IST 220 Course Guide
 Week 4 – QUIZ 1 Procedures

What to Expect

Study Topics

Chapter 1 - Systems Architecture: An Introduction

  Chapter 2 - Computer Hardware

  Chapter 3 - Computer Software

 

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 Procedures:

The procedures for ELI examinations are listed in the SYLLABUS mailed from ELI. The following is a summary:
    1. Prepare for the exam
    2. Call the testing lab for the hours
    3. Take Photo ID and Exam Pass (from the SYLLABUS mailed from ELI) to Testing lab
    4. Take Exam.
If you are outside metropolitan Washington, incarcerated or handicapped, see the information on Examination Proctors and the Proctor Request form in the SYLLABUS mailed from ELI.

Please do not let the exams stop you from completing the course. If you have great difficulty getting to a testing lab or are very concerned about taking exams, please call or email me instead of giving up!

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What to Expect:

Exam 1 will cover material from Chapter 1: Systems Architecture: An Introduction, Chapter 2: Computer Hardware, and Chapter 3: Computer Software.

Exam 1 is worth 100 points. Each question is worth 2 points. The test consists of 50 multiple choice or true/false questions only from among those listed in the Study Questions below, Vocabulary and Review Questions from the textbook. However, the questions will not be ordered or listed as those. YOU CANNOT USE YOUR TEXT, COURSE GUIDE OR NOTES TO HELP YOU WITH THIS EXAM. Allow 2 hours to complete the exam.

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Study Questions - Chapter 1: Systems Architecture: An Introduction
1. Definition of System Development Life Cycle Pg. 3
2. Describe the Systems Survey Phase  Pg. 4
3. List the technical knowledge needed during the Systems Survey Phase Pg. 4
4. Describe the Systems Analysis Phase  Pg. 5
5. List the technical knowledge needed during the Systems Analysis Phase  Pg. 5
6. Describe the Systems Design Phase  Pg. 6
7. List the technical knowledge needed during the Systems Design Phase  Pg. 7
8. Describe the Systems Implementation Phase  Pg. 7
9. List the technical knowledge needed  Pg. 7
10. Describe the Maintenance and Evaluation Phase  Pg. 8
11. List the technical knowledge needed during the Maintenance and Evaluation Phase Pg. 8

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Study Questions - Chapter 2: Computer Hardware
1. Define the term Computer.  
2. Give examples of input hardware devices.  
3. Give examples of output hardware devices
4. Define the term Control Unit  Pg. 33
5. What is the function of the Arithmetic and Logic Unit?  Pg. 33
6. What is a Bus?  Pg. 35
7. What is the Machine Cycle? (fetch and execution cycle)  Pg. 33
8. What is Random Access Memory?  Pg. 36
9. What is the purpose of Registers?  Pg. 33
10. What is the difference between Primary and Secondary Storage?  Pg. 37
11. Define and Describe the different Classes of Computers  
Microcomputer  Pg. 38
Minicomputer  Pg. 41
Mainframe computer  Pg. 41
Supercomputer  Pg. 42
Network computer  Pg. 41
Server Pg. 42
12. Define the terms in relation to computer system performance 
Batch Processing  Pg. 46
Throughput Pg. 47
On line Processing Pg. 46
Response Time Pg. 47

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Study Questions - Chapter 3: Computer Software
1. Define Software.  
2. What is the difference between Application and System Software? Pg. 62
3. Describe the three System Software Layers
Command Layer Pg. 74
Service Layer Pg. 75
Kernel Pg. 76
4. Define and differentiate between the generations of programming languages listed below:  
Machine Language Pg. 65
Assembly Language Pg. 66
High Level Language Pg. 67
4th Generation Language Pg. 72
5. Define and differentiate between the three language translators:  
Interpreter Pg. 71
Compiler Pg. 69
Assembler Pg. 68

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