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Chapter 1:

Distinguish data from information

Distinguish system from information system

Name the components of an information system and through the use of an

example

List the components of a computer-based information system

What are the 6 components of a computer-based information system (C!"#

dentify the basic types of business information systems and discuss $ho

uses them and ho$

Chapter %:

Describe the role of the central processing unit and main memory

!tate ad&antages of multiprocessing and parallel computing systems

Describe the access methods' capacity and portability of &arious secondary

storage de&ices

Chapter :

What types of soft$are do $e ha&e# Di)erentiate bet$een them

Name some of the functions performed by *!+

dentify and brie,y discuss t$o types of user interfaces pro&ided by an

operating system+ What are the benets and dra$bac.s of each#

What is meant by the term utility soft$are# /i&e examples+

What is meant by the term middle$are# /i&e examples+

dentify the t$o primary sources for ac0uiring application soft$are# xplain

each+

What is !oft$are as a !er&ice#

What is the di)erence bet$een free$are and open-source soft$are#

Chapter 6:

What is meant by 2bps and /bps

What are the names of the three primary fre0uency ranges used in $ireless

communications#

Discuss the terms L3N' 43N' 23N and W3N and identify $hat distinguishes

these types of net$or.s+

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What is meant by encryption and ho$ does it $or.#

What is meant by 54N (5irtual 4ri&ate Net$or."#