Information Technology Overview
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What is the primary focus of information technology (IT)?

  • Simulating higher-order thinking through computer programs
  • Computer systems, software, programming languages, and data processing (correct)
  • Television and telephones
  • Statistical and mathematical methods for decision-making
  • What did Harold J. Leavitt and Thomas L. Whisler first define as information technology (IT) in its modern sense?

  • Techniques for processing, statistical and mathematical methods, and simulation of higher-order thinking (correct)
  • Hardware, software, and peripheral equipment
  • Television and telephones
  • Computer systems and computer networks
  • What does an information technology system (IT system) generally consist of?

  • Simulating higher-order thinking through computer programs
  • Television and telephones
  • Statistical and mathematical methods for decision-making
  • An information system, a communications system, or a computer system with hardware, software, and peripheral equipment (correct)
  • What did the term 'information technology' originally encompass?

    <p>Other information distribution technologies such as television and telephones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do humans use information technology for?

    <p>Storing, retrieving, manipulating, and communicating information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three categories included in Harold J. Leavitt and Thomas L. Whisler's definition of information technology (IT)?

    <p>Techniques for processing, the application of statistical and mathematical methods to decision-making, and the simulation of higher-order thinking through computer programs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do information technology (IT) and communications technology (ICT) relate to each other?

    <p>IT forms part of ICT.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the 1958 article in the Harvard Business Review refer to as 'the new technology'?

    <p>Information technology (IT).</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of information technology (IT), what do the authors mean by 'the simulation of higher-order thinking through computer programs'?

    <p>Using computer programs to simulate advanced cognitive processes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What technologies does the term 'information technology' encompass, besides computers and computer networks?

    <p>Television and telephones.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the central science and why is it called so?

    <p>Chemistry is the central science because it provides a foundation for understanding both basic and applied scientific disciplines at a fundamental level.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Explain the role of chemistry in botany and geology.

    <p>Chemistry explains aspects of plant growth in botany and the formation of igneous rocks in geology.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the scope of chemistry's subject, and how does it relate to other scientific disciplines?

    <p>The scope of chemistry's subject includes the composition, structure, properties, behavior, and changes of matter. It occupies an intermediate position between physics and biology.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How has chemistry evolved over time, and what does it encompass now?

    <p>Chemistry has evolved over time and now encompasses various areas of specialization or subdisciplines, which continue to increase in number and interrelate to create further interdisciplinary fields of study.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some examples of the economic applications of chemistry?

    <p>Chemistry is used frequently for economic purposes in the chemical industry.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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