Directions

Write a personal story on how one or more of the information technology and internet topics presented in this chapter changed or had an impact on your life?

Please keep in mind the below listed learning objectives for this chapter when wiring your personal story.

• Explain the parts of an information system: people, procedures, software, hardware, data, and the Internet.
• Distinguish between system software and application software.
• Differentiate between the three kinds of system software programs.
• Define and compare general purpose, and specialized, and mobile applications.
• Identify the four types of computers and the five types of personal computers.
• Describe the different types of computer hardware, including the system unit, input, output, storage, and communication devices.
• Define data and describe document, worksheet, database, and presentation files.
• Explain computer connectivity, the wireless revolution, the Internet, cloud computing and loT.

Discussion Chapter 1: Information Technology, The Internet and You Answer

I can now differentiate or distinguish system software and application software. System software are software working on the background that manages internal resources and enables the interaction with the computer hardware. It is not a single program but a collection of programs such as Operating systems and the different utilities. Operating systems serves as an interface for users to interact with applications on the computer.