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What are the parts of an information system? People, procedures, software, hardware, data,
information, and the Internet.
What is another term for "people" in an information system? end user
What are procedures? rules or guidelines to follow when using software, ha...
What are the parts of an information system? ✅People, procedures, software, hardware, data,
information, and the Internet.
What is another term for "people" in an information system? ✅end user
What are procedures? ✅rules or guidelines to follow when using software, hardware, and data.
What is software? ✅provides step-by-step instructions to control the computer to convert data to
information
What is hardware? ✅physical equipment, consists of electronic devices that can follow instructions to
accept input, process the input, and produce information
What is data? ✅Unprocessed facts
What is information? ✅Data that has been processed by a computer
What is the Internet? ✅It allows computers to connect and share information, the world's largest
computer network
What is system software? ✅a collection of programs that enables application software to interact with
computer hardware
What are operating systems? ✅coordinate resources, provide an interface, and run applications
What are three types of Internet operating systems? ✅RTOS, stand-alone, and NOS
, What are utilities? ✅perform specific tasks to manage computer resources
What are three types of application software? ✅general purpose, specialized, and mobile applications
What is general purpose application software? ✅widely-used in nearly all career areas, programs
include browsers, word processors, spreadsheets, database management systems, and presentation
graphics
What is specialized application software? ✅focused more on specific disciplines and occupations;
programs include graphics and web authoring
What are some types of computers? ✅supercomputer, mainframe, midrange (server), personal
computer (PC)
What are some types of personal computers? ✅desktop, laptop (notebook computer), tablet,
smartphone, and wearable
What are the four categories of hardware devices? ✅system unit, input/output devices, secondary
storage, and communication devices
What is a system unit? ✅contains electronic circuitry, including microprocessors and memory
What is RAM? ✅Random access memory, holds the program and data currently being processed
What are input/output devices? ✅translators between humans and computers
What is secondary storage? ✅holds data and programs
What are communication devices? ✅allow personal computers to communicate with other computer
systems
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