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What does IT encompass?

  • Computer hardware and peripheral equipment
  • Computer systems, software, programming languages, and data processing (correct)
  • Television and telephones
  • Only computer systems and software
  • When did the term 'information technology' first appear in its modern sense?

  • 1978
  • 1958 (correct)
  • 1988
  • 1968
  • What does an IT system generally include?

  • Information distribution technologies
  • Computer networks and telephones
  • Only software and peripheral equipment
  • All hardware, software, and peripheral equipment (correct)
  • What did the authors Leavitt and Whisler define as part of information technology?

    <p>Techniques for processing, statistical and mathematical methods, and simulation through computer programs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is commonly used as a synonym for information technology?

    <p>Computers and computer networks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is computer hardware?

    <p>The physical parts of a computer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is hardware termed 'hard'?

    <p>It is hard or rigid with respect to changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Von Neumann architecture?

    <p>A design architecture for an electronic digital computer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Von Neumann bottleneck refer to?

    <p>An instruction fetch and a data operation cannot occur at the same time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What forms a usable computing system?

    <p>A combination of hardware and software</p> Signup and view all the answers

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