Part 2 Flashcards
A form of backup that creates a copy of everything that is on a hard drive including the OS, programs, and configuration files.
Image Backups
ALU
The ALU contains the circuitry that performs operations on data such as addition and subtraction
What is the purpose of a business continuity plan?
To enable an organization to continue offering critical services in the event of disruptions
The role of a systems administrator
Systems administrators are responsible for supporting, monitoring, and maintaining workplace technology and end users
Which statement is correct given that usability is very subjective, and handheld and desktop computers may be more or less usable based on the demands of the user?
A desktop has more processing power
What is a primary difference between a modern handheld computer and a modern desktop computer?
A desktop has more processing power
Light impulses
Fiber optic cable
A petabytes consists of how many terabytes?
1000
Teachers in the Lincoln County School District are complaining about the speed on the Internet in their classrooms. Marcus, the IT coordinator, has a limited amount of money to spend to address the issue. What option that uses hardware or software helps solve the problem?
Marcus determines that school’s routers that transmit information from the Internet across the district are slow and outdated, so he will use the money to replace then
SQL (Structured Query Language), a query for databases, was invented by?
IBM
System Administrator
This individual updates an organization’s computer hardware and software, performs troubleshooting, and maintains the operating system of a computer system
The four computers based on size and processing speed are supercomputers, workstation, mainframe, and microcomputer. True or False?
True
The timeline of computer development
First, computers built and programmed by engineer. Next, limited use of computers by large organizations. Next, introduction of personal computers. Lastly, Graphical User Interface systems are introduced.
The business case, feasibility study, and stakeholder input are 3 key elements of which project phase?
Initiation
The selection operation takes columns from one table and creates a new table. True or False?
True
______ are system development methodologies that propose incremental implementations, respond to rapidly changing requirements, and reduce the emphasis on rigorous requirements.
Agile methods
What is NOT true of compilers and interpreters?
Compilers do not translate source code into machine code
Which database categories is the most similar to a spreadsheet or MS Excel document?
Flat file
Within this CLOUD computing function all the resources hardware and software(e.g., servers, data storage) an IT department needs are located outside of the organization and are accessible by anyone, anywhere
IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)
What is the collection of names, addresses, and account balances of all the patients of Mei’s office more technically known as?
Database
___ refers to data sets that are so large and complex that they will require more advanced database management/processing tools that we currently use?
Big Data
A Web page’s URL (Uniform Resource Locator) has three main parts:
The protocol, the domain name, and the resource or file name
Which factors should Mike NOT consider when choosing a file organization system?
Hierarchy
How many tiers of ISPs?
3
What is NOT an operation for database queries?
Serve
While hardware is ____, software is ____?
tangible - intangible
What is one probable advantage of outsourcing?
Reliance can be placed on the expertise of outsourcing vendors
____ is defined as a code of moral conduct or a set of principles that govern behavior?
Ethics
Which type of systems testing includes having developers test internal structures of software?
White-box
The name, address, and telephone number of each individual patient in Dr. Alan’s office is known as a:
Record
Which is NOT part of the history of the computer?
Abracadabra
Marcus has a summer job working at a real estate agency. He is calculating the zip code with the most houses for sale. At which stage of the DIKW hierarchy is Marcus working?
Information
IT functions cover these five different domains: communication, data collection and management, information security management, consumer relationship management, and process improvement. True or False?
True
A typical database application has how many layers?
2
Which data format is not in an easily usable format and take greater effort to extract?
Unstructured
As a part of effective IT governance, the IT plan should be consistent with the organization’s what?
Business plan
