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IT Flashcards

1
Q

What is Information Technology?

A

the study or use of systems (especially computers and telecommunications) for
storing, retrieving, and sending information.

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2
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Problems in IT

A

INOPPORTUNE
ILLITERACY
UNEMPLOYMENT

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Gaps and distance people for advancement

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INOPPORTUNE

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4
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unable to participate in IT

A

ILLITERACY

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5
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Technology is a factor for
_________________

A

UNEMPLOYMENT

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6
Q

Solution to Inopportune

A

Social Interactions

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7
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Solution to Illiteracy

A

Technology-based Learning

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8
Q

Solution to Unemployment

A

Empowering Human Ingenuity

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9
Q

This aspect plays a significant role in core business practices.

A

DATA PROCESSING

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DATA PROCESSING STAGES

A

Data Collection
Data Preparation
Data Input
Data Output
Data Storage

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11
Q

refers to the potential for connected
devices and their benefits to become
commonplace.

A

UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING

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12
Q

UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING is also called?

A

Pervasive Computing

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13
Q

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES SERVICES

A

Server Upgrade, Security and Monitoring, New Software, Business Improvement, User Support

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14
Q

One or more data
center servers near
the end of their
operational and
maintenance lifecycle.

A

Server Upgrade

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15
Q

Businesses routinely
employ tools to monitor
and log activity in
applications, networks
and system

A

SECURITY

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16
Q

provide many other services to protect your
network, including:
* Building firewalls
* Installing anti-virus software
* Installing virtual private networks (VPNs)
* Performing regular network checkups

A

SECURITY

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17
Q

Developers work to create and refine a suitable
application according to a planned roadmap.
Operations staff posts each iteration of the
new mobile application for download and deploy
the back-end components of the app to the
organization’s infrastructure.

A

NEW SOFTWARE

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18
Q

A business requires more availability from a
critical application to help with revenue or
business continuance strategies.

A

BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT

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19
Q

Developers are building a
major upgrade for a vital
business application.

A

USER SUPPORT

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20
Q

These are physical
aspects of technology

A

HARDWARE

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21
Q

is another type of
hardware. It’s any technology that
holds information as data.

A

STORAGE

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22
Q

Information that is stored can

take many forms such as?

A

File, Multimedia, Telephony, Web, Sensors Data

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23
Q

is a container in a computer system for
storing information. Files used in computers
are similar in features to that of paper
documents used in library and office files.

A

FILE

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24
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is the use of a computer to present
and combine text, graphics, audio, and video
with links and tools that let the user navigate,
interact, create, and communicate

A

MULTIMEDIA

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25
Q

Technology that allows people to make and place
phone calls, and share information across long
distances

A

TELEPHONY

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26
Q

The way to access information through the
Internet.

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WEB

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27
Q

The output of a device that detects and responds
to some type of input from the physical
environment.

A

SENSORS DATA

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28
Q

a set of instructions, data
or programs used
to operate computers and
execute specific tasks.

A

SOFTWARE

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29
Q

CATEGORIES OF SOFTWARE

A
  1. SYSTEM SOFTWARE
  2. APPLICATION SOFTWARE
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30
Q

a program designed to
run a computer’s hardware
and applications

A

SYSTEM SOFTWARE

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31
Q

program that performs a
specific personal,
educational, and business
function.

A

APPLICATION SOFTWARE

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32
Q

What are the system softwares?

A
  1. Operating System
  2. Basic output/input system
  3. Boot Program
  4. Assemblers
  5. Device Drivers
33
Q

is a software that controls
how your hardware works, which means it manages
the computer’s memory, processes, and all of
its software and hardware.

A

operating system

34
Q

is a firmware
code that is executed when a computer is powered
on. It performs a power-on self-test (POST) and
initializes the computer before loading the
operating system. It is stored in a ROM
(read-only memory) chip on the motherboard.

A

BIOS

35
Q

means to
start a computer up from cold.

A

boot

36
Q

When a computer
is initially powered on, commands in the computer’s ROM are automatically executed that
instruct the computer to load the _______________________
into memory and execute its instructions.

A

BOOT PROGRAM

37
Q

is a type of computer program that
takes in basic instructions and converts them
into a pattern of bits that the computer’s
processor can use to perform basic operations.

A

ASSEMBLERS

38
Q

are tiny programs that enable a computer to communicate with its hardware devices, such as printers, scanners, and keyboards.

A

DEVICE DRIVERS

39
Q

ADVANTAGES OF I.T

A

Protecting and Storing Information

Automated Processes

COMMUNICATION

Remote Access or Telecommuting

40
Q

Electronic storage systems
are being created to hold
the information that is
being shared over the
internet and internal intranets.

A

Protecting and Storing Information

41
Q

The ability to find ways
to complete more work in a
shorter amount of time

A

Automated Processes

42
Q

__________ in every
aspect of human interaction
is essential.

A

COMMUNICATION

43
Q

Having the ability to
access a computer or device
from another device, at any
time, and from anywhere.

A

Remote Access or Telecommuting

44
Q

DISADVANTAGES OF I.T

A

Expense of Implementation and Maintenance

Elimination of Jobs

Breaches in Security

45
Q

Setup costs for
implementing an
information technology
system within a home or
business can be very
costly.

A

Expense of Implementation

and Maintenance

46
Q

By implementing IT
systems into a company,
tasks take less time and
therefore, employees have
more time throughout the
day.

A

Elimination of Jobs

47
Q

When information is stored
electronically, there are
more chances of having
security breaches. Hackers
are evolving along with
technology and they are
never up to any good.

A

Breaches in Security

48
Q

Electronic storage systems are being created to
hold the information that is being shared over
the internet and internal intranets.

A

Protecting and Storing Information

49
Q

The ability to find ways to complete more work
in a shorter amount of time

A

Automated Processes

50
Q

________________ in every aspect of human
interaction is essential.

A

Communication

51
Q

Having the ability to access a computer or
device from another device, at any time, and
from anywhere.

A

Remote Access or Telecommuting

52
Q

Setup costs for implementing an information technology
system within a home or business can be very costly.

A
  1. Expense of Implementation and Maintenance
53
Q

By implementing IT systems into a company, tasks take less
time and therefore, employees have more time throughout
the day.

A

Elimination of Jobs

54
Q

When information is stored electronically, there are more
chances of having security breaches. Hackers are evolving
along with technology and they are never up to any good.

A

Breaches in Security

55
Q

It is the infrastructure and components
that enable modern computing.

A

ICT, or information and
communications technology

56
Q

ICTs are also used to refer to _______________________ such as audio-visual and telephone
networks with computer networks…

A

the convergence of media
technology

57
Q

refers to the merging of previously distinct media technologies and
platforms through digitization and computer networking.

A

MEDIA CONVERGENCE

58
Q

is when a single company has interests across many kinds of
media.

A

Economic convergence

59
Q

is multimedia multitasking, or the natural outcome of a diverse
media world.

A

Organic convergence

60
Q

is when stories flow across several kinds of media platforms
and when readers or viewers can comment on, alter, or otherwise talk back to
culture.

A

Cultural convergence

61
Q

is when geographically distant cultures are able to influence one
another.

A

Global convergence

62
Q

is when different kinds of technology merge. The most
extreme example of technological convergence would be one machine that
controlled every media function.

A

Technological convergence

63
Q

refers to the trend or phenomenon where two or more independent

technologies integrate and form a new outcome.

A

Technological Convergence

64
Q

Elements of Technology
Convergence

A
  1. Technology
  2. Media and Content
  3. Services Applications
  4. Robots and Machines
  5. Virtual Reality / Augmented
    Reality
65
Q

In recent years, they may have similar features such as the ability to connect to WIFI, play rich internet-based media and run apps. People may use either their television or phone to play a game or communicate with relatives, using the same software.

A

Technology

66
Q

It is likely that music, movies, video games and informational
content will eventually converge to the point that they are no
longer distinct formats.

A

Media and Content

67
Q

For example, future music may always come with an interactive
music video that resembles a game.

A

Media and Content

68
Q

In the late 1990s, there was a large difference between business and
consumer software and services.

A

Services Applications

69
Q

Technology tends to move from a large number of highly specific
tools towards a small set of flexible tools with broad applications.

A

Services Applications

70
Q

assists in human
tasks’ performance, which could be otherwise laborious.

A

Robots and Machines

71
Q

It is increasingly common for machines such as vehicles or appliances to
have semi-autonomous features that technically make them robots.

A

Robots and Machines

72
Q

can be viewed as the convergence of real life with digital entities
such as simulations, games, and information environments.

A

Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality

73
Q

includes all technical
means that are used for
handling information and
facilitating communication,
including computers, network
hardware communication
lines and all necessary
software.

A

ICT

74
Q

is comprised of…

information technology, telephony, electronic media, and all types of process and transfer of audio and video signals, and all control and managing functions based on network technologies.

A

ICT

75
Q

refers to the knowledge obtained from reading, investigation, study or
research.

A

Information

76
Q

__________ is an act of transmitting messages. It is a process whereby
information is exchanged between individuals using symbols, signs or verbal
interactions.

A

Communication

77
Q

__________ is the use of scientific knowledge, experience and resources to
create processes and products that fulfill human needs.

A

Technology

78
Q

Telephone and fax machines are
the devices used in extending
communication.

A

Aiding Communication

79
Q

To broadcast information such as
news or weather reports effectively.

A

Spreading Information

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