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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?

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

What is commonly used as a synonym for information technology?

Computers and computer networks Signup and view all the answers

What is computer hardware?

The physical parts of a computer Signup and view all the answers

Why is hardware termed 'hard'?

It is hard or rigid with respect to changes Signup and view all the answers

What is the Von Neumann architecture?

A design architecture for an electronic digital computer Signup and view all the answers

What does the Von Neumann bottleneck refer to?

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

What forms a usable computing system?

A combination of hardware and software Signup and view all the answers

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What does IT encompass?

When did the term 'information technology' first appear in its modern sense?

What does an IT system generally include?

What did the authors Leavitt and Whisler define as part of information technology?

What is commonly used as a synonym for information technology?

What is computer hardware?

Why is hardware termed 'hard'?

What is the Von Neumann architecture?

What does the Von Neumann bottleneck refer to?

What forms a usable computing system?

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