12 Questions
Match the following with their correct description:
System software = Controls basic computer operations Application Software = Allows users to accomplish specific tasks Database = Collection of related files containing data Telecommunications = Electronic transmission of signals or communications
Match the following with their primary function:
Microsoft Windows = Controls start-up and printing Microsoft Office = Allows word processing and tabulating numbers Networks = Connect computers to enable electronic communications Telecommunications = Electronic transmission of signals
Match the following with their correct category:
Valuable Information = An organized collection of facts and information Database = Consisting of two or more related data files Networks = Connecting computers to share resources Telecommunications = Wired, wireless, and satellite transmissions
Match the following with their respective components:
Microsoft Windows = Component of System Software Microsoft Office = Component of Application Software Database = Component of Information System Networks = Component of Telecommunication
Match the following with their correct technology type:
Wired transmission = Type of Telecommunication Wireless transmission = Type of Telecommunication Satellite transmission = Type of Telecommunication Client-side scripting = Type of Application Software
Match the following terms with their definitions:
Input = Activity of gathering and capturing raw data Processing = Converting or transforming data into useful outputs Output = Producing useful information Feedback = Information from the system that is used to make changes to input or processing activities
Match the following components with their descriptions:
Software = A program or collection of programs that enable the hardware to process the data Hardware = Consist of computer equipment used to perform input, processing, storage, and output activities; trend in the computer industry is to produce smaller, faster and more mobile hardware Database = A single set of hardware, software, databases, telecommunications, people, and procedures that are configured to collect, manipulate, store, and process data into information Procedure = A set of interrelated elements or components (input), manipulate (process), store, and disseminate (output) data and information, and that provide a corrective reaction (feedback mechanism) to meet an objective that can be manual or computerized
Match the following characteristics with their definitions:
Verifiable = Means treat you can check it to make sure it is correct, perhaps by checking many sources for the same information Valuable Information = Data and information that provide a corrective reaction (feedback mechanism) to meet an objective that can be manual or computerized
Match the following definitions with their corresponding terms:
An internal network based on Web technologies that allows people within an organization to exchange information and work on projects = Intranet A network based on Web technologies that allows selected outsiders, such as business partners and customers, to access authorized resources of a company’s intranet = Extranet The most important element in most Computerbased Information Systems (CBIS) = People The strategies, policies, methods, and rules for using the CBIS including the operation, maintenance, and security of the computer = Procedures
Match the following components of an Information System with their descriptions:
People who manage, run programs, and maintain the system = IS Personnel Instructions for combining components in order to process information and generate desired output = Procedures An internal network based on Web technologies for internal communication and collaboration = Intranet Network allowing selected outsiders to access a company's intranet resources = Extranet
Match the following terms with their correct descriptions:
Internal network for organizational communication and project collaboration = Intranet Selected external access to a company's intranet resources = Extranet Key element in most CBIS making a difference between success and failure = People Strategies, policies, methods, and rules for CBIS operation, maintenance, and security = Procedures
Match the following elements with their roles in an Information System:
Chief information officer who manages the IS Department = IS Personnel Instructions for processing information and generating desired output = Procedures Internal network facilitating exchange of information within an organization = Intranet External network allowing authorized access to company’s intranet resources = Extranet
Test your knowledge on the components of an information system, including input, processing, storage, output, and feedback mechanisms. Explore the concepts of manual and computerized information systems in IT 102 course material.
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