Ch1
1- Fill in the blanks:
The primary purpose
of a computer system is to transform __________ into _________.
2-Which of the following is hardware?
___printer
___memory
___monitor
___programs
___CPU
3- What is a computer?
Ch2
1- List three factors you can use to differentiate
between two computers:
__________
__________
__________
2- Define each of the following:
a. machine cycle
b. instruction cycle
c. execution cycle
3-Name 3 variations of ROM:
_______
_______
_______
Ch3
1-One of the easiest ways to categorize input
hardware is whether or not it uses a(n) __________.
2- What is the definition of ergonomics?
3- List 4 hardware devises:
__________
__________
__________
__________
Ch4
1- What is the difference between serif and
sans serif fonts?
2-What makes DVDs so good?
3- DVD, DVD ROM/RAM, DVD RW, define them all.
Ch5
1-What is the difference between multitasking
and multiprogramming ?
2- Name 3 components of system software:
__________
__________
__________
3-jpeg is what type of compression program?
and what type of image is it used on?
Ch6
1-Define the following:
a.copyright
b.groupware
c.plagiarism
2- What type of software allows you to create
and edit documents?
Ch7
1-What is a communications channel?
2- Give 3 examples of the above:
_________
_________
_________
Ch8
1-What is the difference between Telnet and
Gopher?
2- What is telephony?
3- What were the 2 reasons for the internet?
( why di the military develop it?) And what was it called?
Ch13
1-What is the Turing Test?
2- Provide an example of :
a. a web address:____________________
b. e-mail address:____________________
3- What was the goal of AI ?