CSE 101 -- Midterm Review Sheet -- Summer 2001

1. Chapter 1 -- Computer Continuum
   analog, digital
   special purpose, general purpose
   mechanical, electronic
   why binary?
   hardware, software
   definition of a computer
   
2. Chapter 2 -- Computer Continuum
   types of information (numeric, character, visual, audio, instructions/program)
   binary representation of numbers, including translation between binary and decimal, binary digits (bits), etc.
   number of patterns for a given number of bits
   representing information inside a computer, encoding
   ASCII representation of characters
   representation of pictures, pixels
   
3. Chapter 2 -- Computer Continuum PLUS MS Word -- Right Phit Lab Book
   word processing
   margin, paragraph, page, header, footer
   cut, paste, copy
   find, find and replace
   formatting: font style, size, bold, underline, italics, sub/super scripts
   justification: center, right, left, justify
   columns, lists (bulleted and numbered), tables
   spelling/grammar checking
   word wrap
   
4. Chapter 3 -- Computer Continuum
   von Neumann computer: (4 basic components) input, output, processor, memory
   stored program
   input devices (keyboard, mouse, microphone, scanner, etc.)
   output devices (screen, printer, speakers, etc.)
   primary/main memory (RAM), secondary memory/storage
   memory technologies - magnetic, electronic, optical
   seconday storage devices (floppy, CD-ROM, DVD, hard disk
   disk, drive
   storage measures: speed, cost, removable/nonremovable, size, type of access (sequential or random)
   bit, byte, kilo, mega, giga, tera, word
   parallel, serial
   types of computers - microcomputer (PC), workstation/minicomputer, mainframe computer, supercomputer (cost, speed, complexity, size)
   ROM, RAM
   
5. Chapter 4 -- Computer Continuum
   why are programming languages needed for communicating with computers
   semantics, syntax
   5 generations of programming languages - machine language, assembly language, high-level language, query language, natural language
   assembler, interpreter, compiler
   algorithm
   bug, debugging
   translation
   source code, object code
   
6. Right Phit Lab book - MS Excel
   what is a spreadsheet, dynamic property of spreadsheets
   cell, row, column, cell reference/address
   formulas
   formula bar
   arithmetic operators in formulas +, -, /, *, ^
   order of evaluation in formulas, parentheses
   relative vs absolute addresses (incl. mixed)
   value
   AVERAGE, SUM functions
   workbook, worksheet
   
7. Right Phit Lab Book - MS Windows
   Window, border, title bar
   minimize, maximize
   start menu
   icon
   desktop
   folder, file, hierarchical organization of files
   drive
   task bar
   Windows Explorer
   GUI, interface, operating system