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Information technology is best defined as what?Read the answer and worked solution →Why can a business not operate without information?Read the answer and worked solution →What shift has taken place in less than seventy years?Read the answer and worked solution →How many users can a minicomputer support at once?Read the answer and worked solution →Which feature is claimed for servers?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the next speed goal set for supercomputers?Read the answer and worked solution →How does a supercomputer change the time a heavy computation takes?Read the answer and worked solution →How do businesses put supercomputers to work?Read the answer and worked solution →What does an integrated software suite provide?Read the answer and worked solution →Which executive is responsible for managing all information resources?Read the answer and worked solution →What is a trading hub, also called an eMarketplace?Read the answer and worked solution →What distinguishes data from information?Read the answer and worked solution →A database is best described as what?Read the answer and worked solution →A computer network is best described as what?Read the answer and worked solution →In a network, what is the client?Read the answer and worked solution →Which tasks does a network server perform?Read the answer and worked solution →Which benefit follows from letting employees share databases over a network?Read the answer and worked solution →A local area network lets people at one site do what?Read the answer and worked solution →A wide area network connects computers at different sites using what?Read the answer and worked solution →How do wireless networks differ from their wired counterparts?Read the answer and worked solution →How do wireless devices join the wired part of a network?Read the answer and worked solution →What protects an intranet from unauthorized access?Read the answer and worked solution →Which cost advantage do intranets carry?Read the answer and worked solution →How does an intranet change routine human resource administration?Read the answer and worked solution →An enterprise portal is best described as what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which three forms can an enterprise portal take?Read the answer and worked solution →Which saving is attributed to portal technology?Read the answer and worked solution →Bluetooth is best described as which kind of technology?Read the answer and worked solution →A virtual private network connects private networks over what?Read the answer and worked solution →What keeps a virtual private network private?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Information technology is best defined as what?

  1. Equipment and techniques used to process information
  2. The set of programs written by a software house
  3. The wiring that connects one office to another
  4. The staff who repair computers inside a company
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Correct answer: A. Equipment and techniques used to process information

1. Information technology includes the equipment and techniques used to manage and process information. 2. It is deliberately broader than either hardware alone or software alone. 3. Cabling and repair staff are parts of an installation rather than the definition itself. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Business (CC BY 4.0), Ch 13 "Using Technology to Manage Information", section 13.1 Transforming Businesses through Information_

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Why can a business not operate without information?

  1. Because information is the cheapest asset it holds
  2. Because orders, inventory, and customers are all data
  3. Because information is required for tax purposes only
  4. Because information replaces the need for employees
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Correct answer: B. Because orders, inventory, and customers are all data

1. Information is at the heart of all organizations. 2. Without information about orders, products, inventory, scheduling, shipping, customers, suppliers, and employees, a business cannot operate. 3. The point is about running the business, not about tax reporting. 4. Information supports employees rather than replacing them. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Business (CC BY 4.0), Ch 13 "Using Technology to Manage Information", section 13.1 Transforming Businesses through Information_

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What shift has taken place in less than seventy years?

  1. From a service economy back to farming
  2. From a trading economy to a closed economy
  3. From an industrial society to a knowledge economy
  4. From a knowledge economy to an industrial one
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Correct answer: C. From an industrial society to a knowledge economy

1. In less than seventy years we have shifted from an industrial society to a knowledge-based economy driven by information. 2. Businesses now depend on information technology for everything from running daily operations to making strategic decisions. 3. The direction of the shift matters, so the reversed option is wrong. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Business (CC BY 4.0), Ch 13 "Using Technology to Manage Information", section 13.1 Transforming Businesses through Information_

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