Classes

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. What is the definition of a computer in the dictionary as per the text book.
2. Computer Sizes
    a. PDA
    b. PC - MicroComputer
    c. Mini
    d. Main Frame
    e. Super Computer
    f. Clock speed
    g. expansion slots
        1)PCI
        2) ISA
3. Computer Chips
    a. ROM
    b. PROM
    c. EPROM
    d. EEROM
    e. CMOS
    f. RAM
    g. CPU - I/O, Logic, Math

4. Relation operators
    a. >
    b. <
    c. =
    d.>=
    e. <=
    f. <>
    g. =

5. Logic Operators
    a. and
    b. or
    c. xor
    d. Not

6. Conductors
    a. Twisted Pair - Shielded and unshielded
    b. Coaxial
    c. Fiber Optic
    d. Wireless
    e. semi-conductor
    f. Super Conductor
    g. Frequency -hz

7. Networks
    a. LAN
    b. WAN
    c. MAN
    d. Internet - publicly owned
        1. IP - 32 bit 
        2. TCP
        3. ISP
        4. NIC
        5. HTML
        6. HTTP
        7. e-mail
        8. Workstation - client
        9. Server - host 
       
    e. Intranet - privately owned
    f. routers
    g. repeaters
    h. firewall
    i. gateway
    j. Topology
        1. star
        2. ring
        3. bus
    k. Backbone
    l. Client/Server
    m. Peer to Peer
     n. Packet switching
    o. Circuit switching 
    p. FullDuplex
    q. FTP

8. Window explorer move, copy, delete, rename files
    a. Click-Shift Click
    b. Ctrl - Click
    c. Folder
    d. Alt-Tab
    e. Alt - PriScn


9. System Maintenance
    a. Clean Disk
    b. Defrag
    c. Back Up
 

10. Code
    a. ASCII - 8 bit=byte
    b. Unicode

11. Operating Systems file lengths
    a. DOS
    b. Windows
    c. Linux
    d. Unix

12. Auxiliary Storage
    a. Hard Drive - platter- Random access
    b. Floppy Drive random access
    c. CD - random access
    d. CD RW Random Access
    e. USB Flash Memory random access
    f. Tape - sequential access
    g. Format  disk
        1. address
        2. tracks, sectors, clusters
        3. FAT
        4. BIOS
   

13. Modem -
    a. binary to analog - modulation
    b. analog to binary - demodulation

14. File extents
    a. HTM
    b. PNP
    c. exe
    d. JPG
    e. BMP
    f. JPG
    g. TIF
    h. MP3

15. File transfer FTP
    a. Upload
    b. Download
    c. Uplink
    d. Downlink
    e. Dial Up - slowest 45 to 64KB
    f. DSL -  Faster 1.5 MB
    g. Cable Modems - Fastest
    h. DSS- Wireless- 500KB
    i. T1 - 1.55MB
    j. T3 - 43MB


16. Applications
    1. Word - word processing
    2. Excel - spreadsheet
    3. Paint - graphics
    4. Access - database
    5. Power Point - presentation
    6. FrontPage - Web
    7. Outlook - e-mail
    7. Site license
    8. Anti Virus

17. Size
    a. Mega
    b. Extra

18. Virus   
    a. boot sector
    b. worm

19. Software License
    a. Commercial
    b. Shareware- try before you buy
    c. Freeware - for free
    d. Open Source software - source code available
    e. Public domain - freely copied. cannot be copyrighted. 

Copyright © by Earl T. Wylie 2001, 2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007