Homework
Part A
• Develop your own definition of software being certain to explain the key terms.
• What are the primary functions of an operating system?
• Which of the following are operating systems and which are applications: Microsoft Excel, Google Chrome, iTunes, Windows, Android, Angry Birds.
• What is your favorite software application? What tasks does it help you accomplish?
• How would you categorize the software that runs on mobile devices? Break down these apps into at least three basic categories and give an example of each.
• What does an ERP system do?
• What is open-source software? How does it differ from closed-source software? Give an example of each.
• What does a software license grant to the purchaser of the software?
• If you were running a small business with limited funds for information technology, would you consider using cloud computing? Find some web-based resources that support your decision.
Part B
• What is the difference between data, information, and knowledge?
• Explain in your own words how the data component relates to the hardware and software components of information systems.
• What is the difference between quantitative data and qualitative data? In what situations could the number 42 be considered qualitative data?
• What are the characteristics of a relational database?
• When would using a personal DBMS make sense?
• What is the difference between a spreadsheet and a database? List three differences between them.
• Describe what the term normalization means.
• Why is it important to define the data type of a field when designing a relational database?
• Name a database you interact with frequently. What would some of the field names be?
• What is metadata?
• Name three advantages of using a data warehouse.
• What is data mining?
• In your own words, explain the difference between supervised learning and unsupervised learning. Give an example of each (not from the book).
• Conduct some independent research on the process of business intelligence. Using at least two scholarly or practitioner sources, write a two-page paper giving examples of how business intelligence is being used.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.