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information technology Ans- Study, design, development, information, support, and management of computer-based information systems, particular software and hardware. It is for the people. Best Practice Ans- In business best practice is a management process technique or method that is most ...

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information technology


Ans- Study, design, development, information, support, and management of

computer-based information systems, particular software and hardware. It is

for the people.




Best Practice


Ans- In business best practice is a management process technique or method

that is most effective at arriving at a desired outcome or better outcome than

any other process technique or method. It is the best way to do something.




Moores Law


Ans- Computing power doubles every 18 months. It still holds true to this day.

,Business Computing Hardware


Ans- The tangible or physical aspect of a computer like circuit boards

chipsets and keyboards. It will rarely change during the life of the computer.




Mainframe computers


Ans- Massive room size computers That process and store enormous amounts

of data and information. They are used for large organizations like credit card

processors who use them for transaction processing.




Mid range computers


Ans- Often called mini computers, are less powerful in smaller in physical size

than a mainframe computer, but do many of the same things just on a smaller

scale.




Micro Computers

,Ans- Are smaller than mid range in a mainframe computers and are so common

that they are most commonly referred to as computers or boxes. They are a

desktop, laptop, tablet, handheld.




Desktop and laptop computers


Ans- A desktop is made to stay on a desk and not move. A laptop has the same

basic components and is designed for portability. Laptops are more expensive

because of portability.




Handheld computers


Ans- Referred to as personal digital assistant, or compact but far less

powerful than desktops or laptops. Used to organize information.




Hardware


Ans- The physical part of a computer




Software


Ans- A collection of computer programs that accomplish a specific task

, Programs


Ans- When a computer is turned on programs carry out technical details that

make it run properly without human interaction.




Operating system


Ans- When enabled it becomes a platform for application software to work.

An operating system is the software that manages the resources of the

computer like the memory and application programs.




Operating System (OS)


Ans- Often called a platform, a collection of computer programs that work

together to manage hardware and software to ensure they are working. The

platform is the groundwork for all system software and performance jobs like

allocating memory administrating input an output and file management. The

popular platforms are windows, Mac iOS, Linus, Unix.




File Management

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