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Midterm Review - Microcomputer Applications | CS 1033, Study notes of Microcomputers

University of Texas - San AntonioMicrocomputers

Midterm Review Material Type: Notes; Class: Microcomputer Applications; Subject: Computer Science; University: University of Texas - San Antonio; Term: Spring 2011;

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Midterm Review
Introduction to Computers
1. What is a computer?
A computer is an electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own
memory
2. List five categories of hardware.
1) Input device, 2) Output device, 3) System Unit, 4) Storage device, 5) Communications device.
3. List advantages and disadvantages of using computers
Advantages: speed, reliability, consistency, storage, communications
Disadvantages: Health risks, Violations of privacy, Public Safety, Impact on labor force, impact
on environment.
4. What is green computing? What strategies are used to support green computing?
Green computing involves reducing the electricity consumed and environmental waste generated
when using a computer.
Strategies include:
Recycling
Regulating manufacturing processes
Extending the life of computers
Immediately donating or properly disposing of replaced computers
5. What is software? What are the two main categories of software?
Software, also called a program, tells the computer what tasks to perform and how to perform
them
1) System software
2) application software
6. List the categories of computer.
7 categories
Personal computer
Mobile computers and mobile device
Game counsels
Servers
Mainframes
Super computers
Embedded computers
7. List the elements of information system.
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Introduction to Computers

  1. What is a computer? A computer is an electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory
  2. List five categories of hardware.
    1. Input device, 2) Output device, 3) System Unit, 4) Storage device, 5) Communications device.
  3. List advantages and disadvantages of using computers Advantages : speed, reliability, consistency, storage, communications Disadvantages : Health risks, Violations of privacy, Public Safety, Impact on labor force, impact on environment.
  4. What is green computing? What strategies are used to support green computing? Green computing involves reducing the electricity consumed and environmental waste generated when using a computer. Strategies include:  Recycling  Regulating manufacturing processes  Extending the life of computers  Immediately donating or properly disposing of replaced computers
  5. What is software? What are the two main categories of software? Software , also called a program , tells the computer what tasks to perform and how to perform them
    1. System software
    2. application software
  6. List the categories of computer. 7 categories  Personal computer  Mobile computers and mobile device  Game counsels  Servers  Mainframes  Super computers  Embedded computers
  7. List the elements of information system.

5 elements  Hardware  Software  Data  People  Procedures

The Internet and World Wide Web

  1. What is internet? List two most widely used internet service. The Internet is a worldwide collection of networks that links millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals
    1. E-mail
    2. Internet
  2. What is access provider? What are the three categories of access provider? An access provider is a business that provides individuals and organizations access to the Internet free or for a fee
    1. ISP – internet service provider
    2. OPS – Online service provider
    3. WISP – Wireless Internet service provider
  3. What are IP address and domain name? What are the functions of DNS server? An IP address is a number that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the Internet A domain name is the text version of an IP address  Top-level domain (TLD) A DNS server translates the domain name into its associated IP address
  4. List some top-level domains and their purposes. Gov – government agencies Com – commercial organization, businesses and companies Edu – educational organizations Info – business organization or individuals providing general information Org – non-profited organizations
  5. What is web site? A Web site is a collection of related Web pages and associated items
  6. What is the major difference between Web 2.0 and conventional web sites? Web 2.0 refers to Web sites that provide a means for users to interact
  7. What is web browser? List the most widely used browsers. A Web browser , or browser , allows users to access Web pages and Web 2.0 programs
  1. What is file path? Given a path, describe the meanings of different parts of the path.
  2. Show the reasons that we store files in zipped folders.

Browser and E-mail Basics

  1. What is a feed?
  2. What are Cc and Bcc in an email message?

Getting started with Microsoft Office 2007

  1. What programs does Office include? What is the major advantage of Office?
  2. What are Office Button, Quick Access Toolbar, Ribbon, View shortcuts and Zoom controls?
  3. What are functions of three sizing buttons?
  4. What is the difference between two sizing controls of Word?
  5. What does it mean that a button is a toggled switch?
  6. What is contextual tab?
  7. What are Mini toolbar and shortcut menu? How to access them?

Word 1: Creating a Document

  1. List the four steps to produce a document.
  2. What is insertion point?
  3. What is nonprinting character?
  4. Describe the keystrokes for moving the insertion point.
  5. What are Undo and Redo?
  6. What is the difference between line spacing and paragraph spacing?

Word 2: Editing and Formatting a Document

  1. What is Clipboard?
  2. In Find&Replace operation, what will happen if Match case is checked or unchecked?
  3. What is alignment? List the four types of alignment.
  4. What will happen if the hanging indent is moved towards its right? Is there another way to achieve the same effect?
  5. The Format Painter button is in the Clipboard group on the Home tab, Describe how to format features of one paragraph to another paragraph or multiple paragraphs?
  6. Describe the functions of some useful keyboard shortcuts.

Word 3: Creating a Multiple-Page Report

  1. What is quick style?
  2. What will happen if Head row option button is not selected when sorting rows in a table?
  3. What is tab stop?
  1. What are the similarity and difference between footnote and endnote? How to delete them?
  2. What is the difference between page break and section break?
  3. What is the advantage of SmartArt?
  4. What are header and footer?

Word 4: Desktop Publishing and Mail Merge

  1. What is desktop publishing?
  2. What is the difference between inline graphic and floating graphic? Which one is also called anchored?
  3. Describe how to prevent the column format from affecting the WordArt object.
  4. In a two-column page, describe how to move last paragraph in the left column to the right column, and how to let two columns have the same length.
  5. What is drop cap? What is the difference between the two types of drop cap?
  6. When inserting a border around a page, what is the different between choosing Measure from Edge of page and choosing Measure from Text? Why we usually use the latter?
  7. What is mail merge?
  8. What is the difference between Next Page section break and Continuous section break?
  9. What are blog and blog post?