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Final Preperation
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Computer Science
Undergraduate 4
03/28/2008

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Term
RAM
Definition

RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY

Term
ROM
Definition

READ ONLY MEMORY

 

Term
CRT
Definition
CATHODE RAID TUBE (MONITOR)
Term

LCD

Definition
LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY
Term
IDE
Definition
INTERFACE TO CERTAIN DEVERICES PROTOCOL FOR CONN
Term
SCSI
Definition
SCUZZY  SMALL COMPUTER SERIAL INERFACE (HARD DRIVE)
Term

RAID

Definition
REDUNDANT ARRAY OF INEXPENSIVE DISKS
Term
CPU
Definition
CENTRAL PROCCESSING UNIT
Term
BIOS
Definition
BASIC INPUT OUTPUS SYSTEM
Term

CMOS

Definition
???
Term

BIT

Definition
BIANARY DIGIT   1 OR 0
Term
BYTE
Definition
8 BIANARY DIGITS
Term
KILOBYTE
Definition
1000 BYTES
Term
MEGABYTE
Definition
1,000,000 BYTES
Term
GIGABYTES
Definition
1 BILLION BYTES
Term
IC
Definition
INTERGRATED CIRCUITS
Term

PDA

Definition
PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT
Term
DIMM
Definition
DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULE
Term
FDISK
Definition
FIXED DISK
Term
BUS
Definition
GOES TO CPU
Term
MODEM
Definition
???
Term
IBM
Definition
INT BUINESS MACHINE
Term

HTML

Definition
WEB PAG LANGUAGE
Term
DBA
Definition
DATA BASE ADMINISTRATOR
Term
MIS
Definition
MANAGMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
Term
IT
Definition
INFORMATION TENCHNOLOGY
Term
PROM
Definition
PROGRAMABLE READ ONLY MEMORY
Term
CRM
Definition
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGER
Term
ERP
Definition
ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING
Term

ATM

Definition

ASYNCHRONIS TRANSFER MODE

Term

SDLC

Definition
SYSTEM DEVLOPMENT LIFE CYCLE
Term
ERD
Definition
ENTITYT RELATIONSHIP DIAGRAM (GROUP DATE IN TO ENTITIES)
Term
CIO
Definition
CHEIF INFO OFFICER
Term
CTO
Definition
CHEIF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Term
IVR
Definition
INDIRECTED VOICE RESPONSE
Term
VOIP
Definition
VOICE OVER INTERNET PHONE
Term
IP ADDRESS
Definition
INTERNET # ADDRESS
Term
VGA
Definition
VIDEO GRAPHICS ARRAY
Term
RAD
Definition
RAPID APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
Term
JAD
Definition
JOINT APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
Term
JPG
Definition
IMAGE TYPE JOINT PHOTOGRAPH EXPERTS GROUP
Term
.XLS
Definition
EXCEL DOCUMENT
Term
BIANARY
Definition

LANGUAGE OF THE COMPUTER

Term
BI
Definition
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
Term
TLA
Definition
THREE LETTER ACRONYM
Term
OOP
Definition
OBJECT ORENTED PROGRAMMING
Term
ENCAPSULTAION
Definition
in computer networking, to include data from an upper layer protocol in a lower layer protocol
Term
C#
Definition
PROGRAMING LANGUAGES BY MICROSOFT
Term
JAVA
Definition
OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING LANUAGE
Term
HTML
Definition
HYPER TEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE
Term
XML
Definition
EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE
Term
SQL
Definition
STRUCTURED QUERY LANUGAGE
Term
CASE
Definition
COMPUTER ADDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Term
COMPILER
Definition
FOR EVERY LANGUAGE
Term

INTERPRETER

Definition
LINE BY LINE
Term
SOFTWARE SUITE
Definition
MULTIPLE PRODUCTS AT ONCE (OFFICE)
Term
API
Definition
APPLICATIN PROGRAM INTERFACE
Term
DLL
Definition

DYNAMIC LINKED LIBRARY

Term
DEBUG
Definition
FIND ERRORS
Term
ASP
Definition

DYNAMIC WEB PAGE

Term
.NET
Definition
MICROSOFT'S DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT
Term
VB
Definition
PROGRAMING LANGUAGE WITHIN .NET NET VISUAL BASIC
Term
jAVA SCRIPT
Definition
PROGRAMMING USED ON WEB PAGES
Term
php
Definition
 (PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a computer scripting language, originally designed for producing dynamic web pages
Term
SYNTAX
Definition
LAW OF THE LANUGAGE
Term

ENDLESS LOOP (INIFINITE LOOP)

Definition
sequence of instructions in a computer program which loops endlessly
Term
DECISION STRUCTURE
Definition
THREE MAIN DECISIONS
Term
FLOW CHART
Definition
ORGANIZE PROGRAM
Term

PSUED CODE

Definition
is a compact and informal high-level description of a computer programming
Term
FIVE RESOURCES OF INFORMATION
Definition

1 PEOPLE

2 HARDWARE

3 SOFTWARE

4 DATA

5 NETWORKS

Term
BENEFITS OF TECHNOLOGY
Definition

SPEED

ACCURACY

CONSISTENCY

AVAILABILITY

INNOVATION

Term
TRUE OF FALSE  MEMORY DEVICES CONTAIN THOUSAND IF CIRCUITS IMPRINTED ON A SILICON CHIP
Definition
TRUE
Term

TRUE OF FALSE

RAM CHIPS ARE MOUNTED DIRECTLY ON THE COMPUTES MAIN CIRCUIT BOARD OR IN CHIPS MOUNTED ON PERIPERAL CARDS THAT PLUG INTO THE COMPUTERS MAIN CIRCUIT BOARD

Definition
TRUE
Term
TRUE OF FALSE.  SECONDARY STORAGE DEVICES ARE USED TO SORE DATA FOR EASY RETIVAL AT A LATER DATE
Definition
TRUE
Term

TRUE OR FALSE

SOLID STATE MEMORY DISKS THAT USE FLASH MEMORY ARE SUPLLEMENING OR REPLACING TRADTIONAL HARD DRIVES

Definition
TRUE
Term
A KEYBORAD AND A COMPUTER MOUSE ARE THE MOST COMMON DEVICE USED FOR DATA OUTPUT
Definition
FALSE
Term
a _________ CONSISTS OF TWO PRIMARY ELEMENTS: THE ARITHEMTHIC/LOGIC UNIT AND THE CONTROL UNIT
Definition
CENTERAL PROCESSING UNTI (cpu)
Term
EACH CPU PRODUCES  A SERIES OF ELECTRONIC PULSES AT A PREDTERMINED RATE CALLED THE _______WHICH AFFECTS MACHINE CYLE TIME.
Definition
CLOCK SPEED
Term
_______CHIPS LOSE THEIR CONTTENTS IF THE CURRENT IS TURNED OFF OR DISRUPTED
Definition
RAM
Term
______ IS A METHOD OF STORING DATA SO THAT IF A HARD DRIVE FAILS, THE LOST DATA ON THAT DRIVE CAN BE REBUILT
Definition
REDUNDANT ARRAY OF INDEPMENDENT/INEXPENSIVE DISKS
Term
A _______ IS A LOW COST CENTRALLY MANAGED COMPUTER THAT IS DEVOID OF ADVD PLAYER, DISKETTE DRIVE AND EXPANSIONS SLOTS
Definition

THIN CLIENT

Term
a ________ALLOWS INIDVIDUALS TO ACCESS AND COMMAND THE COMPUTER SYSTEM
Definition
USER INTERFACE
Term
EIGHT BITS TOGETHER FORM A _____
Definition
BYTE
Term
SIX THINGS OPERATING SYSTEMS
Definition

TALKS TO HW

USER INTERFACE

MANAGES MEMORY

PROCESSES TAKS

NETWORKING

ACCESS TO SYSTEM RECOURCES

MANAG FILES

Term
THREE OPERATING SYSTEM STEPS
Definition

ENTER CODE

COMPILER

RUNTIME

Term
DOSD
Definition
DISK OPERATING SYSTEM
Term
PROCESS LANGUAGE CODES
Definition
BASIC, C++, C, PAR1, COBOL, PASCAL, PHP, ASP, EIFFEL, 4 TRANE, XHTML, JAVA, JAVASCRIPT, POWERBUILDER, SMALL TALK
Term

An information system

Definition
is organized combination of the five things and is a system that collects, transforms and sdisseminates information in an organization
Term
true or false.  ram, rom and prom are examples of computer memory
Definition
true
Term
true of false: store data and program instructions needed for processing is a function of a storage device
Definition

true

Term

Name three charecteristics of an information system

Definition

1 consists of interralated components

2 accepts inputs and produces outputs in an organized process

3 basic componenets consist of iput, processing and output

Term
according to the book a computers primary storage is commonly referred to as the
Definition
main memory
Term
what are three typical classifications of a comptuer peripheral
Definition

monitors and printers

usb devices

cd roms and backup systems

Term
vga
Definition
video graphics array
Term
according to the class information, businesses are moving away from the waterfall system life cycle and toward
Definition
rad
Term
the class information discussed three types of diagrams,,,what are they
Definition

data flow diagram

flow chart

entity relationship diagram

Term
according to the course materials, the five main resources of an information systems are
Definition

people

hardware

software

data

networks

Term
An application program has what function
Definition
It specifies the informaton processing procdures required by a particular information proccessing job
Term

true or false: work processing packages are condidered application software

Definition
true
Term

Name three advantages of software suites

Definition

smiliar graphical interface

common tools, spell checker and help wizards

more efficient than a variety of packages

Term
Is an operating system the most indispensable software for a computer
Definition
yes
Term
what does a user interface typically do?
Definition
allows end users to communicate with it so they can load programs, access files, and acomplish other tasks
Term
what is the most popular microcomputer operating systems among users
Definition

winxp

Term
ibm needed microsoft for
Definition
an operating system
Term
a job of converting programming code into a permanent executable object is the job of a...
Definition
compiler
Term
the basic language for web page development is
Definition

HTML

Term
__________is an OS developed by Linus Torvalds in 1991 as a student in Finland
Definition
LINUX
Term
________is a poweful OS orinially developed by AT&T for minicomputers
Definition
UNIX
Term
_____is a network OS sold by Novell that can support users on Windows, Mcintosh, and UNIX platforms
Definition
Netware
Term
The term_______refers to existing sofware programs that can be purchased
Definition
off the shelf
Term
The term ______ is used to descrived a set of rules associated witha programming language
Definition
Syntax
Term
The newest programming languages
Definition

are event driven

are object oriented

use IDEs

Term
What is a database
Definition

organize

store

managing

report

Term
crud
Definition
create read update delete
Term
sequential file are also known as
Definition
flat files or .csv (comma separated values)
Term
data held withing a database tha descrives that database itself is called______
Definition
  • meta data
Term
in database technology a domain is
Definition
a set of values that atable column may have
Term
DBMS systems do all but one of the following
Definition
decide which tables to join together
Term
the following imprves database performance but is considered to be overhead data
Definition
indexes
Term
the main person over the data is often referred to by the following acronym
Definition
dba
Term
what is not a means of accessing a relational database
Definition
use native drives to tap directly ito the database
Term
a row in synonymous with
Definition
record
Term
relational algebra is used to
Definition
manipulate relations to obtain a desired result
Term
a goal for most companies is to reach
Definition
third normal form
Term

the most comon type of database is

Definition
relational
Term
relational model
Definition
erd normal forms
Term
erd
Definition
entity relationship program
Term
join
Definition
conceptual drawing
Term
sql
Definition
structerd querry language
Term

data dictionary

Definition
reports data from metadata
Term

primary key

Definition
unique identifier
Term
ODBC
Definition
open database connection
Term
oledb
Definition
object linking and enbeding
Term

lan

Definition
local area network
Term
wan
Definition
wide area network
Term
nic
Definition
network interface card
Term
ethernet
Definition

defined by IEEE

most companies run on ethernet

Term
twisted pair
Definition

cat 5 ethernet

Term
cat5e
Definition
 a wire
Term

t1

Definition

common long distance line

highspeed transfer

Term

router

Definition
traffic cop
Term
nos
Definition
network operating system
Term
protocol
Definition
what data looks like
Term
tcp/ip
Definition

internet protocol

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