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Introduction to ICT Flashcards

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Generally accepted go mean all devices, networking components, applications and systems that combined allow people and organizations to interact in the digital world.

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ICT (Information and Communications Technology)

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Comes from a singular Latin word, datum, which originally meant “something given.” A raw and unorganized facts that need to be processed to make it meaningful.

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Data

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A set of data which has been processed, organized, structured, or presented in a meaningful way, according to a given requirement or context.

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Information

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(1)_____ alone has no significance while (2)_____ is significant by itself.

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  1. Data
  2. Information
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True or False: Data never depends on Information while Information is dependent on Data.

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True

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True or False: Information improves the reliability of the data.

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True

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Characteristics of Information:

Good information is based on correct and complete data, and it has been processed correctly as expected.

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Accurate

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Characteristics of Information:

Information should be given in a _____ manner. For example, report that is 6 weeks late is most likely useless.

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Timely

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Characteristics of Information:

Information should be _____ both to the context and to the subject.

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Relevant

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Characteristics of Information:

Information needs to be _____ for the purpose it is generated, but just barely so.

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Sufficient

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Characteristics of Information:

Information is not free.

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Worth its Cost

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The backbone of ICT. A collection of devices that function together as a system. An electronic device, operating under the control of instructions (software) stored in its own memory unit, that can accept data (input), manipulate data (process), and produce information (output) from the processing.

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Computer

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The re-structuring or re-ordering of data by people or machine to increase their usefulness and add values for a particular purpose.

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Data Processing

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What are the basic steps in Data Processing?

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Input > Process > Output

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The computer _____ data from the user via input device like keyboard. The input data can be characters, word, text, sound, images, document, etc.

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accepts input

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The computer _____. For this, it performs some actions on the data by using the instructions or program given by the user of the data. The action could be an arithmetic or logic calculation, editing, modifying a document, etc.

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processes the input data

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The _____ after the processing of data. The output may be in the form of text, sound, image, document, etc. The computer may display the output on a monitor, send output to the printer for printing, play the output, etc.

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output is the result generated

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The input data, instructions and output are _____ permanently in the secondary storage devices like disk or tape. The stored data can be retrieved later, whenever needed.

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stored

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The computer can process data very fast, at the rate of millions of instruction per second. A powerful computer is capable of performing about 3-4 million simple instructions per second.

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Speed

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The degree of _____ of computer is very high and every calculation is performed with the same _____. The _____ level is determined om the basis of design of computer.

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Accuracy

21
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True or False: Errors that may occur can almost always be attributed to human error.

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True

22
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Unlike human beings, computers are highly consistent. They do not suffer from human traits of boredom and tiredness resulting in lack of concentration. Computers, therefore, are better than human beings in performing voluminous and repetitive jobs.

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Diligence

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It means the capacity to perform completely different type of work.

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Versatility

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Today’s computers can store large volumes of data that can be retrieved whenever required. A limited amount of data can be stored, temporarily, in the primary memory.

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Storage Capacity

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True or False: Floppy disk and compact disk are secondary storage devices that can store a large amount of data permanently.

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True

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Computer does not get tired even after long hours of work. It does not distinguish between users. It does not have emotion, taste, knowledge and experience.

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No Feelings

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Capabilities of a Computer:

The user merely feeds all the instructions to the computer at the start and later proceeds without any need for human intervention.

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It is self-directing.

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Capability of a Computer:

The computer has the ability to remember or recall data when finds the need for them.

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Ability to store and retrieve information.

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Capability of a Computer:

A very fast computer can perform the addition of 20 million pairs of ten-digit numbers in one second.

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Ability to perform mathematical operations and solve complex formula at high speed and with great precision.

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Capability of a Computer:

The computer is capable of comparing numbers, letters of alphabet and special characters. Based on the results of comparison, the computer can direct to take alternative actions.

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Ability to perform logic operation.

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True or False: A computer can do only what is designed or programmed to do.

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True

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True or False: A computer can correct input data.

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False, “cannot correct”

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True or False: A computer can think and can derive meanings from objects.

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False, “cannot think and cannot derive”

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True or False: A computer can only process jobs expressed in a number of steps leading to a precisely defined goal.

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True

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True or False: A computer cannot completely avoid making errors due to power fluctuations, system malfunctions and human disorders.

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True

36
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Computers are categorized into four general types based mainly on their (1)_____ and their (2)_____.

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  1. Processing speeds
  2. Capacity to store data
37
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A broad term for one of the fastest computers currently available. _____ are very expensive and are employed for specialized applications that require immense amounts of mathematical calculations (number crunching). _____ are high-capacity computers that cost millions of dollars. Occupy special air-conditioned rooms, and are often used for research, weather forecasting, and mathematical research.

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Supercomputers

38
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Used for scientific stimulations animated graphics, fluid dynamic calculations, nuclear energy research, electronic design, and analysis of geological data.

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Supercomputers

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The best known supercomputer manufacturer.

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Cray Research

40
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Less powerful than supercomputers, are fast, large-capacity computers also occupying specially wired, airconditioned rooms, and used by large organizations, banks, airlines and universities.

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Mainframe Computers

41
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A midsize computer and a multiprocessing system capable of supporting from up to 200 users simultaneously, used by medium-sized companies for specific purposes such as accounting, and lies between mainframe microcomputers. Commonly used in ATM and payroll.

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Minicomputers

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Small computers that can fit on a desktop and two types are personal computers and workstations. Laptops and desktops are common examples.

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Microcomputers

43
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A complete computer on a small scale, designed for use by one person at a time. Primarily called a personal computer (PC), or a device based on a single-chip microprocessor.

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Microcomputers

44
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What are the Benefits of Computer?

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Science, Medical, Education, Banking, Crime Investigation, Entertainment, Government, Communication, Robotics, Business/Commerce, Energy

45
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True or False:
Data: Test score of every student in this class.
Information: The average score of a class or of the entire school is information that can be derived from the given data.

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True

46
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True or False:
Data: The water level of a dam.
Information: Likely or unlikely to flood.

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True

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