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| transmission control protocol/internet protocol |
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| hypertext transfer protocol |
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| simple mail transfer protocol |
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| universal resource locator |
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| hypertext markup language |
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| internet service provider |
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| T/F: Hardware refers to physical devices that can be easily changed. |
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| false (can't be easily changed) |
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| T/F: Software refers to instructions directing a computer. |
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| T/F: An example of a computer with integrated components is a laptop computer. |
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| T/F: The computer monitor is a bit-mapped interactive video screen. |
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| T/F: For a virtual button to look like it is pushed into the screen, reverse white and black and move position slightly up and to the left. |
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| false (up and to the right) |
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| T/F: The computer monitor displays images from its memory. |
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| T/F: Blue, red and yellow are the three primary colours of light. |
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| false (RGB - red, green, blue) |
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| T/F: A computer display is an X-Y grid of small units called packets. |
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| false (pixels, not packets) |
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| T/F: You need a fatherboard and a motherboard before getting a daughter board. |
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| false (no such thing as a fatherboard, and my computer is not making babies, thanks) |
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| T/F: The daughterboard contains the computer's microprocessor chip and the RAM memory. |
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| false (contained on motherboard; daughterboards are simply cards plugged into motherboard for extra functionality, e.g. more RAM) |
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| T/F: Random access memory must be accessed in sequence, each followed by the next. |
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| false (that would be sequential access memory) |
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| T/F: Persistent storage remains only when the computer power is on. |
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| false (persistent=permanent; written on hard drive) |
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| T/F: Saving moves information from RAM to hard disk. |
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| T/F: Using RAM memory, information is stored to disk when power turns off. |
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| false (RAM is lost when power goes off) |
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| T/F: An algorithm is a precise and systematic method for solving a problem. |
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| T/F: When you run a program, it starts, and when you execute a program, it stops. |
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| false (run and execute are the same) |
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| T/F: A computer program is an algorithm written in a specific language for a specific set of conditions. |
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| T/F: Rebooting means replacing the rubbber "boots" on the bottom of most computers that prevent them from sliding on smooth surfaces. |
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| Name three important "intangible" concepts in IT. |
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1. abstraction: removing the basic concept, idea, or process from a situation and expressing it more succinctly and generally 2. generalisation: the summation of an idea, concept, or process that applies to many situations 3. operational attunement: applying what you know about how a device or system works to simplify its use |
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| T/F: Computer speeds continue to increase, doubling about every 1 year. |
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| false (i think? i thought it was waaay more than doubling each year, but the book is unclear) |
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| Name the three types of icons found on a typical computer desktop. |
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1. applications 2. folders 3. files |
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| T/F: A slider control sets a value from a "continuous" range. |
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| T/F: A triangle pointer indicates the end of the choices in a drop-down menu. |
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| false (indicates hidden information) |
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| T/F: Most applications have the File and Change choices in their menu bar. |
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| false (change...? i've never even SEEN that) |
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| T/F: Unavailable options are "grayed out" and can't be selected. |
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| true (this is insulting my intelligence) |
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| List the standard shortcuts for New, Open, Save, Print, Quit, Redo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Select All, Undo, Find. |
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new: ctrl n open: ctrl o save: ctrl s print: ctrl p quit: ctrl q redo: ctrl y cut: ctrl x copy: ctrl c paste: ctrl p select all: ctrl a undo: ctrl z find: ctrl f |
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| List the instance being processed by a Word Processor, a MP3 player, and a Photo Editor. |
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word processor: document MP3 player: song (you can't just go around going "new mp3!" in itunes, wtf is this about) photo editor: picture |
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| T/F: The Save operation writes the current instance to disk using new name and location. |
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| false (save=same name/location, save as=new name/location) |
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| T/F: A blank instance has structure of file and properties but no content filled in. |
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| false (no properties, either) |
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| Order the following editing operations in order of sequence: paste, indicate, cut/copy, select, revise |
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| select, cut/copy, indicate, paste, revise |
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| T/F: Computers store uppercase and lowercase letters as different characters. |
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| T/F: Email is an example of a synchronous communication. |
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| false (email is asynchronous because the sender and receiver are not present at the same time) |
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| T/F: A telephone call is an example of a synchronous communication. |
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T/F: With point-to-point communication, a single sender sends to many receivers.
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| false (that is the definition of broadcast communication) |
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T/F: The Internet is unmediated where communication occurs without protocols.
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T/F: Computers communicate on a LAN via a Gateway.
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T/F: Packets of information originating from the same source going to the same destination take the same path.
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| false (remember the postcard analogy!) |
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T/F: To reassemble a message sent using TCP/IP, packets much be received at the destination in the order in which they were sent.
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| false (they're numbered in sequence so they can be reassembled regardless of order of reception) |
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T/F: The Domain Name System maps IP addresses to their domain names.
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T/F: A domain is a related group of networked computers.
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T/F: Computers are named by IP addresses, four numbers in the range 0-255.
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| false (i think. pretty sure that IP addresses refer only to domain names, not computers) |
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T/F: The country top level domain for the United States is .usa
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| false (it's .us, except who the hell even uses that) |
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T/F: An IP address is a human-readable symbolic name, based on domain hierarchy.
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| false (that's the domain name; the IP address is the numbers) |
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T/F: The DNS server is a computer that keeps a list of domain names and corresponding IP addresses.
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T/F: Your local computer is also known as the root name server.
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| false (a root name server is one of 13 computers worldwide that keeps a master list of all name-to-address translations) |
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T/F: A server is a computer that asks to get a webpage.
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| false (YOUR computer asks for a webpage; the server HOSTS the webpage) |
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T/F: When you click a link in a web browser program, your computer enters into a client/server relationship with the web server.
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T/F: The client/server relationship continues until the browser window is closed.
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| false (it's completed as soon as it sends the page you requested to you, whether or not your browser is still open) |
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T/F: A typical server can only serve one client each second.
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| reeaaaaaally false (yeah cause if that were true Google would be fucked) |
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T/F: The World Wide Web and the Internet are two terms for the same thing.
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| false (WWW refers to all the web servers and files that are ON the Internet) |
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T/F: A web server is a computer programmed to send files to browsers running on other computers connected to the Internet.
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Identify the protocol specifier, the server computer's name, and the page's pathname in the following URL: http://ieng6.ucsd.edu/~cs3fc |
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protocol specifier: http server computer's name: the IP address given by ieng6.ucsd.edu page's pathname: ~cs3fc |
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T/F: Web servers only serve pages that they store. They can't create custom pages "on the fly" in response to client requests.
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T/F: Instructions written in web pages are written in HTML.
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| true (except not so much anymore; XHTML, CSS, Javascript, etc are much more common/useful) |
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T/F: Hypertext provides a way to jump from point to point across documents.
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T/F: Internet and Intranet are two terms for the same thing.
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| false (intranet = local network) |
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