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Concepts
Study Guide--Chapters 9-12
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1.
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What are
integrated circuits?
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2.
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Describe the
base 2 (binary) number system.
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3.
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How are
numbers represented in the binary number system?
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4.
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What is a
bit? A byte?
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5.
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What does
the motherboard do?
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6.
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What is a
GPU and how is it different than a CPU?
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7.
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What is
cache memory?
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8.
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What are the
steps of the CPU machine cycle?
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9.
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What are the
different types of RAM?
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10.
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What is DRAM
and what different kinds are there?
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11.
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What is
pipelining and how can it speed up computer operations?
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12.
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What role do
electrical switches play in computer processing?
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13.
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What are
microprocessors?
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14.
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What is
ASCII?
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15.
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What is
Unicode?
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16.
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What is a
CPU?
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17.
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Who are the
major CPU manufacturers? |
18.
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What
does the central processing unit do?
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19.
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What is a
bus?
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20.
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What is dual
processing?
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21.
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What steps
constitute the SDLC?
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22.
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What
is the purpose of programming?
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23.
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What is HTML?
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24.
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What other
languages are used in Web application?
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25.
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What are the
most popular programming applications for Windows?
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26.
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What is data
redundancy and how does it apply to databases?
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27.
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What is a
database? A field? A record? A table?
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28.
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What is a
relational database?
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29.
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What is a
primary key and give an example of a good one.
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30.
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What is DBMS?
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31.
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What
is SQL?
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32.
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Why would
you use an object oriented database?
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33.
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What is a
data warehouse?
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34.
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What is
click streaming?
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35.
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What is an
information system?
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36.
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What is a
database query?
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37.
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What is data
mining and how do businesses mine their data?
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38.
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What is the
purpose of an office support system?
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39.
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What is a
transaction processing system?
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40.
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What is a
management information system?
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41.
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What is a
decision support system?
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42.
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What is
knowledge based system?
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43.
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What is an
enterprise resource planning system?
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44.
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What are the
advantages and disadvantages of a business network?
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45.
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What is
biometrics?
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46.
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What are the
3 classifications of client/server networks?
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47.
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What is a
VPN?
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48.
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What is a
network topology? List the different kinds. |
49.
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Name and
advantage and a disadvantage for each of the different topologies.
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50.
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What are the
important factors when choosing a network cable?
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51.
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What are the
different kinds of network cables?
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52.
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What does a
network operating system do?
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53.
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What is a
network adapter and what does it do?
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54.
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What sources
of security threats do network administrators need to watch for and how
does this apply to a college campus?
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55.
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What is
authentication?
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