CS 107 Introduction to Data Processing

Spring 2006

Midterm Questions

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The following are the list of questions that can appear on your Midterm


What does HTML stand for? - What is HTML used for?

What does URL stand for? - What is a URL used for?

What is a protocol and why would one be needed?

What is TCP/IP used for? - how does it work?

What is a packet?

Explain what bandwidth is ? - what is narrowband and broadband?

What is a network topology? - Show two topologies.

What is bluetooth?

How is a CISC chip different from a RISC chip?

What is an IP address? - How is it related to a domain name?

What does a DNS server do?

LAN can be used to describe the geographical scope of a network: identify and briefly describe two others.

How is data stored on a magnetic disk?

Explain how word size effects processing speed. Which is faster, a 64 bit word or a 16 bit word?

Name and descibe the 3 parts of an operating system.

What is meant by multitasking - how many programs can a user have running in the background?

What is the ARPAnet and why was it developed?

Name and describe two pieces of hardware that may be found on the motherboard?

How does primary storage differ from secondary storage?

How is data stored on an optical disc?

What is the purpose of an input device? - Name 2.

Describe three types of memory.

Describe two types of computer monitors.

Name 2 types of encoding systems - what is an encoding system used for?

What does a read/write head do? Where is one found?

What is an emoticon, why is it used, show an example of at least two?

What is meant by the term "Plug and Play"?

What is the purpose of a search engine?

How does client/server differ from peer2peer?

What are basic tasks that a computer can perform?

What is the underlying technology for each of these generations of computers - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th?

What was Herman Hollerinth's contribution to computer technology; what year did he make it in; and until what year was this technology used?

Name and briefly describe one of early computers.

Who was Charles Babbage and what was his contribution to computer technology?

What was the first commercially produced computer, what year was this computer introduced and how many were made?

Why was the Apple II one of the first successful personal computers? What was the unique feature of the Apple Macintosh?

What does VFAT stand for and where would one find one?

What is the binary system?

What does traceroute do? What is a ping?

What is the system bus used for and what is it named after?

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