage devices, and the central processing unit (CPU). The control unit, the arithmetic/logic unit (ALU), and the register storage areas constitute the CPU.

Answer 2

Hardware Components

Question 3

Part of the computer that consists of three associated elements: the arithmetic/logic unit, the control unit, and the register areas.

Answer 3

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Question 4

Part of the CPU that performs mathematical calculations and makes logical comparisons.

Answer 4

Arithmetic/logic unit (ALU)

Question 5

Part of the CPU that sequentially accesses program instructions, decodes them, and coordinates the flow of data in and out of the ALU, the registers, primary storage, and even secondary storage and various output devices.

Answer 5

Control unit

Question 6

The set of programs that coordinates the activities and functions of the hardware and other programs throughout the computer system.

Answer 6

Systems Software

Question 7

The combination of a hardware configuration and systems software is known as a .

Answer 7

computer system platform

Question 8

It has the greatest potential to affect processes that add value to a business because it is designed for specific organizational activities and functions.

Answer 8

Application Software

Question 9

is an application that enables a workgroup to schedule meetings and coordinate activities.

Answer 9

Lotus Notes

Question 10

The sphere of influence that serves the needs of an individual user.

Answer 10

Personal Sphere of Influence

Question 11

The software that enables users to improve their personal effectiveness, increasing the amount of work they can perform and enhancing its quality.

Answer 11

Personal Productivity Software

Question 12

Personal computer and workstation operating systems

Answer 12

Systems Software

Question 13

Word processing, spreadsheet, database, graphics

Answer 13

Application Software

Question 14

Two or more people who work together to achieve a common goal.

Answer 14

Workgroup

Question 15

The sphere of influence that serves the needs of a workgroup.

Answer 15

Workgroup Sphere of Influence

Question 16

Network operating systems

Answer 16

Systems Software

Question 17

Electronic mail, group scheduling, shared work, collaboration.

Answer 17

Application Software

Question 18

The sphere of influence that serves the needs of the firm in its interaction with its environment.

Answer 18

Enterprise Sphere of Influence

Question 19

Midrange computer and mainframe operating systems.

Answer 19

Systems Software

Question 20

General ledger, order entry, payroll, human resources.

Answer 20

Application Software

Question 21

• A set of programs that controls the computer hardware and acts as an interface with applications.
• It can control one or more computers, or they can allow multiple users to interact with one computer.

Answer 21

Operating System (OS)

Question 22

This system is commonly used in a personal computer or a handheld computer that allows one user at a time.

Answer 22

Single computer with a single user

Question 23

This system is typical of larger, mainframe computers that can accommodate hundreds or thousands of people, all using the computer at the same time.

Answer 23

Single computer with multiple users

Question 24

This system is typical of a network of computers, such as a home network with several computers attached or a large computer network with hundreds of computers attached around the world.

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Multiple computers

Question 25

This system is typical of a number of computers with `specialized functions`, such as those that control sophisticated military aircraft, the space shuttle, and some home appliances.

Answer 25

**Special-purpose computers**

Question 26

* The `heart`of the operating system, which controls the `most critical` processes. * It ties all of the OS components together and regulates other programs.

Answer 26

**KERNEL**

Question 27

**PERSONAL OS**

Answer 27

* Microsoft PC Operating Systems * Apple Computer Operating Systems * Linux

Question 28

**WORKGROUP OS**

Answer 28

* Windows Server * Red Hat Linux * UNIX * Mac OS X Server * NetWare

Question 29

**ENTERPRISE OS**

Answer 29

z/OS HP-UX and Linux

Question 30

Help to perform `maintenance` or correct problems with a computer system. It also help computer systems `run better and longer` without problems. * merge and sort sets of data, * keep track of computer jobs being run, and * compress files of data before they are stored or transmitted over a network .

Answer 30

**Utility Programs**

Question 31

**TYPES OF UTILITY PROGRAMS**

Answer 31

* Hardware Utilities * File-Compression Utilities * Spam and Pop-Up Blocker Utilities * Security Utilities * Network and Internet Utilities * Server and Mainframe Utilities

Question 32

A software that allows different systems to `communicate and exchange data`. It can also be used as an interface between the Internet and older legacy systems (a previous, major version that continues to be used).

Answer 32

**Middleware**

Question 33

* `not` in the public domain. * cannot be used by the public.

Answer 33

**Proprietary Software**

Question 34

can be purchased or acquired in a `store`.

Answer 34

**Off-the-Shelf Software**

Question 35

A `defect` in a computer program that keeps it from performing as it is designed to perform. Some software bugs are obvious and cause the program to `terminate` unexpectedly. Other bugs are subtler and allow errors to creep into your work.

Answer 35

**Software Bugs**

Question 36

Most software products are `protected by law` using copyright or licensing provisions. * In some cases, you are given `unlimited` use of software on `one or two` computers. * In other cases, you `pay for your usag`e—if you use the software more, you pay more.

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**Copyrights and Licenses**

Question 37

Permits you to install the software on one computer, or sometimes two computers, `used by one person`.

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**Single-user license**

Question 38

* `Specifies the number of users` allowed to use the software, and can be installed on each user’s computer. * For example, a 20-user license can be installed on 20 computers for 20 users.

Answer 38

**Multiuser license**

Question 39

Designed for network-distributed software, this license allows `any number of users` to use the software, but `only a specific number of users to use it at the same time`.

Answer 39

**Concurrent-user license**

Question 40

Permits the software to be used `anywhere on a particular site`, such as a college campus, by everyone on the site.

Answer 40

**Site license**

Question 41

* Is `freely available to anyone` in a form that can be easily modified. * Users can `download` the source code and `build` the software themselves, or the software developers can make executable versions available along with the source.

Answer 41

**Open-Source Software**

Question 42

Software that is `very inexpensive or free`, but whose source code `cannot be modified`.

Answer 42

**Shareware and Freeware**

Question 43

A software that is `not protected by copyright laws` and can be freely copied and used.

Answer 43

**Public Domain Software**