Review Questions
2. What are the most important contemporary hardware, data storage, input, and output?
Technologies used in business?
• Define the client/server model of computing, and describe the difference between two-tiered and n-tier client/server architecture.
3. What are the major types of computer software used in business?
• Distinguish between application software and system software, and explain the role played by the operating system of a computer…
• Name and describe each category of fourth-generation software tools, and explain how fourth-generation languages differ from conventional programming languages.
Group Discussion Question
1. Why is selecting computer hardware and software for the organization an important business decision? What people, organization, and technology issues should be considered when selecting computer hardware and software?
2. Should organizations use software service providers (including cloud services) for all their software needs? Why or why not? What people, organization, and technology factors should be considered when making this decision?