Chapter 1 - Introduction to Systems
Analysis and Design exam 35 questions
and answers
Information Technology (IT) - answer The combination of hardware, software, and services
people use to manage, communicate, and share information.
Systems Analysis and Design - answer A step-by-step process for developing high-quality
information systems.
Information System - answer Combines technology, people, and data to provide support for
business functions.
Systems Analyst - answer Member of the IT department who helps plan, develop, and maintain
information systems.
System - answer A set of related components that produces specific results.
Mission-Critical System - answer One that is vital to a company's operations.
Data - answer It consists of basic facts that are a system's raw material.
Information - answer Data that has been transformed into output that is valuable to users.
Hardware - answer Consists of everything in the physical layer of the information system.
Moore's Law - answer In 1965, Gordon Moore predicted that the number of transistors on an
integrated circuit chip would double every 24 months.
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