1.What kinds of businesses would not possible without IT?
Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Alibaba, Uber, AirBnB, eBay, Amazon, etc
Who are the founders of Google?
Larry Page and Sergey Brin
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1.What kinds of businesses would not possible without IT? - ANSWER- Google,
Yahoo, Facebook, Alibaba, Uber, AirBnB, eBay, Amazon, etc
Who are the founders of Google? - ANSWER- Larry Page and Sergey Brin
Who are the founders of Yahoo? - ANSWER- Jerry Yang and David Filo
Who is the founder of Facebook? - ANSWER- Mark Zuckerberg
Who are the founders of Uber? - ANSWER- Garret Camp and Travis Kalanick
Who is the founder of Amazon? - ANSWER- Jeff Bezos
What is MIS? - ANSWER- Collects, stores, and processes data to provide useful,
accurate, and timely information, typically within the context of an organization.
Define an Information System? - ANSWER- Typically within the context of an
organization. Includes computers, networks, and data, plus people, products,
policies, and procedures.
What are the 5 components of an information system? - ANSWER- Hardware,
software, data, procedures, and people.
What is the name of the first electronic airline reservation system? - ANSWER-
SABRE
Who invented the first programmable computer in Germany 1938? - ANSWER-
Zuse
Who created the first electromechanical computer in the U.S. at Harvard
University in 1944? - ANSWER- Aiken
, What was the first "computer" like? - ANSWER- An analytical engine (calculator
in nature) to calculate Bernoulli numbers at LaPlace's mathematics. Hope
towards a machine that could be used to compose complex music, produce
graphics.
Who was the first programer? And what year did they first program? - ANSWER-
Ada Byron (age 17) in 1832
Who invented the first computer e ver? - ANSWER- Babitch
What are some job titles in the Information System industry? - ANSWER- Chief
Information Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Information Security Officer,
Chief Privacy Officer, Computer Systems Analysts, Business Analysts, Software
Developers, Information systems manager, IT manager, Database Administrator
What is the goal of the information system in an organization? - ANSWER- Gives
background needed to asses, evaluate, and apply emerging information systems
technology to business.
What does the CPU do? - ANSWER- Process all the data and instructions that
make the computer system work. Stands for "central processing unit"
What does the motherboard do? - ANSWER- The main circuit board in the
computer, where the hardware is connected
What do removable circuit boards do? - ANSWER- They are cards that can be
inputed into the motherboard to expand what can be processed
What are USB drives? - ANSWER- Ports for external information to be stored and
or carried over to the storage of the device.
What is ROM? - ANSWER- Read Only Memory
Is the part of the computer that turns on the computer
What is cache? - ANSWER- The cache is very fast memory in the CPU - used
when computer is multitasking
How do computers represent information? - ANSWER- Binary code (1&0s) that
can translate into all letters, symbols, and millions of colors
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