TestOut IT Fundamentals Quiz 1

A discipline that is dedicated to meeting the computer needs of businesses, schools, governments, and other organizations.

• Information Technology

• Information Systems

• Computer Science

A discipline that involves collecting and utilizing data to help organizations know what information they need, how to generate it, and how to turn it into meaningful decisions.

• Information Technology

• Information Systems

• Computer Science

The study of computers and computing concepts. In practice, computer science deals with creating software and using computers to solve problems.

• Information Technology

• Information Systems

• Computer Science

Which of the following BEST describes IT?

• IT refers to everything that involves computers.

• IT has to do with collecting and utilizing data.

• IT refers to designing, creating, and improving software.

• IT deals with how to turn information into meaningful decisions.

Which of the following is something that an IT professional would do?

• Build and repair computers

• Manage grades and enrollments

• Collect and utilize data

• Create and improve software

Which of the following is something that an IS professional would do?

• Turn information into meaningful decisions

• Help people with their technology needs

• Create and maintain computer networks

• Devise new ways to use computers

Which of the following BEST describes CS?

• It has to do with collecting and utilizing data

• It refers to meeting the technological needs of businesses

• It is the study of computers and computing concepts

Which of the following is something a computer scientist would do?

• Solve problems in areas like robotics

• Help people with their technology n eeds

• Help organizations know how to generate information

• Create and maintain computer networks

Personal behaviors that build responsibility and trust. Computer ethics requires more than just avoiding unlawful acts but also upholding standards such as confidentiality, human dignity, civility, and property rights.

• Ethics

• Ergonomics

• Transistor

• Hollerith

A cloud network that's built on infrastructure dispersed throughout a large geographical area, allowing network devices to run closer to the source, or "on the edge."

• Edge Computing

• Hyper-Automation

• Distributed Cloud

• Blockchain