B.E. 5.01 and 5.02 Vocab

Front

What word best describes: Handling information, especially facts. Converting facts and figures into useful information. Analyzing collected facts and figures and putting them into formats useful to a business?

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Data processing

Front

What word best describes: Facts and figures?

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Data

Front

What word best describes: The physical components of a computer system (e.g., the central processing unit, hard drive, modem).

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Hardware

Front

What word best describes: set of coordinated network of components, which act together towards producing, distributing and/or processing information?

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Information system

Front

What word best describes: integration of computer with telecommunication equipment for retrieving, manipulating, and storage of data.

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Information Technology

Front

What word best describes: an internal network similar to the Internet that is accessible only by authorized personnel; used to access information and communicate with others within an organization.

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Intranet

Front

What word best describes: Programs that instruct computers to perform specific operations.

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Software

Front

What word best describes: Programs that people use to get their work done (i.e., MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Canva, Adobe Photoshop, etc.).

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Application Programs

Front

What word best describes: A particular computer will have a particular type of processor.

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Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Front

What word best describes: Consists of hardware (physical parts of the computer) and software (programs and data used with the physical computer).

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Computer System