WGU D322 - Section 2 Introduction to Information Technology

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WGU D322

Teacher 489 terms iamvictor_udeh Preview D322 - Introduction to IT - Final Exa...129 terms Chris_Brantley9 Preview WGU C 255 term rwd Practice questions for this set Learn1 / 7Study using Learn Resources available within an organization, & also to 3rd parties Information TechnologyUsed to create, maintain, and make information available; responsible for storage, processing, and distribution of info IT SystemCollection of elements that interact to achieve common goal; includes hardware, software, networking elements, users Choose an answer 1Extranet2Vpn 3Lan4Intranet Don't know?

InternetResources available to public IntranetResources available only to users or systerm ExtranetResources available within an organization, & also to 3rd parties OutsourcingConsultants brought in for technical support

• Most Commonly Recognized Computing Disiplines Computer engineering, computer science, software engineering, informations

systems, information technology Computer Systema system that consists of hardware and software components that work together to store, retrieve, and process datal Data PyramidData - Information - Knowledge - Wisdon Data - Data PyramidRaw facts or observations Information - Data PyramidCollection of processed data from a variety of sources Knowledge - Data PyramidCombination of experience, values, contextual information, expert insight, & grounded intuition that provides an environment & framework for evaluations & incorporating new experiences & information Wisdom - Data PyramidKnowing the right thing to do Connectedness Wisdom"Path to connected understanding" - human element leveraging an intelligent technology component when attempting to make fact-based decisions Big DataLarge collection of data that is incapable of being processed by previous generations of analytical tools Information SystemsCollections of data & information used to support decision- making Personally Identifiable Information (PII)Sensitive; SS#, numbers, names, telephone numbers Data Architectureinfrastructure used to manage data

• Core Variations of Cloud-Based SystemsInfrastructure as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Software as a

Service (SaaS) Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)Provides access in a virtualized environment & computing resources are composed of virtualized hardware; client is responsible for licensing Platform as a Service (PaaS)Customers have access to a platform that supports the development & management of web applications; cloud server provider responsible for licensing Software as a Service (SaaS)Software is licensed to customers with subscriptions

Structured DataEasy, usable form Unstructured DataMore complex, not easily decoded Input-Process-Output (IPO)Raw data (input) —> transforms data into information (process) —> provides results (output) LivewareUser of a computer system