BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY AND PROCESSING INFORMATION

Question 1

________ is the development of the ability to input data by touch using the alphabetic and numeric keys on a computer and/or typewriter keyboard.

Answer 1

Keyboarding

Question 2

The word _______ is a shortening of the words “Binary digits.” It accounts for a single piece of
information on a computer.

Answer 2

Bits

Question 3

Bits are almost always bundled together into 8-bit collections, and these collections are called ______.

Answer 3

Bytes

Question 4

_______ are the measurement used for the amount of hard drive space available, used, required, etc. One _______ is equal to one million bytes or one thousand kilobytes. One _______ is small by today’s typical file sizes. Hard drive sizes are commonly given in gigabytes, each of which is one thousand _______. Memory is also measured in _______.

Answer 4

Megabytes

Question 5

It refers to the use of a computer and ______ package or word-processor to type text documents.

Answer 5

Word Processing

Question 6

_______ refers to the physical components of information technology (computers, mouse, keyboard, speakers, printers, scanners, etc.). Included in the definition are cables, switches, modems, and other devices of telecommunications that connect computer systems together.

Answer 6

Hardware

Question 7

_______ is what is by the components of the hardware. _______ consists of three
categories: Systems software (Microsoft Windows Office, Linux, and other operating systems), customized application software (developed by business analysts and programmers specifically for an organization) and application software (designed to serve generic needs and often requires company-specific requirements, i.e. ERP-Enterprise
Resource Planning Software)

Answer 7

Software

Question 8

The _______ is the chip or set of chips that contain the circuits that process instructions and data stored in a computer’s memory.

Answer 8

Central processing unit (CPU)

Question 9

The basic dimensions of power of a CPU are its “______,” measured in megahertz and the number of bits of data it can input, store, and process simultaneously.

Answer 9

Clock speed

Question 10

______ are high-bandwidth radio frequencies that define the information carrying capacity of telecommunications facilities such as satellites, along with the speech of internal circuits of CPUs.

Answer 10

Megahertz and gigahertz

Question 11

_______ is computer memory. It is called _______ because the central processing unit can directly access any part of it to retrieve and store information. The function of _______ is speed, how quickly information can be accessed or stored/saved. To increase speed, it stores the information anywhere in its memory.

Answer 11

Random Access Memory (RAM)

Question 12

_______ is a computer chip (or disk, CD-ROM for example) that stores data in a format that cannot be altered. There are several variants of ______, including programmable (PROM) and electrically erasable programmable (EEPROM).

Answer 12

Read Only Memory (ROM)

Question 13

A _______ is a group of computers, printers or other hardware that are all connected in a reasonably small geographic location like an office or home. A _______ makes it possible for the connected users to share files and applications that usually reside on a server or some type of shared computer.

Answer 13

Local area network (LAN)

Question 14

_______ is a capacity for rate of transfer, usually expressed in bits per second.

Answer 14

Bandwidth

Question 15

An ______ is a network within an organization that uses Internet technologies to enable users to find, use, and share documents and Web pages. Corporations use _______ to communicate with employees.

Answer 15

Intranet

Question 16

______ is defined as displaying user options in the form of graphic images (icons), which the user points to with a mouse, and clicks on the icon to enter into the given specified operation or program.

Answer 16

Graphic User Interface (GUI)

Question 17

_______ are systems that function as libraries, making the same information (customer,
employee, or otherwise) accessible for multiple applications. _______ are often “relational”
systems, which organize data in a structure that maximizes use combinations while reducing redundancies and duplications.

Answer 17

Database Management Systems (DBMS)

Question 18

If you have a Web browser on your computer, you also have a ______ file. A ______ is a nugget of information on your computer. In this case the _______ includes a record of your visit and the kinds of information you looked at. As you view a Web page, HTML code—the language of the Web—directs the browser on your computer to write a ______ in your ______ file, recording whatever data the server specifies. Subsequently, the Web server can read your browser’s ______ file. Each Web
site creates a separate file and can read only its own _______.

Answer 18

Cookie

Question 19

A _______ is several software components that can essentially protect the data on your computer from being viewed.

Answer 19

Firewall

Question 20

A ______ is a primary storage unit on a computer that serves as a large electronic filing cabinet. Its size is measured by how many bits of information it holds. This drive is used to store software, files and other data that the user would like repeated access to. A ______ has a fixed disc, the disk is not removable or expandable. There are other drives
(Zip, Jaz, SyJet, Sparq, etc) that store sizable amounts of information on removable discs. They serve as extra storage to the ______.

Answer 20

Hard drive

Question 21

Also known as authorware, a program that helps you write hypertext or multimedia applications. _______ tools usually enable you to create a final application merely by linking together objects, such as a paragraph of text, an illustration, or a song. By defining the objects’ relationships to each other, and by sequencing them in an appropriate order, authors (those who use these tools) can produce attractive and useful graphics applications. Most _______ systems also support a scripting language for more sophisticated applications.

Answer 21

Computer Authoring

Question 22

_______ is the process of transforming a description of a system design into instructions a computer can interpret. These instructions must be specified in binary code (which uses 0 or 1) to represent electrical states stored in the circuits of computer chips. Most often, a high level program (COBOL for example, which uses words) will be translated into a low level program (which converts it to binary form) for the computer to use.

Answer 22

Programming

Question 23

______ when applied to information technology and computers, is a technical blueprint for evolving a corporate infrastructure resource that can be shared by many users and services. The three elements to IT ______ are the processing systems ______ (technical standards for the hardware, software needs, etc.), telecommunications _______ (links among a firm’s communication facilities, and data
_______ (organization of data and purposes of its reference and retrieval).

Answer 23

Architecture

Question 24

_______ are physical devices that can connect to a computer (keyboards, a mouse, Palm Pilots, modems, DSL, wireless, and other internet connection, etc.) assist in bringing information into the computer. Information can be sent via a USB port (Universal Standard Bus, a connection for a computer that can attach more than 100 different types of devices to a computer) into a computer. _______ help to increase efficiency and
increase productivity.

Answer 24

Computer Input Devices

Question 25

Computer ________, such as printers, fax machines, computer monitors, and the internet help others view completed work. While input devices help make work, ______ assist in displaying work.

Answer 25

Output Devices

Question 26

________ are the parts of the computer that contains the circuits controlling the interpretation & execution of commands (reference CPU, central processing unit defined above, and think of Pentium IV processors as an example). It controls all internal and external devices, performs arithmetic and logic operations.

Answer 26

Processing Units

Question 27

``` The ________ is made up of the following: Control units Arithmetic and logic unit (ALU) Registers Network systems Storage units ```

Answer 27

CPU

Question 28

________ are a group of cells used for memory addressing data manipulation and processing, with some serving general purpose and others serving specific functions.

Answer 28

Registers

Question 29

The _______ is where actual computations take place. It consists of circuits which perform arithmetic operations (e.g. addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) over data received from memory and capable to compare numbers.

Answer 29

Arithmetic and logic unit (ALU)

Question 30

_______ direct and control the activities of the internal and external devices. It interprets the instructions fetched into the computer.

Answer 30

Control units

Question 31

A _______ is a computer program (or more typically, a suite of them) designed to manage a database; a large set of structured data, and run operations on the data requested by numerous users.

Answer 31

Database management system (DBMS)

Question 32

A requires the following components: • Computers-Process information. • Terminals (Input/Output devices)-wire-based or wireless components that send or receive data. • Communication processors-Satellites, a wide area network (WAN- a set of devices (modems, multiplexers, etc.) that connects a computer network, transmits data, and links separate locations) or local area network (LAN) is. A local area network (LAN) is used to connect computers and information within a single location. • Communication software-The programs inside all computers within a network that allow for the transmission of data to and from the server.

Answer 32

Telecommunications system