Management Information Systems Test Questions – Flashcards
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CPU
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is the most important element of a computer system
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byte
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a group of binary digits or bits
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binary digits
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bits either zero(off) or a one(on)
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kilobyte (K)
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collection of 1024 bytes
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megabyte(MB)
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1024 kilobytes
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gigabyte(GB)
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1024 megabytes
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terabyte(TB)
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1024 gigabyte
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vertical market software
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serves the needs of a specific industry
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horizontal market software
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provides capabilities common across all organizations and industries
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The Four Major Operating Systems
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-windows -mac os -unix -linux
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Windows
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resides on more than 85% of the world's desktops
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Mac OS
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primarily used by graphic artists and workers in the arts community
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Unix
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is an operating system that was developed at Bell Labs in the 1970s
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Linux
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is a version of Unix that was developed by the open source community
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thin client
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is one that runs within a browser and need not be pre-installed
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thick client
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is an application program that must be pre-installed on the client
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cloud computing
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is a form of hardware and software leasing in which organizations obtain server resources from vendors that specialize in server processing
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open source
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are free, but you pay for support. This is good, but what if it is not supported after a year or so.
