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Part 2 Flashcards

1
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A form of backup that creates a copy of everything that is on a hard drive including the OS, programs, and configuration files.

A

Image Backups

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2
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ALU

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The ALU contains the circuitry that performs operations on data such as addition and subtraction

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3
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What is the purpose of a business continuity plan?

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To enable an organization to continue offering critical services in the event of disruptions

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4
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The role of a systems administrator

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Systems administrators are responsible for supporting, monitoring, and maintaining workplace technology and end users

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5
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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?

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A desktop has more processing power

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What is a primary difference between a modern handheld computer and a modern desktop computer?

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A desktop has more processing power

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7
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Light impulses

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Fiber optic cable

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A petabytes consists of how many terabytes?

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1000

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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?

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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

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SQL (Structured Query Language), a query for databases, was invented by?

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IBM

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System Administrator

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This individual updates an organization’s computer hardware and software, performs troubleshooting, and maintains the operating system of a computer system

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The four computers based on size and processing speed are supercomputers, workstation, mainframe, and microcomputer. True or False?

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True

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13
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The timeline of computer development

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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.

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14
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The business case, feasibility study, and stakeholder input are 3 key elements of which project phase?

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Initiation

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The selection operation takes columns from one table and creates a new table. True or False?

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True

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______ are system development methodologies that propose incremental implementations, respond to rapidly changing requirements, and reduce the emphasis on rigorous requirements.

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Agile methods

17
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What is NOT true of compilers and interpreters?

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Compilers do not translate source code into machine code

18
Q

Which database categories is the most similar to a spreadsheet or MS Excel document?

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Flat file

19
Q

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

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IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)

20
Q

What is the collection of names, addresses, and account balances of all the patients of Mei’s office more technically known as?

A

Database

21
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___ refers to data sets that are so large and complex that they will require more advanced database management/processing tools that we currently use?

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Big Data

22
Q

A Web page’s URL (Uniform Resource Locator) has three main parts:

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The protocol, the domain name, and the resource or file name

23
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Which factors should Mike NOT consider when choosing a file organization system?

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Hierarchy

24
Q

How many tiers of ISPs?

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3

25
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What is NOT an operation for database queries?

A

Serve

26
Q

While hardware is ____, software is ____?

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tangible - intangible

27
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What is one probable advantage of outsourcing?

A

Reliance can be placed on the expertise of outsourcing vendors

28
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____ is defined as a code of moral conduct or a set of principles that govern behavior?

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Ethics

29
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Which type of systems testing includes having developers test internal structures of software?

A

White-box

30
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The name, address, and telephone number of each individual patient in Dr. Alan’s office is known as a:

A

Record

31
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Which is NOT part of the history of the computer?

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Abracadabra

32
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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?

A

Information

33
Q

IT functions cover these five different domains: communication, data collection and management, information security management, consumer relationship management, and process improvement. True or False?

A

True

34
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A typical database application has how many layers?

A

2

35
Q

Which data format is not in an easily usable format and take greater effort to extract?

A

Unstructured

36
Q

As a part of effective IT governance, the IT plan should be consistent with the organization’s what?

A

Business plan

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