Information Technology Fundamentals
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Course Introduction
Information Technology Fundamentals provides a comprehensive introduction to the essential concepts, tools, and practices that underpin todays digital world. The course explores the basic principles of computer hardware, software, networking, and security, as well as foundational topics such as operating systems, data management, and internet technologies. Students will develop an understanding of how information systems enable organizations to operate effectively and will gain practical skills in troubleshooting, productivity applications, and safe technology use. This foundation prepares learners for more advanced study in IT and supports informed participation in the modern digital environment.
Recommended Textbook Principles of Information Systems 11th Edition by Ralph Stair
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Chapter 1: An Introduction to Information Systems
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Q1) A CBIS is a single set of hardware, software, databases, telecommunications, people, and procedures configured to collect, manipulate, store, and process data into information.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Information about the documents on the Web and access to these documents are controlled and provided by tens of thousands of special computers called Web servers.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Using a computer to forecast future sales and order more inventory before a shortage can occur is an example of information system feedback.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Predicting future events to avoid problems is called _____. Answer: forecasting
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Chapter 2: Information Systems in Organizations
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Q1) _____ involves reducing the number of employees to cut costs.
A) Outsourcing
B) Offshoring
C) On demand computing
D) Downsizing
Answer: D
Q2) _____ is the sum of all costs over the life of the information system.
Answer: Total cost of ownership
Q3) _____ are responsible for scheduling, hardware maintenance, and preparing input and output.
A) Data-entry operators
B) System operators
C) Web operators
D) Local area network operators
Answer: B
Q4) _____ = (output / input) x 100%
Answer: Productivity
Q5) Combining a value chain with _____ inventory means companies can deliver materials or parts when they are needed.
Answer: just in time
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Chapter 3: Hardware: Input, Processing, and Output Devices
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Q1) Netbook computers are ideal for users who need to run demanding applications, have many applications open at once, or need lots of data storage capacity.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The devices used to sequentially access secondary storage devices are called DASD devices.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) _____ is a storage method for less frequently needed data that makes it appear to be stored entirely on tape cartridges, although some parts may be stored on faster hard disks.
A) Magnetic dick
B) CD-ROM
C) Virtual tape
D) SAN
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Software: Systems and Application Software
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Q1) An operating system with multitasking capabilities allows a user to run one program in the foreground while meanwhile another program is running in the ________.
Q2) _____ is a form of software that includes a wide range of built-in functions for statistical, financial, logical, database, graphics, and date and time calculations.
A) Word processing
B) Database
C) Spreadsheet
D) Graphics
Q3) SaaS providers maintain software on their own servers and provide access to it over the _____.
Q4) The Windows 8 operating system includes a touch interface and displays colorful tiles instead of icons.
A)True
B)False
Q5) _____ is a popular choice for embedded systems because it is free and highly configurable.
Q6) The early PC operating systems of the 1980s had a(n) _____ interface that were difficult to learn and use.
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Chapter 5: Database Systems, Data Centers, and Business Intelligence
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Q1) An attribute is a general class of people, places, or things for which data is collected, stored, and maintained.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The smallest piece of data used by a computer is the _____.
A) entity
B) byte
C) bit
D) character
Q3) In the relational data model, each row of a table represents a(n) _____.
Q4) Some databases use ______, which is a visual approach to developing queries and requests.
A) Query by Example (QBE)
B) user views
C) structured query language (SQL)
D) data manipulation language
Q5) A(n) ______ is an individual who is expected to have a clear understanding of the fundamental business of the organization, be proficient in the use of selected database management systems, and stay abreast of emerging technologies and new design approaches.
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Chapter 6: Telecommunications and Networks
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Q1) GPS receivers receive the signals from four GPS satellites to determine a highly accurate location of the receiver, even though just three signals are sufficient.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The growth in wireless data traffic is expected to increase modestly over the time period 2011 to 2016.
A)True
B)False
Q3) One way to help safeguard a wireless network is to _____
A) connect to the router and change the default logon and password
B) enable service set identifier broadcasting
C) configure the security to WEP
D) none of the above
Q4) _____ is a 4G alternative operated by Clearwire.
A) Ultra wideband
B) HPSA+
C) Bluetooth
D) WiMAX
Q5) _____ is a network device that serves as an entrance to another network.
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Chapter 7: The Internet, Web, Intranets, and Extranets
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Q1) Many of the computer activities traditionally provided through software installed on a PC can now be carried out using _____ applications in a Web browser without installing any software.
Q2) In addition to XML, three other components are used in Web service applications including SOAP, WSDL, and ______ used to register Web service applications. .
Q3) The top-level domain affiliation commonly used to denote nonprofit organizations sites is _____.
Q4) The ancestor of the Internet was _____.
A) MILNET
B) Abilene
C) Telnet
D) ARPANET
Q5) A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a Web address that specifies the exact location of a Web page using letters and words that map to an IP address and location on the host.
A)True
B)False
Q6) _____ is a markup language designed to transport and store data on the Web.
Q7) Explain the rules that apply to using domain names.
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Chapter 8: Electronic and Mobile Commerce
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Q1) A(n) _____ is a single Web site that offers many products and services at one Internet location.
A) Web portal
B) cybermall
C) e-boutique
D) none of the above
Q2) _____ divides the pool of potential customers into subgroups usually defined in terms of demographic characteristics.
A) Disintermediation
B) Social networking
C) Market segmentation
D) Market augmentation
Q3) The elimination of intermediate organizations between the producer and the consumer is called _____
A) market segmentation
B) social networking
C) disintermediation
D) none of the above
Q4) _____ is a subset of e-commerce where all the participants are organizations.
Q5) Explain the secure sockets layer works.
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Chapter 9: Enterprise Systems
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Q1) Moving from a culture of simply selling products to one of placing the _____ first is essential to a successful CRM deployment.
Q2) During the late 1980s and early 1990s, many organizations recognized that their legacy TPSs lacked the _____ needed to coordinate activities and share valuable information across all the business functions of the firm.
Q3) Infor has jumped ahead of SAP and Oracle and today leads the world in the sale of ERP systems.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Purchasing uses the information from the _____ to place purchase orders for raw materials.
A) sales and operations plan
B) materials requirement plan
C) detailed scheduling plan
D) none of the above
Q5) Data ______ is the process of performing calculations and other transformations related to business transactions.
Q6) TPS systems capture and process data that describe fundamental business _____.
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Chapter 10: Information and Decision Support Systems
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Q1) The final stage of the problem-solving process during which decision makers evaluate the implementation is called the ______ stage
Q2) _____ are commonly accepted guidelines or procedures that usually find a good solution.
Q3) A(n) _____ model finds the best solution, usually one that will best help the organization meet its goals.
Q4) Many manufacturing operations have been dramatically improved over the last decade as a result of advances in information systems.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Market research conducts formal studies of the market and customer preferences. A)True
B)False
Q6) A department within an organization that focuses on generating profits is called a(n) ______.
A) cost center
B) revenue center
C) profit center
D) sales center
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Chapter 11: Knowledge Management and Specialized Information Systems
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Q1) ____ , another specialized system, combines traditional disciplines, such as science and medicine, with computer systems and technology.
A) Informatics
B) Game theory
C) Assistive technology
D) All of the above
Q2) Special purpose systems that help overcome disabilities or improve health are called ____.
A) assistive technology
B) health systems
C) forensics software
D) none of the above
Q3) Identify and briefly define several speciality areas of artificial intelligence.
Q4) ____________________ statements are rules that suggest certain conclusions.
Q5) Distinguish between data, information, and knowledge.
Q6) No computer has passed the ____________________ , developed by Alan Turing, a British mathematician.
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Q7) After knowledge is created, it is often stored in a(n) ____________________ that includes documents, reports, files, and databases.
Chapter 12: Systems Development: Investigation and Analysis
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Q1) System development efforts arise only from the highest levels of the organization and are always planned for months in advance.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Entity-relationships models are used to perform ____.
A) activity analysis
B) process modeling
C) problem analysis
D) data modeling
Q3) The capability maturity model can be used to measure the maturity of the software development process in an organization.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Any systems development effort in which business managers and users assume a primary role is called an individual user application.
A)True
B)False
Q5) With the object oriented systems analysis, a class is used to describe different types of ______.
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Chapter 13: Systems Development: Design, Implementation, and Review
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Q1) Files and databases can be protected by making a copy of all files and databases that changed during the last few day, a technique known as ______.
Q2) An organization may have to hire and train new IS personnel as part of the effort to implement a new information system.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The ____________________ software development technique allows programmers to develop programs that can run on computer systems that have different hardware and operating systems.
Q4) Briefly describe the use of the point evaluation system process for choosing the best system proposal.
Q5) During physical design, the characteristics of the hardware, software, database, telecommunications, personnel, and procedure and control specifications must be detailed.
A)True
B)False
Q6) A(n) ____________________ is an examination that compares computer systems operating under the same conditions.
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Chapter 14: The Personal and Social Impact of Computers
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Q1) ____________________ is a crime in which an imposter obtains key pieces of personal identification information to impersonate someone else.
Q2) A useful guideline to protect corporate computers from criminal hackers is to ____.
A) Install antivirus software on all computers
B) Avoid creating frequent backups of critical data
C) Remove any firewall that may have been installed between your corporate network and the Internet
D) Enable several guest accounts
Q3) Role-based system access means that only people who fill or used to fill a certain role can access a specific system.
A)True
B)False
Q4) ____________________ is a type of malware that executes when specific conditions occur.
A) Virus
B) Worm
C) Logic bomb
D) Trojan horse
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