Management Information Systems 111

Introduction to Computing

Chris Ballam Section 4

Fall 2001

Exam 1 Review

This list is NOT comprehensive, nor is it designed to be your only study tool.

It is simply a guide to assist you while you study both your class notes and the text.

Chapter 1: Intro. to Computing	Chapter 3 (Cont.)
Data	Communications Software
Desktop Computer	Applications on the Web
Information Processing Cycle	Browsers
Input, Input Devices	ISPs
Types of Computers	Hyperlinks
Output Devices	URLs
Processor	Application Service Providers (ASPs)
Chapter 2: The Internet & WWW	Chapter 4: System Unit Components
Who Owns It?	The System Unit
History of Internet	The Motherboard
1969, ARPA, Dept. of Defense	Chips
Backbone	Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Server vs. Client	Control Unit
Host/Node	Parts of the Machine Cycle
ISPs (Local vs. National), Connection Methods	Fetch, Decode, Execute, Store
Packet Switching	I-Time, E-Time
IP Address, Domain Name	MIPS
Top Level Domain (TLD) (.com, .org, .net, etc.)	The Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
The WWW	Pipelining
Hyperlinks, web page, web site, HTTP	Registers
Browser, Plug-Ins, Helper Applications	System Clock
Electronic Commerce	Megahertz (MHz)
B2B, B2C, C2C	Speed Prefixes
Web Publishing	Kilo, Mega, Giga, Tera
Webcasting	Coprocessors, Parallel Processing
Other Internet Services	Data Representation
Email, FTP, Telnet, Newsgroups	Analog vs. Digital
Mailing Lists, Chat Rooms, IM	Binary Code
Portals	Bits, Bytes
Chapter 3: Application Software	Coding Schemes: ASCII, EBCDIC, Unicode
Application Software	Memory
Software Suites vs. Integrated Software Packages	Sizes (kilobyte, megabyte)
System Software	RAM, ROM, Flash
Operating System	Volatile vs. Nonvolatile
User Interfaces	Cache
The Desktop, Icons	Level 1 (primary/internal)
Productivity Software	Level 2 (external)
Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Database	Expansion Cards, PC Cards (PCMCIA)
Presentation, PIM, Project Mgmt., Accounting	Ports
Know Functions/Features	Serial vs. Parallel vs. USB
Graphics & Multimedia Software	Buses, Expansion Bus
Home, Personal, Educational use Software	Bays: External vs. Internal