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Midterms | Information Science and Information Technology Flashcards

1
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General term that describes how you produce, manipulate, store, communicate, and disseminate information

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Information Technology (IT)

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IT covers any form of (1), that is, any (2) or (3) used by a company, institution, or any other organization which handles information

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  1. technology
  2. equipment
  3. techniques
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Incorporates computing, telecommunication technologies, and includes consumer electronics and broadcasting as it is getting more and more digitalized

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IT

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IT involves the use of 2 major technologies

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  1. Computer Technology
  2. Communication Technology
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Combines hardware of computers and computer-controlled devices with softwate to support training technology

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Computer technology

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Examples of software (comp technology)

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  1. Operating systems
  2. Authoring tools
  3. Expert systems
  4. Courseware
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Most important software that runs on a computer; w/o it, a computer is useless

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Operating systems

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Example of operating systems

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///

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9
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Software application that enable users to create multimedia contents

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Authoring tools

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Example of authoring tools

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Photo and video editing apps

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Uses AI to stimulate judgement and behavior of a human/ organization

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Expert systems

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12
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Educatoinal softwares

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Coursewares

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13
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Devices that use communication technology

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Telephone
Radio
Mocie cam
TV
Cellphones
Web TV
Internet
etc.

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Key elements of Communication Technology

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  1. MODEM
  2. Communication Media
  3. Communication Networks
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MODEM is a contraction for —

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Modulate/ Demodulate

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Process of encoding information in a transmitted signal

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Modulation

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Process of extracting information from the transmitted signal

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Demodulation

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Used to send and receive signals from computers by converting a digital signal from the computer (modulate) into an analog signal

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Modulate/ Demodulate (MODEM)

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Analog signal is transmitted over a/n (1) to a/n (2)

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  1. communication links
  2. receiving computer
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Example of a communication link

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Internet Service Providers (ISP)

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Analog signal must be converted back to a/n (1) (demodulate) for processing by a/n (2)

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  1. digital signal
  2. digital computer
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MODEM can be (1) or (2) to the computer, and transmits data in (3) which will vary depending on the type of (4) used

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  1. external
  2. internal
  3. bits per second (bps)
  4. technology
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23
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Physical components which transmit a media

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Communication Media

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Communication Media

Data transmissions require some part of — to fo the tasks

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medium

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25
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Other communications media

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Wire pairs
Coaxial cables
Fiber optics
Microwave
Satellite transmission

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26
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Used to send data using radio frequencies

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Wireless transmission

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27
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Essential tools for devices to communication with each other

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Protocols

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Set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer, or between 2 computers

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Protocols

29
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Layout/ configuration of the connected devices on a network

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Topology

30
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Common topologies on a communication network

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Bus
Ring
Star
Mesh

31
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Any device that is coupled to the network components

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Host computer end hubs

32
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Example of devices ubder communication networks

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Hub switches
Bridge
Routers
Gateways

33
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Types of Network

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Local area network (LAN)
Wide area network (WAN)
Metropolitan area network (MAN)

34
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Smallest network

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LAN

35
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Largest network

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WAN

36
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Network that interconnects user with computer resources in a geographic area or region larger than LAN but smaller that WAN

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MAN

37
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Differentiate types of network according to their use

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LAN: buildings like office
MAN: city-wide
WAN: multiple cities, countries or continents

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Differentiate types of network according to tansmission speed of data

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LAN: High
MAN: Average
WAN: Low to average

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all devices ar econnected to a single main cable; has terminated ends

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Bus

40
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All devices in a closed loop

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Ring

41
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Connected to a centeral node which can be a hub or a switch

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Star

42
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When evry devoce is directly connected to one computer (?)

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Mesh

43
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Uses bus and star topologies to create a network

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Tree

44
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Connection between a sender and receiver; works on the functionality of the sender and receiver

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Point-to-point

45
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Stusy of computer and computational systems

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Computer Science

46
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Simulation of human intelligence

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AI

47
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Sets of integrated devices that input, output, process, and store data and information

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Computer systems

48
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Interconnected devices that can exchange data with each other

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Computer networks

49
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Software components that allow storage, retrieval, updating, and deletion of data in a computer system

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Security and database systems

50
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Concerned with understanding and improving the interaction between humans and computers

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Human computer interaction

51
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Deals with the acquisition, processing, and rendering of visual information in different perspectives such as image and videos

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Vision and graphics

52
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Sets of instructions encoded by a programmer to deliver instructions to the computer to perform and accomplish a task

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Programming languages

53
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Maintenance o fsoftware applications

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Software engineering

54
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Application of computer technology to manage biologic information

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Bioinformatics

55
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Deals with what problems can be solved using an algorithm

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Theory of computing

56
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Set of command that must be followed by the computer to perform problem-solving operations

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Algorithm

57
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Computer science includes? (11)

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  1. Artificial Intelligence
  2. Computer systems
  3. Computer networks
  4. Security and databases systems
  5. Human computer interaction
  6. Vision and graphics
  7. Numerical analysis
  8. Programming languages
  9. Software engineering
  10. Bioinformatics
  11. Theory of computing

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58
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Computer applications in radiology also continue to grow

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Computer science

59
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Computer science
- The first large-scale radiology application was (1).
- (2), (3), and (4) use computers similarly to the way (1) imaging systems do

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  1. Computed tomography (CT)
  2. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  3. diagnostic ultrasonograph
  4. nuclear medicine
60
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Involves several disciplines including behavioral science, social science, business, and computer science

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Information science

61
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Deals with various forms of information and the communication, processing, evaluation, analysis, and storage of information by machines and people

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Information science

62
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Involves working with computers and enormous quantities of information but focuses on the systems themselves and how they are used, leaning heavily on investigation and research

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Information science

63
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Information science can be divided into three major ares

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  1. Information systems
  2. Computer Human Interaction
  3. Studying Copmuting from a Social Perpective
64
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Information systems associated disciplines of study

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Opoerations esearch and computer science

65
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Computer Human Interaction associated discipline of study

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Cognitive studies, communication and psychology

66
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Studying computing from a social studies perspective

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Economics, science, tecnology, and law

67
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Study od human behavior

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Behavioral science

68
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Study of people as individuals, community, and as a society

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Social science

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