Chapter1 Competencies
After you have read this chapter, you should be
able to:
1. Explain the five parts of an information system:
people, procedures, software,
hardware, and data.
2. Distinguish between system software and
application software.
3. Discuss the three kinds of system software
programs.
4. Distinguish between basic and specialized
application software.
5. Identify the four types of computers and the
four types of microcomputers.
6. Describe the different types of computer
hardware including the system unit,
input, output, storage, and communication
devices.
7. Define data and describe document, worksheet,
database, and presentation files.
8. Explain computer connectivity, the wireless
revolution, and the Internet.