Midterm MIS

What does CPU stand for?

A collection of fields and records in a specific category

All computer components need to connect to the Motherboard

is unique to each individual and is the accumulation of past experience and insight

What is this?

The term ___________ can be understood as “data about data.”

It refers to the people involved in the data processing operation

an organized collection of structured information, or data, typically stored electronically in a computer system.

is the process of defining the components, modules, interfaces, and data for a system to satisfy specified requirements.

Microsoft word is an example of an application software?

What are these?

A computer hardware equipment used to provide data and control signals to a processing system such as a computer

It responds to the change in the environment in a way to improve its performance and survive.

Which of these is an input device?

These systems assist higher management to make long-term decisions.

Removable media is any type of storage device that can be removed from a computer while the system is running

It is a type of software that provides services and allocates resources for end-user usage.

Which of the following describes a relational database?

It is the physical, touchable, materials parts of a computer system

is created when data are processed, organized, or structured to provide context and meaning.

Columns in a database are called...

Refers to the operates in a predictable manner and the interaction between system components is known with certainty.

is a term that refers to a myriad of information technology (IT) tools that businesses use for efficient production

What happens to the contents of the RAM when the computer is turned off?

A sports club needs to store information about each member.  The individual information about each member is called a:

What is this component called?

What do you mean by DBMS

In a database about school form groups, you would need to create a different _____ for each year group

A method for checking data entered e.g. Proof Reading or Double Entry.

It does not interact with its environment. It is isolated from environmental influences.

A mouse is a storage device

is the system which does not respond to the environment. For example, machines.

user is given a set of tools that let them customize and create applications, which can be used for his own work

imagine that you have just turned on your computer and have yet started any application. Are any programs running?

is derived from Greek word Systema,

it refers to the data expressing a certain quantity, amount or range

Identify this computer part.

the user’s department purchases package applications and hardware for their use

How do you call these devices: monitor, earphone, speakers

It is made for a specified time and after that, they are demolished.

The computer can work without the CPU

What is a computer component?

is software that helps end-user complete tasks such as doing research, taking notes, setting an alarm

the process of studying a procedure or business to identify its goal and purposes and create systems and procedures.