What is the definition of information technology? - answerIt is the technology used to create, maintain, and make information accessible. Which IT position has the responsibillity of working with routers and switches? - answerNetwork Administrator In which generation were silicon chips first used in computers? - answerThird generation Which low-level language corresponds one to one with assembly? - answermachine language What allows an organization to use software through the internet? - answerSaas or Software as a Service What is one of IT's role in golobalization? - answerIt allows companies to reach a wider customer base. Which category of computer has an external flat screen monitor, optical disk drive, and a large capacity hard drive? - answerDesktop Which two software application packages would be classified as productivity software? - answerSpreadsheet program and word processor Which two computer peripherals are connected to the computer through a port? - answerExternal microphone and USB flash drive Which term is defined as a collection of information used to support management of an organization? - answerInformation system A website logs the timestamp, location, and browser of every visitor. It then aggregates this content into peak traffic times and days,minimum and maximum hits for each country and region, and popularity of certain browsers among visitors. What is the timestamp considered in this scenerio? - answerData a dept manager is creating a budget estimate for the upcoming year. The manager would like to determine whether the data will be available when the decision for the next year have to be made. Which characteristic of valuable data is the manager considering? - answerReliable Which two are parts of an information system? - answerDatabases and Networks. What is the difference between processing and storage? - answerProcessing involves temporary information, while storage involves permenant information. What type of information processing allows input data to be accepted as a set of records and processed as a unit? - answerBatch processing What is the role of the systems administrator? - answerTo install and maintain network resources. Which action would be important for the IT department to take in order to help their business meet the goal of increased expansion? - answerExpanding the infrasturcture to support additional locations. What step should be taken by a business when a third-party solution is found that will benefit a project? - answerContact the group to arrange a demo of their product. Which risk assessment question is part of the initiation phase? - answerCould the end users reject the outcome of the project? In what phase of a project does time estimation occur? - answerPlanning What effect does scope creep have on a project? - answerIt increases unplanned costs for the project. Which system requirement is an example of considering user needs in the design of an information system? - answerAllowing easy access to customer account information. Which type of systems testing includes having the customer test the system in an operational setting to see if it is useful? - answerUser Acceptance Which type of systems conversion involves starting the conversion with a portion of end users? - answerPilot What are two necessary elements of business continutiy planning? - answerIdentifying risks that may occur Assessing key organizational activities. - answer Which disaster recovery strategy is used to save information to multiple hard drives at the same time? - answerData mirrorring Which action would support confidentiality? - answerUpdating security software. Which regulation governs the actions of a company in case of data records being compromised, lost, or stolen? - answerSecurity Breach Notification laws How can an organization assist employees with the ethical use of information technology? - answerBy developing policies for information usage. What is part of the role of an It professional assocation? - answerProvides professional standards for ethical behavior. Engages in best practices for information systems - answer What is outside of the rold of an IT professional assocation? - answerWrites laws dealing with information technology Which benefit is provided by a computer network in a business? - answerCost for hardware resources are decreased. A software emulator program that permits a computer user to use multiple computers and multiple platforms without the expense of purchasing mutiple computers. - answervirtual machines Each computer is roughly equal to every other computer. - answerPeer-to-peer One computer will request information from another computer, which responds with requested information. - answerClient-server Allows the user to control the actions of the software and through the software, to access hardware. - answerThe operating system Which action by application programs requires support from an operating system? - answerAn internet browser displays a web page. What is true about the Linux operating system? - answerLinux runs on both servers and workstations Which characteristic identifies application sotware that is cloud based? - answerprovided by third party providers What type of software permits free temporary use followed by long term activation for a fee? - answerShareware What is the purpose of the End User License Agreement for a commercial software package? - answerEstablishes the customer's right tot use the software.