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Directions:
- Open MS Word
- Select the questions and the extra credit questions below and cut and paste into the Word document
- Add a header with your name, "Midterm Exam", and the date
- Save the document
- Answer each question within the Word document immediately following each question
- Spell check the exam
- Printout a copy of the exam and turn it in.
Each question is worth 5 points. Partial credit will be given for partially correct answers.
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Question 1:Compare and contrast primary storage and secondary storage.
Question 2:What is CAI and how does it effect education?
Question 3:What kind of computer applications require a Supercomputer? Give two examples.
Question 4:Both the Mark I and the ENIAC were developed due to what significant historical event? Why were these inventions necessary?
Question 5:Describe either USB or firewire.
Question 6:What is a software suite and what the advantage to using one?
Question 7:How does cache memory speed up processing time?
Question 8:Describe four items that can be found on a motherboard.
Question 9:What is an algorithm?
Question 10:What was the name of the first commercially available computer and who were its creators? What did this computer's name stand for?
Question 11:What is an automated factory and why is it more effective than a traditional factory?
Question 12:Describe each of the following types of memory; ROM, RAM, and CMOS.
Question 13:What are the three types of data that can be found represented with binary digits.
Question 14:Who was Herman Hollerinth and what was his contribution to computer technology?
Question 15:Besides magnetic storage disks and optical disks, describe one other type of secondary storage device.
Question 16:Name and briefly describe two factors in determining processor speed.
Question 17:Compare and contrast a magnetic storage disk and an optical storage disk; give an example of each.
Question 18:How did the development of the GUI effect the popularity of home computing?
Question 19:What do each of the following parts of the CPU do; the decode unit, the ALU, and the registers?
Question 20:What are the advantages and disadvantages of telecommuting.
Extra Credit Questions
5 points each
- What is the name of the author of Computer Confluence?
- What well-known TV personality does the author resemble?
