D075 - Information Technology
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Computer Hardware ✔✔the physical equipment used for input, processing, and output activities
in an information system (desktop, handheld devices, main
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D075 - Information Technology
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Computer Hardware ✔✔the physical equipment used for input, processing, and output activities
in an information system (desktop, handheld devices, mainframe, motherboard, CPU chip, RAM
memory)
software ✔✔the programs and other operating information used by a computer (operating
system, application software, database software, presentation software)
network ✔✔communication links that allow the computer systems to communicate with each
other no matter the distance/location (routers, switches)
data ✔✔Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis (can be used for trend
analysis, projections of sales revenue, other applications of viewing and massaging the data)
end user ✔✔The person or group who will use the hardware, software, networks, and databases
in their performance of their daily work
processes ✔✔the applications that a business uses in its daily operations
mainframe computer ✔✔massive, room-sized computers that process and store enormous
amount of bulk data and information
minicomputers ✔✔less powerful and smaller in physical size than mainframe computers
microcomputers ✔✔smaller than mainframes and midrange computers and are so common that
they are most commonly referred to as computers and sometimes referred as boxes
system software ✔✔software that runs in the background and requires very little or no user
intervention
operating software (platform) ✔✔a collection of computer programs that work together to
manage hardware and software to ensure that they are working properly
file management ✔✔storing and organizing files in the memory of a computer
Graphical User Interface (GUI) ✔✔the visual system of a computer screen designs that allow a
user to interact with an electronic device
multitasking ✔✔when a computer runs more than one process at a time
process ✔✔any task a computer performs
memory management ✔✔operating systems coord
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