Module 1: What is Information Technology?

All of the following are examples of being computer literate, EXCEPT ________.

• knowing how to avoid hackers and viruses

• knowing only how to use your computer for e-mails

• knowing how to use the web efficiently

• knowing how to maintain and troubleshoot your computer

Many high paying jobs in the tech industry include the title engineer, architect, or manager in the title.

• T

• F

Kline (1985) describes systems of use as the sum total of relationships between hardware/artifacts, humans, and the ways the two interact.

• T

• F

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY Information Technology is a field at the intersection of:

• People

• Information

• Technology

• Arts and Humanities

One of the objectives of this class is to learn in-depth programming skills. Students should expect to be able to write a complete program in C# by the end of the course.

• T

• F

According to the class correspondence template in Lab 1, emails to faculty should always "Hey" as a salutation or just use the faculty member's first name in order to put the faculty member at ease.

• T

• F

The discipline of information technology examines the nature of and mechanisms used to...

• create hardware, software, and networking basics

• select, create, integrate, apply, and administer computer-based information solutions to serve the needs of users and organizations

• design and develop new technologies

• maintain and troubleshoot problems with existing technologies

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY Some of the tangible components of IT include...

• Software Artifacts

• Hardware

• Information

• Network Solutions

Which of the following categories is described as technology according to Stephen J. Kline (1985)?

• Systems of Analysis

• Systems of Use

• Computer Programs

• Software Artifacts

The term computer ________ is used to describe someone who is familiar enough with computers to understand their capabilities and limitations.

• webmaster

• hawker

• literate

• master