Topics Covered for Final Lecture Test CS 104

Introduction:

Since this is a final, we will be taking 10 questions directly from Lecture Test 1, 10 questions directly from Lecture Test 2 and 30 new questions from the new material.

The new material for the test covers 13 (Multimedia), 9(Telecommunications), 9(Computer Networks), 7(Internet),and 11(Information Systems Development) from your Discovering Computers 2001 Book. Topics from lecture such WWW searching techniques and OLE will also be covered. The lecture test will also use the reading material from Lab 13.

Hints on how to study for the lecture exam:

Discovering Computers 2001
  • Thumb through the covered chapters and look for the words in bold. If a term is unfamiliar to you, reread that section. This assumes that you have read it once before.
  • Go to the Checkpoint at the end of each chapter in Discovering Computers 2001. Do the Label the Figure, Matching and Short Answer.
  • Take the practice test from the web.
    •      Other Lecture Material
  • Lecture material not directly included in Discovering book can also be used.
  • Remember Technology changes daily!
  • Review the points listed below in the section Other Lecture Material.
  • Make sure you can say something (definition) about each topic.
  • If not review the presentation on the Web.
    •  Labs
  • Material for the exam can also be taken from the labs.
  • Review the Projects covered in your lab book  (Lab 13).
  • Again, use the same technique as you did for the Discovering book. Make sure you can can define the words listed in bold. Important concepts may also listed on the sidebar of the page. Look at the pictures, do you know what they represent, or what functionality is represented by the picture?
  • Look over the "What You Should Know". If a term is unfamilar to you, find out what it means.
  • Topics covered in lab are listed in second half of this document.
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    Topics for CS 104 Final Lecture Test

    LECTURE and Reading MATERIAL FROM Computers in Your Future

    Discovering Computers Chapter 13 Multimedia
  • multimedia hardware
  • education
  • senses - audio, visual (hypermedia)
    •  Discovering Computers Chapter 9 Telecommunciation
  • Hardware
  • Modems
  • Modulation Protocols
  • Channels
  • Transmission Media
  • Transmission Modes
  • Digital Telephony
  • Software
  • Telecommuting
  • Teleconferencing
    •  Discovering Computers Chapter 9 Computer Networking
  • Communication Channels
  • Networking Protocols
  • Nodes, Switches, Devices
  • Types of Computer Networks (star, hub, bus)
  • TCP-IP
    •  Discovering Computers Chapter 7 Internet
  • Infrastructures
  • Internet Connections
  • Internet Uses/Services
  • Electronic Mail, Usenet, Telnet, FTP, WWW, etc.
  • Internet's Protocols
  • the difference between the Internet and internet
    •  email
  • parts of the email address
  • the at sign
  • email server
  • service
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    OTHER LECTURE MATERIAL

    OLE
  • definitions of linking/embedding
  • where does copying fit in
  • technology
  • client/server
  • immmediate updates
  • pros/cons
    •  WWW searching techniques
  • using booleans in your searches
  • what does " " do for a string
  • capitalization
  • different search engines
  • using more words
  • hits (ranking)
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    LAB

    LAB 13: Integrating Microsoft Office Documents
  • OLE
  • source
  • target or destination
  • Copy and Move
  • Linking Object
  • Embedded Object
  • Hyperlink
  • main document
  • data source
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