W3 - COURSE SURVEY TOPICS Flashcards
W3-W4-1: (a) COMPUTERS
(b) USERS
(c) APPLICATIONS
(d) OS
(e) HARDWARE
(a) ELECTRONIC devices for STORING and PROCESSING data according to INSTRUCTIONS in a program
(b) interact w/t Applications – high-level software
(c) interact with an Operating System (OS)
(d) low-level SOFTWARE interacts with HARDWARE
(e) PHYSICAL devices of a computer system controlled by an OS
W3-W4-2: (a) COMPUTER PROGRAM
(b) COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
(c) SOURCE CODE
(a) is a list of INSTRUCTIONS telling a computer system (the ‘machine’) what to do
(b) is a PROCESS that leads from the FORMULATION of a problem to an executable solution
(c) is a human readable PROGRAMMING language COMPILED into SOFTWARE that is now executable code
W3-W5: (a) NUMBER SYSTEM
b) SOFTWARE VERSIONING
(c) VERSION CONTROL (revision control/ source control
(a) representsNUMERIC values
(b) is the PROCESS of assigning uniqueVERSION NAMES or NUMBERS to states of computersoftware DEVELOPMENT
(c) is the MANAGEMENT of CHANGES to software configurations, documents, computer programs, OS software, web sites, and other collections of information
W3-W6: (a) SYSTEM PROGRAMMING
b) SOFTWARE DESIGN PRINCIPLES
(c) OPERATING SYSTEM (OS
(a) is developing SOFTWARE that interacts DIRECTLY w/t the computersystem itself
(b) ARCHITECTURE of Operating Systems that makes programming easier and safer
(c) is system software that supports a computer’s BASIC FUNCTIONS , such as scheduling tasks, executing applications, and controlling memory, hardware, and peripheral devices.
W3-W7: (a) a COMPUTER NETWORK
(b) The INTERNET
(c) CLOUD COMPUTING
(a) is a set ofcomputers CONNECTED together for the purpose of SHARING RESOURCES
(b) is a NETWORK OF NETWORKS sharing a vast range of INFO resources and services
(c) is the practice of using REMOTE SERVERS via the Internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server
W3-W8-1: (a) HCI: Human Computer Interaction
(b) CLI: Command Line Interface
(c) GUI: Graphical User Interface
(a) what you SEE and TOUCH , the “LOOK and FEEL”
(b) uses textual KEYBOARD input and CHARACTER output to control an OS
(c) uses GRAPHICAL elements such as windows, icons, and menus.
GUI elements are manipulated with POINTING devices (e.g. mouse) and/or TOUCH in addition to keyboard input
#W3-W8-2: (a) TIME MANAGEMENT (b) EFFECTIVE TIME MANAGEMENT
(a) is the act or process of PLANNING and EXERCISING conscious CONTROL over the amount ofTIME spent on specific activities, especially to increase effectiveness, efficiency or productivity
(b) can help increase PRODUCTIVITY and reduce STRESS.
Increase your chance to STAY ORGANIZED, keep a clear mind, and be more productive (in work, study, and life.)
#W3-W9: (a) FILE COMPRESSION (b) BACKED UP
(a) is a process of PACKAGING a file (orfiles) to use LESS DISK SPACE or bandwidth
(b) is 2 copies in GEOGRAPHICALLY SEPARATE locations on INDEPENDENT systems
#W3-W10: (a) AUTHENTICATION (b) AUTHORIZATION
(a) verifies a user’s IDENTITY
e. g. with email@address and password
(b) gives a user (or a program) PERMISSION to do or to ACCESS sth
e. g. open or change a file, read a directory
W3-W12-1: (a) a SOFTWARE LICENSE
b) CLOSED SOURCE (or proprietary software
(c) OPEN-SOURCE software’s sourcecode
(a) is a LEGAL INSTRUMENT governing the USE or REDISTRIBUTION ofboth Close and Open software
(b) means the source code is COPYRIGHTED, NOT published or shared.
_ Only COMPILED software is distributed under RESTRICTIVE licensing
e.g. IBM, Apple, Windows operating systems
(c) is SHARED and developed in a COLLABORATIVE public manner with copyleft or PERMISSIVE licensing.
#W3-W12-2: (a) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (b) DATA PRIVACY
(a) is a WORK or INVENTION that is the result of CREATIVITY to which one has RIGHTS, and for which one may apply for a PATENT (new idea), COPYRIGHT (expression of an idea), or TRADEMARK (icon of a unique concept, technology, or company).
(b) data belongs to the PERSON, NOT the ORGANIZATION that collects it
