• Date & Time:
  • Section 0316:  October 2 @ 1:00 pm
  • Section 3141:  September 26 @ 4:00 pm
       
• Chapters 1 thru 5 of the Computing Essentials book
• 50 to 100 Multiple Choice Questions
• Bring a Scantron form and a No. 2 pencil

Quick Review

• Read Chapters 1 thru 5 and Understand all Concepts.
    
• Visit the Student Links section of the Computing Essentials web site and practice with the online quizzes for chapters 1 thru 5.
    
• Chapter 1 - Your Future and Computer Competency
  • Explain computer competency.
  • Distinguish four kinds of computers: microcomputers, minicomputers, mainframes, and supercomputers.
  • Explain the five parts of an information system: people, procedures, software, hardware, and data.
  • Distinguish applications software and systems software.
  • Describe hardware devices for input, processing, storage, output, and communications.
  • Describe document, worksheet and database files.
  • Explain computer connectivity, the Internet and the World Wide Seb.
      
• Chapter 2 -  Software
  • Discuss the types of system software.
  • Explain the basic functions of an operating system.
  • Explain the features common to most types of software.
  • Describe browsers, word processors, spreadsheets, database management systems, and presentation graphics software.
  • Describe integrated software and software suites.
      
• Chapter 3 - The System Unit
  • Describe how a computer uses binary codes to represent data in electrical form.
  • Discuss each of the major system unit components.
  • Explain the differences among the three types of memory.
  • Discuss the two principal types of bus lines.
  • Discuss four widely used ports.
      
• Chapter 4 - Input and Output
  • Explain the difference between keyboard and direct-entry input devices.
  • Describe the features of keyboards and four direct-entry input devices.
  • Describe direct-entry devices used with microcomputers.
  • Discuss voice recognition systems.
  • Describe monitors.
  • Describe printers (ink-jet, laser, thermal) and plotters (pen, ink-jet, electrostatic, and direct image).
  • Describe voice-output devices.
       
• Chapter 5 - Secondary Storage
  • Describe today's standard floppy disk and compare it to Zip, SuperDisk, and HiFD disks.
  • Describe the following kinds of disks: internal hard disks, hard-disk cartridges, and hard-disk packs.
  • Describe ways to improve hard-disk operations: disk caching, redundant arrays of inexpensive disk, and data compression.
  • Compare the CD and DVD optical disk formats.
  • Describe the different types of optical disks.
  • Describe magnetic tape streamers and magnetic tape reels.

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