ITSC 1301 Introduction to Computers
FINAL EXAM Review Sheet
There will be 100 questions (T/F and Multiple Choice) on the exam. Don’t forget to take a scantron
and pencil with you.
1.
What are the 5 hardware components of a computer system?
2.
What are the 2 main components of a motherboard and their functions?
3.
What are the 2 parts of the CPU and their functions?
4.
Know the significance of Atanasoff & Berry, Mauchly & Eckert, Grace Hopper, and John Von
Neumann in the history of computers.
5.
What is e-commerce? How is it used?
6.
What is a program flowchart?
7.
What are some major responsibilities of a programmer, systems analyst, and data base administrator?
8.
What is the difference in data and information?
9.
What is the difference in storage (auxiliary) and memory (ram)? How do the terms volatile and
nonvolatile relate to each?
10.
How are the EBCDIC and ASCII binary coding schemes are used?
How much data is represented in a Kilobyte (KB), Megabyte (MB), and a Gigabyte (GB).
11.
What are the relationships between a field, record, file, and database?
12.
What are the different sizes of computers?
13.
What are some of the differences in application and systems software?
14.
What are some characteristics of impact and non-impact printers and examples of each?
15.
What type of data can be input using OCR, OMR, UPC and MICR?
16.
What are the differences in sequential access and random or direct access methods used to access data
stored on tapes or hard disks?
17.
Know the difference in a dial-up line and a leased line or dedicated line?
18.
What are the different types of communication channels are and their characteristics?
19.
Know the categories of computer languages and give examples.
20.
What is the difference in star and ring networks? What are advantages of networking computers?
What is a LAN, WAN, MAN?
21.
What are the steps in a program development life cycle (PDLC) ?
22.
Be able to identify the program flowcharting symbols for Input/Output, Processing, Decisions, and
Terminal, and know how they can be used in a flowchart.
23.
What are the basic components of a data communications system and the function of each?
24.
What are the steps in a systems development life cycle (SDLC)?
25.
What are the different line types in a data communications system?
26.
What are some different ways we can receive output from a computer system?
27.
Be able to identify these terms: compiler, hardware, software, GIGO, multitasking, multiprocessing,
density, computer program, ergonomics, telecommuter, format.
28.
What are some advantages of a data base?
29.
What is the difference in analog and digital signals, and how are they used with computers?
30.
What the major components found in the 4 generations of computers?
31.
What are the major data base organizations in use today?
32.
What is a transaction processing system? Decision support system? Management information system,
office information system?
33.
What is an operating system? What is DOS? What is GUI? What is a Plug and Play system?
34.
What is the World Wide Web? What is an internet browser?
35.
What is the Internet and how did it come into existence?
36.
What is required for a Multimedia system? How can multimedia be used?
37.
What is spam?
38.
What type of security can be implemented to help protect the data on a computer?
39.
What are the different levels of management in an organization?
40.
What are the different methods used to convert source program coding to an object program, or a
form the computer can understand?