REVIEW TOPICS (chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 11)

· Identify the steps or phases in the Information Processing Cycle

· What is a computer?

· What is Wi-Fi? What is WiMAX?

· How do you measure the processor’s clock speed?

· What is input, output, processing, and storage?

· What is the motherboard? Where is it located?

· Bit vs Byte

· How is storage measured? Know the prefixes and their meanings.

· What is Unicode?

· Identify Physical vs Wireless transmission media

· What is an application software? System software?

· What is an Operating System?

· What is an utility program?

· What is a browser?

· What is a URL?

· Identify a URL from a list.

· LCD vs CRT displays

· Data vs information

· Identify examples of stand-alone utility programs

· Function of a modem

· IP address vs domain name

· What is the Internet?

· What is the Internet2?

· Who owns the Internet? (read the textbook!)

· Hardware vs software

· Difference between RAM and ROM

· What is a network? Why do businesses use them? (5 reasons)

· How is data stored on an optical disc?

· What is a virus? A worm? A trojan horse?

· What is spyware? Firewall?

· What is Ergonomics?

· What is biometrics?

· Identify examples of biometric devices from a list.

· Hardcopy vs softcopy

· Printer resolution

· Analog vs digital signal

· Bandwidth

· Cookies: What are they? What is their purpose?

· Define computer ethics

· Ethical decision making tests (this topic is only available on the PowerPoint presentation)