CS 204 – Test 1 Terms:

General Terms

• Hardware vs. Software
• Memory (RAM) vs. Storage
• Digital vs. Analog
• Spreadsheet
• Database
• Programming
• Open vs. Closed Architecture schemes
• Virus
• Software “Worm”
• Source File
• Zipped or Compressed Files
• System Software
• Application Software

Licenses

• Software License
• Shareware
• EULA
• Site License
• Pirate Software
• Public Domain

Speed and Capacity

• Gigahertz
• bit/byte/Kilobyte/Megabyte/Gigabyte/Terabyte
• MIPS
• Clock rate

Operating Systems

• Windows
• Linux
• Multitasking
• Multi-user
• Interface
• Desktop
• Disk File
• Data File
• Execution File
• Folder
• Menu bar
• Tool bar
• Taskbar
• Graphical User Interface - GUI (Windows)
• Command-Line (DOS)
• Prompt
• Wizard
• Default
• Icon

Printers

• Laser Printer
• Inkjet Printer
• Plotter

Video

• Pixel
• Resolution
• Polygon

Spreadsheets

• Spreadsheet
• Worksheet
• Cell
• Row/Column
• Cell Address
• Formula

Networking

• LAN
• WAN
• ISP
• IP address
• URL
• Web-Browser
• Search Engine
• Network Card
• ISP
• Cable Modem
• Dial-up Access
• DSL
• Twisted Pair
• Coaxial
• Wireless
• Infrared/Radio
• Hub
• Switch
• Router
• Ethernet

Hardware

• USB
• Card/Board/ Adapter
• Motherboard
• Binary
• ASCII
• Unicode
• E-mail
• E-mail address
• Microcomputer (Personal Computer)
• Desktop Computer
• Tower case Computer
• Notebook Computer (Laptop)
• PDA/Palm (Handheld)
• Minicomputer
• Mainframe
• Supercomputer
• Embedded Computer
• Peripheral Devices
• Input Device
• Output Device
• CPU/Processor
• Memory/ RAM

Storage

• Hard disk/Hard drive
• Diskette Drive
• Optical Storage
• Magnetic Storage
• Storage Devices
• Storage Media
• CD-ROM
• DVD

WWW World Wide Web

• Spyware
• Home Page
• URL

• IM Instant messaging
• Web Cam
• Web Casting
• Chat Rooms
• Netiquette
• Spamming
• Flaming

• Webpage traps (Alt-F4)
• Pop-ups
• Banners
• Cookies
• Blind Links

Security Issues

• Network Security Risks
• Hacker
• Denial of service attacks
• Information Theft
• Industrial Espionage
• Software Piracy
• Cookie
• Employee Monitoring
• Credit Card Fraud
• Identity Theft
• Data-Browsing
• System Backdoors
• Power Interruption
• Spyware
• VNC
• Precautions
• Data Backup
• UPS
• Firewall
• User name/Password/PIN
• How to construct a good password

Networking

• Open Architecture (open systems) vs. Closed Architecture
• Network types
• LAN
• WAN
• Internet online services
• Electronic Commerce
• American Online
• Networking Hardware
• Modem
• Switches/Hubs
• Routers
• Bandwidth/Baudrate
• Telecommunications Media
• Twisted Pair
• coaxial
• Optical Fiber
• Wireless
• Internet Access:
• ISP
• dial-up modem
• cable modem
• DSL
• Wireless
• Satellite

E-Commerce

• B2B/B2C
• Business uses of the internet
• Intranets/Extranets
• Retailing on the Web: Pros and Cons
• Wholesaling on the Web
• Resistance to Technology: Getting people to try new things
• Which products work well with E-Commerce
• Telecommuting
• Peer-to-Peer Technologies