IST 220 Course Guide
 Week 8 – QUIZ 2 Procedures

What to Expect

Study Topics

Chapter 4 - Data Representation

  Chapter 5 - Processor Technology

  Chapter 6 - Data Storage Technology

 

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 Procedures:

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    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.
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What to Expect:

Exam 2 will cover material from Chapter 4: Data Representation, Chapter 5: Processor Technology and Architecture, and Chapter 6: Data Storage Technology.

Exam 2 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 4: Data Representation
1. Convert hexadecimal, octal, and decimal numbers to the binary numbering system.  
2. Convert the octal, decimal, and binary numbers to the hexadecimal numbering system.   
3. Convert decimal, binary, and hexadecimal numbers to the octal numbering system.
4. Perform binary addition.
5. Perform binary subtraction using two's complement.  
6. What is the ASCII coding system? Pg. 122
7. What is the EBCDIC coding system? Pg. 121
8. What is a data structure?  Pg. 132
9. What is a character array (string)? Pg. 134
10. What is a record? Pg. 138
11. What is an index? Pg. 139
12. What are the characteristics of a single linked list? Pg. 135-136
13. How is an element added to a single linked list? Pg. 135-136
14. What are the characteristics of a doubly linked list? Pg. 137
15. What are the advantages/disadvantages of a doubly linked list? Pg. 137

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Study Questions - Chapter 5: Processor Technology
  1. What is an instruction? 
 Pg. 148
  • What is an opcode? 
    		•  Pg. 148
  • What is an operand? 
    		•  Pg. 148
  • What are data transformation instructions? 
    		•  Pg. 150
  • What are data movement instructions? 
    		•  Pg. 149
  • What are sequence control instructions? 
    		•  Pg. 153
  • What is an AND instruction? 
    		•  Pg. 150
  • What is an OR instruction? 
    		•  Pg. 151
  • What is an XOR instruction? 
    		•  Pg. 151 –152
  • What is a Shift instruction? 
    		•  Pg. 152
  • What is a NOT instruction? 
    		•  Pg. 151
  • What is an ADD instruction? 
    		•  Pg. 152
  • What are sequence control instructions? 
    		•  Pg. 153
  • What is a conditional branch instruction? 
    		•  Pg. 154
  • What is an unconditional branch instruction? 
    		•  Pg. 154
  • What is a HALT instruction? 
    		•  Pg. 154
  • What is the length between a fixed and variable length instruction?
    		•  Pg. 160-161
  • What is a system clock? 
    		•  Pg. 164
  • Define the following terms related to the system clock:
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    Clock rate  Pg. 164
    Clock cycle  Pg. 164
    Hertz  Pg. 164
  • What is the difference between a general and special purpose register? 
    		•  Pg. 166/169
  • What is the function of an Instruction register? 
    		•  Pg. 169
    22. What is the function of an Instruction pointer? Pg. 169
    23. What is a Program Status Word?  Pg. 170
    24. What is Word Size?  Pg. 170
    25. What is a logic gate?  Pg. 175
    26. What is an Integrated Circuit?  Pg. 181

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    Study Questions - Chapter 6: Data Storage Technology
    1. Describe the secondary storage devices  
    Magnetic Tape Pg. 220
    RAM Pg. 202
    ROM Pg. 209
    CD ROM Pg. 232
    Hard Disk Pg. 224
    Floppy Disk  Pg. 225
    PROM Pg. 209
    EPROM Pg. 209
    EEPROM Pg. 209
    WORM Disks Pg. 235
    2. What is the difference between static and dynamic RAM? Pg. 206
    3. What is the difference between primary and secondary storage? Pg. 198
    4. What is access time/average access time? Pg. 200
    5. What is data transfer rate? Pg. 200
    6. What is a track? Pg. 223
    7. What is a sector? Pg. 200
    8. What is track-to-track seek time? Pg. 226
    9. What are pits and lands? Pg. 233
    10. What is head-to-head switching time? Pg. 226
    11. What is the difference between sequential and direct access?  
    12. What is firmware? Pg. 209

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