Exam #2 Exam Topics

Topics From Chapter 3A  (Software Basics)

•  Software       
• Computer program.
• Software components (the files/modules that are part of a software package)

• Software Development Concepts
• Computer language
• High-level language
• Source code
• Compiler
• Object code
• Machine language
• Interpreter (Consider the difference between an interpreter and a compiler.)
  

• General Software Categories
• Applications software
• Systems software (Consider the general types/categories of systems software.)
  

Topics From Chapter 3B (Operating Systems)

• Operating System
• Know what the purpose of an operating system is.
• Interaction with system resources 
• Look and feel (user interfaces)
• Memory management
• Interaction with storage resources
• Interaction with peripheral devices
• Bootstrap program
• Kernel
  
• Consider how users might interact with an operating system

• Types of Operating Systems 
• Consider the types of operating systems discussed in class 

Topics From Chapter 3C (Applications Software)

• Types of Applications Software Discussed in Class
  
• Document production software
• Spreadsheet software
• Data management software
• Also consider the concepts associated with the types of data management software discussed in class.
• Structured file
• Database
• Query language
• Graphics software
• Accounting & Finance software
• Statistical software
• Mathematical software
• CAD software
• Presentation software
• Reference software
• Entertainment software
• Business Software

Topics From Chapter 3D (Software Installation and Licensing)

• Installation
• Copyrights
• Software License
• Types of software licenses

Topics From Chapter 4A (File Basics)

• File Naming Rules (Make sure you know the naming rules for Windows 95 through Windows 2000)
• File Extensions
• File Locations
• File Sizes and Dates

Topics From Chapter 4B (File Management)

• Application Based File Management
• File Management Utilities
• Logical Storage Models
• Physical Storage Model

Topics From Chapter 4C (Viruses, Trojan Horses, Worms)

• Viruses
• Consider the behavior of viruses
• General types of viruses
• How viruses spread
• Symptoms of a virus
• Trojan Horses
• Worms
• Antivirus Software
• Virus Hoaxes

Topics From Chapter 4D (Data Backup)

• Why Backup 
• What to Backup
• Where to Store Backups
• Types of Backup Strategies (consider how they differ)
• Backup Devices
• Backup Software (why/when is it needed)
• Restoring systems software and systems settings
  

Topics From Chapter 5A (Network Building Blocks)

• Communications Network
• Encoding Data
• Consider the number of units of information that you can convey using n bits.
• Data Transmission and Communication Channels
• Consider how signals travel over a communications channel
• Communication Channels
• Consider the types of communications channels.
• Bandwidth
• Network Devices
• Consider the types of network devices and communications devices on a network.
• Network Addresses 
• Network Topologies
• Packet and Circuit Switching
• Communications Protocols
• Simplex, Half Duplex, Full Duplex

• Topics from chapter 5A that will not be on exam #2:
  
• The textbook discusses error checking protocols (last three paragraphs of page 227).  We did not discuss error checking protocols in class and they will not be covered on the test. 
• The textbook discusses network classifications on pages 228 through 230. We did not cover the list of network classifications as presented on these pages.  You will not be expected to memorize this list for exam #2.