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MIS 301 Exam 2
computing hardware - correct answer ✔the physical components of
computer technology, this can include the computer itself and peripherals
such as keyboards, mouses, etc.


software - correct answer ✔a computer program; a precise set of instructions
that tells hardware what to do


What are the elements of the Layer Cake from bottom to top? - correct
answer ✔Hardware, OS, Application, User


What is an operating system? Name four functions. - correct answer ✔the
collection of programs that control the hardware.


1. Establishes standards for developing and executing applications.
(Windows, Mac OS, iOS, Linux)


2. Provide a common set of controls for managing computer hardware,
making it easier for users to interact


3. Manages and coordinates tasks and shares the computer's resources


4. Establish a UI


Applications - correct answer ✔programs that perform specific tasks

,Explain the difference between hardware and software. - correct answer
✔Hardware is the physical infrastructure that technology is built upon.
Software is the set of instructions that instructs how the hardware should act
to perform a function.


Graphical user interface - correct answer ✔the screen face through which
users interact with a computer display, such as scroll bars and menus. The
consistent look, feel, and functionality that OS's enforce make it easier for
users to learn new software.


Firmware - correct answer ✔control programs or operating systems that are
stored on ROM (read-only memory) chips. Typically associated with smaller
devices.


Embedded systems - correct answer ✔special purpose technology that is
embedded in all sorts of devices. These are typically stored as firmware too.
This is typically referred to as the Internet of Things.


Name four ways Otis benefits from embedded systems. - correct answer ✔1.
Since products automatically contact Otis when they need attention, it props
up a lucrative service business


2. Products contact service technicians to perform maintenance, makes
service more cost-effective products less likely to break


3. Any product failures are immediately detected


4. Data is fed back to R&D engineers


What does an operating system do? Why do you need an operating system?
What are the benefits? - correct answer ✔Operating systems provide a

,common UI, set of controls to instruct hardware, and standards for developing
software. This makes it easier to learn a software if you are a user, and makes
it easier to develop a software if you are a developer


How has the market for desktop, server, and mobile operating systems
changed in recent years? Do certain products seem to be gaining traction? -
correct answer ✔Push towards embedded systems and firmware. Also
proprietary systems like OS and Windows.


What are embedded systems? When might firms want to install software on
chips instead of on a hard drive? - correct answer ✔Embedded systems are
chip-based operating systems that can perform a specific function, they are
embedded into conventional products to make them more efficient, reliable,
and functional. Chips can be used on smaller devices.


platform - correct answer ✔products and services that allow for the
development and integration of software products and other complementary
goods


Application software? How does this relate with the value of a platform? -
correct answer ✔perform the work that users and firms are directly interested
in accomplishing. The more application software that is available for a
platform, the more valuable it becomes.


desktop software - correct answer ✔refers to applications installed on a
personal computer- your browser, Office suite, computer games are all
desktop software.


Enterprise software - correct answer ✔refers to applications that address the
needs of multiple, simultaneous users in an organization or work group

, Software package - correct answer ✔a software package that includes basic
business programs


Enterprise resource planning - correct answer ✔integrates the basic
business programs and sells it in a software package


Name 3 different uses of ERP software. - correct answer ✔Sales - verify
credit history, apply discounts, print the order


Inventory - check product availability, order shipments


Manufacturing - Order factories to ramp up productions


Human resources - inform manager that more workers are needed


Purchasing - Order new raw materials for inputs


Order tracking - check status of order, other products


Customer relationship management - correct answer ✔used to support
customer related sales and marketing


Supply chain management software - correct answer ✔systems that can
help a firm manage aspects of its value chain from the flow of raw materials
into firm through delivery of finished products and services at point of
consumption


Business intelligence systems - correct answer ✔using data to make
decisions

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