Knowledge Check 1

Waiting to acquire technology until it is proven is called what? (1.2)

Being a follower

The table of contents of a hard drive is called what?

FAT (file allocation table)

What law predicts that Google Earth will become Google Live? (1.2)

Moore's Law

Does the average businessperson need to be an expert in Information Technology? (1.2)

No

Will Google Earth become Google Live? (1.1)

Yes

What plays an import role when learning Information Technology?

attitude

Acquiring technology when it is first introduced is called what? (1.2)

being a leader

What is the easiest and most basic way to share data?

copy (or cut) and paste

What is the most important thing software does?

enables operating system

How is information represented on a monitor?

graphical user interface

The tangible and physical aspects of a computer are called what?

hardware

What are the largest and most powerful business computers?

mainframes

Desktop computers are considered what type of computer?

microcomputers

What computers process large amounts of data for a mid-sized business?

midrange computers

Running more than one application at a time is called what?

multitasking

Which method of sharing data is dynamic?

object linking (most important)

What part of the computer coordinates memory?

operating system

What part of a computer is responsible for reading and writing data?

operating systems

What is the most important part of an information system? (1.2)

people

A common name for an operating system is what?

platform

Any task a computer performs is called what?

process

What is the most important aspect of a productivity suite?

sharing data

A computer program that accomplishes a specific task is called what?

software

software sold as a collection are called what?

software suite

What kind of software requires no human interaction?

system software