Final Exam Topics

Topics From Chapter 1A (Computer Basics)

• Components and Concepts that Makeup a Computer
• Categories of  Computers
• Data, Information and Files
• Applications and Operating System Basics

Topics From Chapter 1B (Internet Basics)

• Internet Resources
• Internet Connections
• Internet Service Providers (ISP's)

Topics From Chapter 1C (Web Basics)

• The Basic Concept of the World Wide Web
• Browsers
• Search Engines

Topics From Chapter 1D (E-mail Basics)

• The Basic Concept of E-Mail and Its Components
• Technology and Protocols that Enable E-mail 

Topics From Chapter 2A (Data Representation and Digital Electronics)

• Digital Data Representation (Also be prepared to convert a number from binary to decimal and visa versa.)
• Ways of Quantifying Bits and Bytes
• Digital Electronics (chips)

Topics From Chapter 2B (Microprocessors and Memory)

• Microprocessor Basics and Microprocessor Performance
• RAM (Random Access Memory)
• ROM (Read Only Memory)
• CMOS Memory

Topics From Chapter 2C (Storage Devices)

• The Basic Concepts of Storage Devices
• Technology of Various Type of Storage 
• Floppy Disk
• Hard Disk
• Tape
• CD
• DVD

Topics From Chapter 2D (Input-Output Devices)

• Expansion Slots, Cards and Ports
• Display Devices
• Printers

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

• Error Checking Protocols (Even Parity protocol, Odd Parity protocol)
• Network Classifications

Topics From Chapter 5B (Interne Building Blocks)

• Internet Hardware and Connections
• Internet Protocols
• IP Addresses
• Domain Names

Topics From Chapter 5C (Internet Access)

• Types of Connections
• Dial-up
• Cable TV
• DSL
• ISDN
• T1 and T3
• Wireless 

Topics From Chapter 5D (LAN Technology)

• LAN Basics

Topics From Chapter 6A (Web Technology)

• The Web and the Internet (differences)
• HTML (also Web page components as they relate to HTML)
• HTTP
• Web Browsers
• Web Sites and Web Servers
• Cookies
• Web Page Graphics
• Types of graphics
• References from HTML

Topics From Chapter 7 (Digital Media) "selected topics from chapter 7"

• BitMap Graphics
• Vector Graphics
• Waveform Audio

Topics From Chapter 8 (The Computer Industry)

• Chapter 8 will not be covered on the final exam.
  

Topics From Chapter 9A (Information Systems)

• Information System
• Components or Subsystems of an Information System
• Office Automation Systems
• Transaction Processing Systems
• Management Information Systems
• Decision Support Systems
• Expert Systems

Topics From Chapter 9B (Systems Analysis)

• Planning Phase (steps and output from the planning phase)
• Analysis Phase (components and output of the analysis phase)

Topics From Chapter 9C (System Design)

• Design Phase (steps of the design phase)

Topics From Chapter 9D (System Implementation and Maintenance)

• Implementation Phase (steps in the implementation phase)
• Maintenance Phase (components of the maintenance phase)
  

Topics From Chapter 10 (Selected Topics from Chapter 10)

• Databases
• Fields (also Data Types)
• Records
• Tables
  
• Relationships and Cardinality
• Entity Relationship Diagrams
• Relational Databases (and Relational Database Management Systems)