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A ______ performs specific tasks that can be counted and measured

Benchmark program

High quality and _______ information is the product of intensive research and something for which you should expect to pay

Unbiased

A sequence of characters that forms a meaning word, phrase, or other useful group is a ______

String

A _______ instruction transforms the Boolean value true (1) info false (0) and the value false into true

NOT

Data is represented in the CPU as

Digital electrical signals

The need or idea that motivates a request for computer processing is stated at a specific level

False

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

The word size of recent processor generations such as intel core 2 and IBM power 8 is ______ bits

64

The ______ data transfer rate is the fastest rate the driver can support

Maximum

Arithmetic SHIFT instructions add more complex when applied to twos compliment values because the rightmost bit is a sign bit

False

A _______ combines aspects of computer, information, network, and software architecture

Technology architecture

Automated data processing combines physics and mathematics

True

In a CD concave dents in the reflective layer that are used to represent bit values are called

Pits

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

An unsigned integers value is always assumed to be ______

Positive

MOVE tests the bit values in the source location and moves these values to the destination location

False

An _______ is a circuit that can perform a processing function in a single binary electrical signals or bit

Gate

The ______ of most materials increases as their temperature increases

Resistance

In computer terminology each digit if a binary number is called a

Bit

Secondary storage is generally expensive compared with primary storage

False

The term ______ can describe computers as small as midrange computer and as large as supercomputer

Server

Software stored in NVM is called ______

Firmware

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

The ______ is a well established organization with a primary emphasis on computer science

Association for computing machinery (ACM)

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

Architecture of a single computer system or a group of cooperating computer systems

Computer architecture

Architecture of data or information ex. Database scheme

Information architecture

Architecture of a computer network including wired and wireless connections

Network architecture

Architecture of a program, software system, of software system

Software architecture

Combination of all four architectures with specific emphasis on issues like performance, reliability, compatibility and extensibility

Technology architecture

The structure, interaction and technology of computer or information system components

System architecture

A series of steps used to develop an information system

Systems development life cycle (SDLC)

Focuses on career development and professional networking

Association of information technology professionals

Primary emphasis on computer science in both academic and professional realms

Association for computing machinery (ACM)

A subgroup of the IEEE that specializes in computer and data communication technology

Institute for electrical and electronics engineers (IEEE) computer society

Technology overview on manufacturing and vendor websites

White papers

Configuring hardware and system software is an activity of the UP ______ disciple

Deployment

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)

Selecting hardware, network components, and system software is an activity of the UP ________ disciple

Design

During the _______ UP disciplines the business, its environment, and user requirements are defined and modeled

Business modeling and requirements discipline

A technology brief found on a vendor or manufacturer web site is called

White paper

An information system built in a series of 4-6 week repeated steps

Unified process

Vertical columns in the unified process

Iterations

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

The set of activities that determine the structure of a specific information system that fulfills the system requirements

Design discipline

Describes the exact configuration of all hardware, network, system software and application development tools to support system development and operations

Architectural design

narrower in scope and constrained by the technology architecture

Detailed design

All activities for building, acquiring and integrating application software components

Implementation discipline

Activities that verify correct functioning of infrastructure and application software components and ensure that they satisfy system requirements

Testing discipline

The set of activities required for installing and configuring infrastructure and application software components and bringing them into operation

Deployment discipline