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50 Cards in this Set
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A ______ performs specific tasks that can be counted and measured |
Benchmark program |
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High quality and _______ information is the product of intensive research and something for which you should expect to pay |
Unbiased |
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A sequence of characters that forms a meaning word, phrase, or other useful group is a ______ |
String |
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A _______ instruction transforms the Boolean value true (1) info false (0) and the value false into true |
NOT |
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Data is represented in the CPU as |
Digital electrical signals |
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The need or idea that motivates a request for computer processing is stated at a specific level |
False |
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Each element of a doubly linked list has pointers: one pointing to the next element in the list and one pointing to the top element in the list |
False |
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The word size of recent processor generations such as intel core 2 and IBM power 8 is ______ bits |
64 |
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The ______ data transfer rate is the fastest rate the driver can support |
Maximum |
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Arithmetic SHIFT instructions add more complex when applied to twos compliment values because the rightmost bit is a sign bit |
False |
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A _______ combines aspects of computer, information, network, and software architecture |
Technology architecture |
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Automated data processing combines physics and mathematics |
True |
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In a CD concave dents in the reflective layer that are used to represent bit values are called |
Pits |
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The purpose of building ______ and requirements models is to understand the environment in which the system will function and the tasks the system must perform or assist user to perform |
Business |
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An unsigned integers value is always assumed to be ______ |
Positive |
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MOVE tests the bit values in the source location and moves these values to the destination location |
False |
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An _______ is a circuit that can perform a processing function in a single binary electrical signals or bit |
Gate |
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The ______ of most materials increases as their temperature increases |
Resistance |
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In computer terminology each digit if a binary number is called a |
Bit |
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Secondary storage is generally expensive compared with primary storage |
False |
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The term ______ can describe computers as small as midrange computer and as large as supercomputer |
Server |
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Software stored in NVM is called ______ |
Firmware |
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Activities in the business modeling discipline and the ______ discipline are primary concerned with building models if the organization that will own and operate the system models of the systems environment and models of system and user requirements |
Requirements |
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The ______ is a well established organization with a primary emphasis on computer science |
Association for computing machinery (ACM) |
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The ______ chip provided integrated memory caches enhanced computational capabilities and increased raw CPU speed. Windows 95 was developed to take better advantage of this chips capabilities |
80486 |
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Architecture of a single computer system or a group of cooperating computer systems |
Computer architecture |
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Architecture of data or information ex. Database scheme |
Information architecture |
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Architecture of a computer network including wired and wireless connections |
Network architecture |
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Architecture of a program, software system, of software system |
Software architecture |
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Combination of all four architectures with specific emphasis on issues like performance, reliability, compatibility and extensibility |
Technology architecture |
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The structure, interaction and technology of computer or information system components |
System architecture |
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A series of steps used to develop an information system |
Systems development life cycle (SDLC) |
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Focuses on career development and professional networking |
Association of information technology professionals |
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Primary emphasis on computer science in both academic and professional realms |
Association for computing machinery (ACM) |
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A subgroup of the IEEE that specializes in computer and data communication technology |
Institute for electrical and electronics engineers (IEEE) computer society |
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Technology overview on manufacturing and vendor websites |
White papers |
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Configuring hardware and system software is an activity of the UP ______ disciple |
Deployment |
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IS students and professional should be familiar with professional societies such as ______, ________, ________ |
Association for information technology professional (AITP), association for computing machinery (ACM), institute for electrical and electronics engineers computer society (IEEE) |
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Selecting hardware, network components, and system software is an activity of the UP ________ disciple |
Design |
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During the _______ UP disciplines the business, its environment, and user requirements are defined and modeled |
Business modeling and requirements discipline |
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A technology brief found on a vendor or manufacturer web site is called |
White paper |
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An information system built in a series of 4-6 week repeated steps |
Unified process |
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Vertical columns in the unified process |
Iterations |
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Primarily concerned with building models of the organization that will own and operate the system, models if the systems environment and models of system and user requirements |
Business modeling and requirement discipline |
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The set of activities that determine the structure of a specific information system that fulfills the system requirements |
Design discipline |
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Describes the exact configuration of all hardware, network, system software and application development tools to support system development and operations |
Architectural design |
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narrower in scope and constrained by the technology architecture |
Detailed design |
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All activities for building, acquiring and integrating application software components |
Implementation discipline |
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Activities that verify correct functioning of infrastructure and application software components and ensure that they satisfy system requirements |
Testing discipline |
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The set of activities required for installing and configuring infrastructure and application software components and bringing them into operation |
Deployment discipline |