IT deck

Question 1

What is one of IT’s roles in globalization?

• It provides support for JIT manufacturing.
• It provides tax havens for companies.
• It allows companies to reach a wider customer base.
• It allows companies to achieve ISO 9001:2008 certification.

Answer 1

• It allows companies to reach a wider customer base.

Question 2

In which generation were silicon chips first used in computers?

• First generation
• Second generation
• Third generation
• Fourth generation

Answer 2

• Third generation

Question 3

Which two computer peripherals are connected to the computer through a port?

Choose 2 answers

• DVD
• PC card
• External microphone
• Camera card
• USB flash drive

Answer 3

• External Microphone
• USB flash drive

Question 4

Which term is defined as a collection of information used to support management of an organization?

• Information Security
• Information System
• Information Archiving
• Information Technology

Answer 4

• Information System

Question 5

Match each description with the type of computing ecosystem it describes. Answer options may be used more than once or not all. Select your answer from the pull-down list.

client-server, Virtual machines, Peer-to-peer

• A software emulator program that permits a computer user to use multiple computers and multiple platforms without the expense of purchasing multiple computers.
• Each computer is roughly equal to every other computer.
  Virtual machines
• One computer will request information from another computer, which responds with requested information.

Answer 5

• A software emulator program that permits a computer user to use multiple computers and multiple platforms without the expense of purchasing multiple computers. => Virtual machines
• Each computer is roughly equal to every other computer.
  => peer-to-peer
• One computer will request information from another computer, which responds with requested information. => client-server

Question 6

What is the role of drivers in facilitating communication between applications and databases?

• They allow the application to interact with the database.
• They allow all the data to be communicated via the network.
• They allow ODBC to be used for interactions with the database and applications.
• They allow SQL to manage communications between applications and databases.

Answer 6

• They allow the application to interact with the database.

Question 7

Which two components are parts of a central processing unit (CPU)?

Choose 2 answers

• Control unit (CU)
• Read only memory (ROM)
• Arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
• Random access memory (RAM)

Answer 7

• Control unit (CU)
• Arithmetic logic unit (ALU)

Question 8

An employee needs to edit a contract and prepare a hard copy for the project team.

Which two peripheral devices should be used?

Choose 2 answers

• Printer
• Monitor
• Scanner
• Web camera

Answer 8

• Printer
• Monitor

Question 9

Todo: Define each type of network

In which type of network topology is each networked device directly connected to every other networked device?

• Bus
• Star
• Ring
• Mesh

Answer 9

• Mesh

Question 10

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Which communication medium is should be used when sending data transmissions from Singapore to Mexico City?

• Coaxial cable
• Twisted pair cable
• Optical fiber
• Radio signals

Answer 10

• Radio signals

Question 11

Which language is often used for rapid prototyping and the creation of GUIs?

• TCL
• C++
• COBOL
• Python

Answer 11

• TCL

Question 12

Which is a characteristic of high-level languages?

• They are machine dependent.
• Code is more difficult to write than low-level language.
• The source code has to be compiled.
• The instructions interact directly with registers and memory.

Answer 12

• The source code has to be compiled.

Question 13

todo: define each type of systems test

Which type of systems testing includes having the customer test the system in an operational setting to see if it is useful?

• Beta
• Alpha
• User Acceptance
• Analysis

Answer 13

• User Acceptance

Question 14

todo: define each type of conversion

Which type of systems conversion involves starting the conversion with a portion of end users?

• Pilot
• Direct
• Parallel
• Phased

Answer 14

• Pilot

Question 15

Match each network type to its description.

• bus
• star
• ring
• mesh

the machines are connected to a common communication line.

a single machine serving as a central point to which all others are connected.

each computer connecting to the computers on either side. there is no device in the middle

every device in a network connects to every other device

Answer 15

bus network - the machines are connected to a common communication line called a bus.

Star networks have a single machine (possibly a router) serving as a central point to which all others are connected.

Ring network - each computer connecting to the computers on either side. there is no device in the middle.

Mesh - every device in a network connects to every other device.