What Is Information Technology

question 24

Multiple Choice

What is information technology?

• A) A field concerned with the use of technology in managing and processing information
• B) The function of selling a good or service and focuses on increasing customer sales, which increases company revenues
• C) The function that plans for, develops, implements, and maintains IT hardware, software, and the portfolio of applications that people use to support the goals of an organization
• D) Includes the methods, tasks, and techniques organizations use to produce goods and services

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Definitions:

Central Node

In a network, the central node is the primary point of connection that can communicate with all other nodes, acting as a central hub for data transmission.

DeviceNet Network

A digital, multi-drop communication network that connects and manages industrial devices, using a common industrial protocol.

HART Field Devices

Field devices that use the Highway Addressable Remote Transducer protocol, allowing digital communication over traditional 4-20mA analog wiring.

Digital Communications

The exchange of information between electronic devices through digital signals or data, as opposed to analog communications.