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D075Information Tech
Module One
Infrastructure
The underlying foundation or basic framework for
an organization or project. Example: An example of
how airplanes changed exisiting infrastructure is
that grass fields were mowed for makeshift
airports.
Information technology infrastructure
is a set of IT components that are the basis of IT
services and will change often.
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Information Technology
The study, design, development, implementation,
support, and management of computer-based
information systems, particularly software and
hardware.
IT infrastructure (also called IT architecture)
is a combination of hardware—like computers,
monitors, and printers—and software—like
Microsoft Excel and Adobe Photoshop—installed on
a network that allows employees of a business to
be productive.
1. Hardware
2. Software
3. Networks
4. Data
5. People
6. Processes
What are the six major components of an IT
infrastructure.
central processing unit (CPU)
The microprocessor chip, called a ________which is
the “brains” of the computer and executes
, instructions required by the software; a monitor to
output information to an end user.
Random-access memory (RAM)
for short-term and working memory
A network interface card (NIC)
Hardware that connects to a network
motherboard
A main circuit board, called a __________. All the
internal devices connect to it, as the it has circuits
printed on it that provide pathways for data to be
exchanged between all the components connected
to it.
Peripheral devices
________that reside outside of the computer, like
printers and scanners, are also considered
hardware and are connected to the computer via a
USB connection or, at times, wirelessly via a
network
Software
_________is a set of computer instructions that tell
the computer how to work and actually perform
computer tasks.
application, system, and utility.
There are three categories of software: ______,
_______, _______
Application software
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