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ITM - Exam 2
Chap 5,6, 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| IT infrastructure | Provides platform for supporting all information systems in the business. Components: - computer hardware - computer software - data management tech - networking and telecommunications technology - technology services |
| Hardware | consists of the physical devices associated with a commuter system. technology to support system activities of input, processing, output and storage. |
| Hardware components | - central processing unit (CPU) - primary storage - secondary storage - input devices -output devices -communication devices |
| binary | expressed in 0s or 1 utilizes base-2 |
| bit | a single 1 or 0 smallest unit of data |
| byte | a group of 8 or 16 bits representing one natural language character |