Study Guide: Part 1: Written Section
(Closed-book, closed-notes. Mostly multiple choice, some short answer,
matching). (132 points)
The questions on the exam will be questions from
your Reading Questions or the ones listed on this study guide. Here is a
list of the Reading Questions from Chapters 5, 7, 8, 9, and 10.
Chapter 5: Productivity Applications
True/False: #1, 2; Multiple Choice #5, 7, 8.
Chapter 7: Databases/Privacy
True/False: #3, 5, 8; Multiple Choice #1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15.
Chapter 8: Networking/Telecommunications
True/False: #1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10; Multiple Choice #2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12,
13.
Chapter 9: Internet/WWW
True/False: #1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10; Multiple Choice #1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 13, 15.
Chapter 10: Computer Security
True/False: #1, 2, 6, 7; Multiple Choice #4, 6, 10, 11, 15
Here are some of the topics covered in the above
questions: Computer crime: Who commits it? (usually
insiders, It's basically a human sociological problem with human solutions).
Crime often goes unreported because of negative publicity. What does a
firewall do? What does a surge protector do? How does identity theft
usually begin?
Some Extra questions:
Describe what Adobe Photoshop is used for:
(editing images)
Describe what Macromedia Dreamweaver is used for:
(creating web pages)
List two of the things you typically have to do for
each digital image from a digital camera before it is ready to go on a web
site: (Here are four: Crop, Rotate, Resize,
Rename)
What should you do to avoid losing valuable data?
(Make Regular Backups)
