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What is the main purpose of using information in a computer?
To support decision making, planning, monitoring, and controlling
Which characteristic makes computers different from other devices?
Computational speed
What does IT (Information Technology) involve?
Storing, retrieving, transmitting, and manipulating data or information
What is the main focus of Big Data & Big Data Analytics?
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What is the purpose of an Information System (IS)?
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Which technology involves intelligent software that learns?
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What part of an information system consists of the rules or guidelines for people to follow when using software, hardware, and data?
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Which part of the computer is considered the 'brains' and where decisions are made, computations are performed, and input/output requests are delegated?
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What type of memory is volatile and stores information being processed by the CPU?
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Which part of the computer hardware allows people to receive information from computers?
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What type of memory is semi-permanent data storage with much more capacity than main memory?
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What part of computer hardware performs arithmetic and logical operations using the binary number system?
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In computer hardware, what component stores the programs, operating system, and applications?
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What type of memory is non-volatile and composed of bits combined into bytes?
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What part of computer hardware allows people to supply information to computers?
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What part of an information system consists of networking, Internet connection, and technical staff?
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