ISTM 210 Exam 1

Memory is stored as a __or a __and translated for a human with computer screens, keyboards, microphones, etc.

1 or 0

What years must excel have dates between?

1900-1999

Largest number in TTL (PING)?

255; lower the number given, the farther away from server you are

what is an input device that has to be translated from le[ers and numbers to something a computer can understand, like 1s and 0s?

A Keyboard

File Management systems:

A graphical system of file organization and file management.

The Green PC

A personal computer that is environmentally friendly and includes the following: • Energy-efficient power supplies • Includes processors that consume minimum amounts of electricity • Alempt to do away with or minimize environmentally harmful components • Makes use of aluminum or plas.c parts from recycled materials

Graphical User Interface (GUI)

A presentation on a computer monitor that allows a user to interact with it and the devices connected to it.

Filing Cabinet Storage

A steel box, organized with drawers, folders in the drawers, legal contracts in the folders, organized in alphabe7cal order (secondary storage).

System Software:

Among other things, system software makes hardware work. Collection of computer programs that accomplish a specific task.

An6virus Utilities

Antivirus software identifies known virus and attempts to block them from entering and infec6ng a computer system. Antivirus software keeps a list (database) of known viruses and virus- like programs.

Where does Phinney's daughter live?

Arizona

What is the most important aspect of learning application software?

Attitude

Birthday and weekday of her birthday?

August 11, 1958 and on a Tuesday

Where does she bank?

Brazos Valley School Credit Union

Application Softwares are A. Not very Dependable B. Relatively Dependable C. Extremely Dependable

C.

Business Storage Strategies

Cloud Storage: Does this technology render all other backup methodologies useless? Data Archiving & Backup Strategies Archiving data means: • When data and informa7on is no longer needed on a daily basis. • Might need to be accessed in the future

Operating Systems (platforms):

Collection of computer programs that work together to manage hardware and soDware and makes sure the computer is working correctly. • File Management • Mul(tasking • Memory Management • Disk Management

When was her father born (what holiday)? What was the date? How old would he have been this year?

Columbus Day; October 14; 96

1st speaker notes

Computers make other computers which make other computers and all this combined to ensure that machines get smarter while we have no clue what's going on with these machines. Aka, the apocalypse is soon.

What is Phinney's favorite excel function?

Concatenate

System Software Utilities

Defragmenta6on organizes the physical hard drive which can become fragmented by atempting to move positive and negative charges (1s and 0s) to the inside of the device's concentric rings.

What is Presentation software for?

Displays informa'on • Open in a slide show • Open on-screen • Projected for an audience • Very easy to build chapter two | Applica'on So,ware Allows user to: • Edit, update, insert, and delete text • Include graphics • Include video • Include hypertext

EPEAT Criteria

EPEAT evaluates electronic products rela.ve to 51 environmental criteria, 23 required and 28 op.onal. Computer manufacturers that meet a certain criteria are awarded a gold, silver, or bronze star allowing the consumer to differen.ate products

Applications that work alone or together...

Facilitates ease-of-use • Similar functionality • Similar Graphical User Interface (GUI) • Presented in windows • Multitasking

True or false: USA does not require businesses to that participate in e-commerce to have a physical address posted on their website?

False

Who created Boolean algebra and what TV show did Phinney say she saw it on?

George Boole; Jeopardy

Good information leads to what?

Good information leads to good decisions.

Secondary Storage:

Hard drive, cloud drive, etc. Non-vola6le • Spinning device (hard drive or op6cal disc) • Does not require electricity

Defragmentation:

If a disk management systems throws (write) 'laundry' (files) onto the hard drive in no par&cular order, defragmenta&on (defrag) puts it away

lady from Friday

Jeana Guillory*

Types of computers:

Mainframe, Midrange, Microcomputers

Moore's Law:

Moore's Law, 1965: Computer processing power will double every eighteen months or so. (includes Internet size). Imagine an car maker manufacturing a vehicle that doubles its gas mileage every eighteen month.

Green Business Computing

NASA predicts Earth's surface temperature will increase by 2.5° to 10.4° Fahrenheit by the year 2100. The concern is that human societies and natural ecosystems may not adapt quickly enough.

Memory Management / Storage:

Opera&ng system coordinate and arrange the computer's memory which includes cache, RAM, registers, and virtual memory. and facilitate disk storage.

System Updates

Operating systems are updated by their manufacturers to make sure system software is bug free (patches), drivers and virus software are up to date

Output

Output is data and informa6on that exits a computer system and is translated for human comprehension, like a computer monitor or speaker.

Gold star EPEAT goal

Packaging criteria requires manufacturers to reduce or eliminate inten.onally added toxins in packaging. Energy Conserva.on asks manufacturers to adopt the government's Energy Star® specifications. EPEAT criteria seems difficult and expensive for a gold star, so why would manufacturers be willing to comply?

PING?

Packet Internet Groper; Ping is a networking utility program or a tool to test if a particular host is reachable. It is a diagnostic that checks if your computer is connected to a server. Starts at 255, goes down for every one server hit

Application Software Information:

Performs tens of thousands of specific tasks for an end-user. • Spreadsheets • Database • Presentations, etc. Extremely powerful Needs system software (operating system) to work

Ram:

Primary storage that can be accessed in any order without physical movement which makes it very fast, and where "work' is done.

What is the most important function in a DBMS?

Querrying

Primary Storage:

Random Access Memory (RAM, Vola6le) • In the form of RAM Chipsets mounted on motherboard • Allows data to be accessed in any order • No physical movement

Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol

Rules for transferring data and informa&on from one computer to another, like a traffic light

CPU Cache:

Small, very quick memory that stores copies on informayion that is most regularly used.

the motherboard:

Sometimes called a System Board or Logic Board. • Essentially a circuit board. • Printed Circuit Board (PCB) • Replaces loose wiring. • Reduced size. • Made of non-conductive plastic.

Applica'on So,ware(s) sold together in one package Three to five basic business applications:

Spreadsheet • Database • Word Processor • Presenta'on so,ware • Project Management Software

What topology does TAMU use for the Mays Business School?

Star topology

system units:

Store Memory, Retains Memory, Process Memory

Business IT keys

Study, Design, Implementation, Support, Management

Business Computing Hardware

Tangible and physical aspects of compu(ng hardware.

Ways to save energy with a PC

The computer is on and being use Sleep Mode: Low power amer a designated period of .me Standby Mode (Off): Turns off amer designated period of time

the motherboard:

The motherboard is analogous to land that contains buildings, roads, and infrastructure. Imagine a large piece of land with an enormous distribu6on center in the middle, with roads from all points of the compass. The distribu6on center is the microprocessor on the motherboard.

Memory Management:

The operating system needs to carefully allocate memory so application software(s) can work properly, the same way a farmer allocates water for crops.

Computer Storage:

The variety of ways a computer system stores (saves) data and informa7on which includes: • Spreadsheets • Documents • Graphics

If you ping to ecampus and it does not show up/time out....?

The website is down.

True or false: TAMU uses some services from Fibertown

True

Virtual Memory:

Used to coordinated, track, and allocate CPU cache, RAM and disk storage. Virtual memory is not really a memory, rather a technique that lets applica&on soHware use fragmented pieces of large memory to use physical memory.

Registers:

Very fast, small amounts of memory used to quicken computer programs to access calculated values.

Why is Moore's Law important in business computing?

You are in charge of 1,000 sales representa(ves and much choose a phone plan for all of them. iPhones? Google phones? VOIP phones? (Get this wrong and you affect your business profoundly.)

System software (operating system) makes sure the _______________ works correctly.

application software

Leader:

buy the newest technology and maybe get an edge.

Product Longevity/Life Cycle Extension

encourages manufacturers to make extended warran.es available so their product lasts longer or available to be upgraded. End of Life Management asks manufacturers to take their product back at the end of the product's life, at no cost to the consumer

What if you worked for a business that sold computers with the fastest microprocessors available aIached to slow motherboards? (low-width bus lines)

find answer

Based on Moore's Law, will the technology purchased today be essentially outdated in 18 months? If you purchased 1,200 internal hard drives at 90% off, are they worth it with the evolu6on of Cloud Computing?

find answerT

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Input:

is data and information that enters a computer and is translated into machine code like through a keyboard or microphone.

What does the Bios Program do?

it locates hardware like the hard drive, finds the opera6ng system, and enables it

what was Jeana Guillory wearing?

ll purple on with jeans and black shoes is all I known

Business Computing Software-Concerned with four basic applications:

spreadsheets, word processors, database, and presentation software.

Businesses computers boot up based on its _______ by authentication

user

Follower:

wait to see what works and lose the edge.

Businesses need to carefully consider the following storage strategies:

• Capacity: How much data and informa7on needs to be backed-up? • Access time: How long does it take to get my data and information back? • Security: Who gets to see my data and informa7on? • Cost: What does it cost do backup my data and informa7on? • Disaster Recovery: If there is a natural disaster, will I still be in business?

Productivity Suites

• Collection of business computer application programs of associated functionality that share a common graphical user interface. • Also called "Software Suites" or "Application Suites" • Allows smooth data exchange • Microsoft Office is the most popular.

Operating System:

• Configures the computer • Collec&on of computer programs • Administers hardware and soHware • Controls and allocates memory • Administers input and output • Manages the filing system Often called a 'plaKorm'

Collaborative Applica'on Software does what?

• Conversational Interaction • Digital Interac'on • Webinar • Skype

Sharing Data Between Software Suites

• Cut & Paste • OLE | Linking | Embedding

What is the best way to share data between the Word and Excel?

• Cut & Paste / Copy & Paste / Static. Copy & paste the appropriate number from Excel to Word. If the Excel calcula'on changes, will it be reflected in Word? • OLE / Object Linking & Embedding / Embedding / Static. Like Copy & Paste, allows user to embed an en're sec'on from one applica'on to another, but s'll sta'c. • OLE / Object Linking & Embedding / Linking / Dynamic. Like embedding, but if the source file changes, it will be reflected in the destination file.

Common Application Software:

• Email • Word Processor • Spreadsheet • Database • Presentation Software • Project Management Software

Based on a hierarchy of folders that contain computer files. File management systems are searchable and provide information on files :

• File name • File creation date • File modification date • Location of the file • In some cases, who modified and created a file • Size of the file

Secondary Storage

• Filing Cabinet • Non-vola7le • Retains informa7on even with the computer turned off. • Not directly accessible by the CPU • Must make use of input/output channels. • Slower than primary storage. • Typically higher capacity than primary storage.

Word Processing Software is for

• For creating documents • Upda'ng documents • Editing documents • Saved to secondary memory

types of Specialized Applica'on Software

• Image Editing Software like Adobe Photoshop • Web Authoring Applica'on Software like Web.com, Wix.com, Wordpress, and Adobe Dreamweaver • Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERPs) does what?

• Incorporates all data and processes of a business into one integrated system • Single database • SAP AG • PeopleSo,

What are spreadsheets for?

• Interface of information in a grid form • Separated by columns and rows • Open for financial calculations • Supports graphing • Provide a "what-if" scenario

System Software:

• Loads the opera6ng system (plaIorm) • OS is the groundwork for all system so)ware • Controls memory • Administers input and output • Manages filing system

Binary Systems

• Made up of 2 parts • In the case of a computer, a '1' or a '0', which are bits. • 8 bits in a byte. Example: 01000001 = the leIer 'A' Most microcomputers use the American Standard Code for Informa6on Interchange (ASCII)

The System Unit:

• Main body of the computer. • Contains the motherboard. • Contains assorted computer components. • Power supply • Cooling fan • Disk drive(s) / Solid State Drive (SSD) / Cloud Drive • Primary memory • Secondary memory • Expansion cards / slots

Open Source Operating Systems:

• MicrosoH Windows, Proprietary • Mac OS, Proprietary • Unix, Proprietary • Linux, Non- Proprietary

Common Business Operating Systems (Platforms)

• Microsoft Windows • Mac OS • Linux (free) • Unix

Common Business Computing Platforms

• Microsoft Windows • Mac OS • Unix • Linux

bus lines:

• Pathways that transfer data and power. • Controlled by soUware to connect to devices • Measured in width.

Consider the following in Business Information Systems:

• People, Competency, Attitude, Critical Thinking, Best Practice

Application Software

• Performs particular tasks like creating budgets, resumes, or professional presentations. (Chances of an application software not meeting an end-user's needs are remote.)

Two types of memory:

• Primary Memory (Vola6le) • What the user is currently working on. • Secondary Memory (Non-vola6le) • Where informa6on is stored.

What an Operating System provides

• Processes / Mul&tasking • The ability to run more than one process at a &me. • Memory Management / Storage • CPU Cache • Random Access Memory (RAM) • Registers • Virtual Memory • Disk Storage

Physical Storage Characteristics

• Requires a read/write head • Typically spinning media • Records (write) data and information • Accesses (read) data and information • Electromagnetic, holds positive and negative charges • Like a record player • Concentric circular band around the disk is a track • Divided into pie shapes called sectors • More than one sector comprises a cluster • Table of contents is "FAT

Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)

• Started by the Environmental Protec.on Agency in 2006 • Managed by the Green Electronics Council (GEC) • Easy-to-use online tool • Helps large ins.tu.ons purchase, select, and compare compu.ng products

the microprocessor:

• The "brains" of the computer. • Central Processing Unit (CPU) • Measured in Clock Rate. • Interprets program instruc6ons. • Processes data. • Gives the computer the ability to be programmed.

Primary Storage, Random Access Memory (RAM)

• Volatile (does not retain informa7on when off) • No physical movement • Accessed in any order (speed)

Database software is for?

• Well thought out collec'on of files • Consists of records (row) • Separated by fields (columns) • Can be queried • Open called a Database Management System (DBMS)