Final Exam Review 75 points total

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Final Exam Review - 75 points total

• 37 M/C questions _at_ 2 points each
• Study the Key Terms which you think will be on
  the exam.
• The definitions are listed by chapter on the
  textbook website at http//www.course.com/downloa
  ds/succeeding/swt/
• Remember there are only 3 - 4 questions per
  chapter. Focus on the topics and terms in the
  exam review.
• Take the Practice Test on the textbook website.

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Chapter 2 Hardware Designed to Meet the Need

• Computers are digital, and represent data in bit
  bytes, measured in kilobytes, etc.
• CPU Characteristics
• RAM versus ROM versus cashe memory
• Primary versus Secondary Storage

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Chapter 3 - Software Solutions for Personal and
Professional Gain

• System software
• Functions of the Operating System
• Graphical User Interface
• Programming languages
• Syntax versus standards
• Some more terms
• Interoperability
• Portability
• Proprietary

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Chapter 4 The Internet and the World Wide Web

• A Brief History of the Internet
• How Does the Internet Work?
• Protocols
• Internet backbone
• Internet service providers (ISP)
• Physical network backbone
• Linking documents from diverse sources

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Chapter 5 Telecommunications and Networks

• Network Control Devices Hubs, Switches,
  Repeaters, Bridges, Gateway, Routers,
  Multiplexers, and Firewalls
• Network Software - Network Operating Systems,
  Communication Protocols and Standards
• Distributed Computing Database servers, File
  servers, Application servers
• Network Types Personal area network (PAN), Local
  area network (LAN), Metropolitan area network
  (MAN), Wide area network (WAN), Global area
  network (GAN)

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Chapter 6 Database Systems

• The Hierarchy of data
• Database, File, Record, Field, Character
• Database terms
• Entities, Attributes, Primary Key
• Database Models
• Hierarchical, Network, Relational Models

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Chapter 7 - E-Commerce

• EDI
• 3 Cs of e-commerce
• Types of E-Commerce
• B2C, B2B, C2C
• Encryption

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Chapter 8 Info, DSS, AI, etc.

• Decision making process
• Problem Solving
• Proactive versus Reactive
• Optimization vs. Heuristics
• Management Information Systems
• Demand, Scheduled, Exception, Key-Indicator
  Reports

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Chapter 9 Systems Development

• An Overview of Systems Development Process (SDLC)
  
• Participants in Systems Development
• Tools for System Development
• CASE tools, Flowcharts, Decision Tables, PERT
  and Gantt charts
• Systems Implementation Testing
• Unit testing, System testing, Volume testing,
  Integration testing, and Acceptance testing
• Systems Implementation Startup
• Direct conversion , Phase-in approach, and Pilot
  startup

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Chapter 10 Designing Software Solutions

• Overview of Software Development
• Application Generators
• The Program Development Life Cycle
• Problem Analysis
• Program Design
• Program Implementation
• Program Testing, Debugging, and Maintenance
• Debugging
• Alpha Testing
• Beta Testing

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Chapter 11 - Multimedia Applications

• The Value of Digital Graphics
• Digital Music Distribution
• MP3 versus Real Audio
• 3-D modeling Software

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Chapter 12 Information Systems Security and
Control

• The Computer as the Object of Crime
• Viruses and Worms
• Application Viruses
• System Viruses
• Job Concerns
• Mental-Health and Related Problems