ISTM #3

True or False: When you delete a file, it leaves the FAT but stays on the hard drive?

True

What are files exchanged in and out of RAM called?

Swap Files

What do registries contain?

Settings like screen savers, appearance, and personalization.

What does a device driver allow the OS to do?

Communicate with peripheral hardware.

What is a best practice?

A management process, technique, or method that is most effective at arriving to a desired or better outcome.

What is a GUI?

A Graphic User Interface.

What is a GUI unto its own called?

A Window.

What is a software suite?

A collection of business computer application programs of associated functionality that shares a common GUI.

What are other names for software suites?

Application Suites & Productivity Suites.

What is the most important aspect of software suites?

The capability to share data and info between business application software.

List three ways of sharing data.

1. Copy and Paste (Static) 2) Embedding/Screenshot (Static) 3) Linking (Dynamic)

What does application software do?

Performs particular tasks users need like creating a budget, resume, or presentation.

What is a spreadsheet?

An electronic grid of columns and rows used to manipulate numerical information.

What are spreadsheets considered to be in businesses?

The most powerful application because of their ability to model financial information.

True or False: Hidden columns on a spreadsheet can still be viewed by whoever you send it to.

True.

What is a decimal number also known as in a spreadsheet?

Floating Point or Real Number.

What does a word processor do?

Creates, composes, edits, formats, and prints documents.

True or False: Word processors can provide a table of contents.

True.

Where was WordPerfect originally developed?

BYU.

What is presentation software used for?

To present information in a slideshow format.

True or False: Business intelligence has made presentation software more popular.

True.

Where are your Microsoft documents saved?

Secondary Memory.

What does application software need in order to work?

An Operating System.

What is the most important aspect of learning application software?

Attitude.

What are Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Dreamweaver, & Microsoft SharePoint examples of?

Special Application Software.

What is the most important tool in business?

Database Software.

What does a Database Management System Software (DBMS) do?

Creates a collection of related files called tables.

What makes all TAMU students unique in a database?

UIN.

What are some examples of DBMS?

Oracle, SQL, and Redis.

True or False: There is always a better way to do something on a computer.

True.

What does browser software do?

Gives access to the internet.

Who invented the first web browser?

Sir Tim Berners-Lee.

What allows computers to communicate with each other?

Network Software.

Who are the group of people that maintain network access?

System/Network Administrators.

What is the world's largest network?

The Internet.

What does platform neutral mean?

It will work on any operating system.

What does PDF stand for?

Portable Document Format.

What is linking the customer and transaction tables called?

One-to-Many Relationship.

What do Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERPS) do?

Put all data in one system.

True or False: The heart of an ERP is one single database.

True.

Where was the first ERP developed?

SAP AG in Germany.

What is the main body of a computer?

The System Unit.

What does the system unit mainly contain?

The Motherboard.

What is the motherboard also known as?

Printed Circuit Board (PCB).

A motherboard is like what?

Land for a Building.

What is Apple's name for motherboards/system boards?

Logic Boards.

What encloses the main components of a computer?

Chassis.

What is known as the brains of a computer?

Microprocessor.

What does the microprocessor mainly contain?

The Central Processing Unit (CPU).

What gives a computer the ability to be programmed?

CPU.

What helps decrease the time it takes to access memory?

CPU Cache.

How many states does a computer have?

Two.

What are the two states of a computer?

on/off or input/output.

Where can cooling fans and expansion slots be found?

System Unit.

What are registers used for in computer programs?

To quicken the implementation of computer programs.

What is computer speed measured by?

Clock Rate in Gigahertz.