FINAL EXAM (Mid-Term#3) Review Sheet: The questions on the final exam are related to the following sections of the text book:

 

ü      Ch. 6, Storage and Multimedia: The Facts and More

o        MAGNETIC DISK STORAGE, Hard Disks

o        COMPACT DISKS

o        BACKUP SYSTEMS

ü      Chapter 11, Security and Privacy: Computers and the Internet

o        COMPUTER CRIME, The Changing Face of Computer Crime

o        COMPUTER CRIME, Discovery and Prosecution

o        SECURITY: PLAYING IT SAFE, Data Security

o        SECURITY: PLAYING IT SAFE, Prepare For the Worst: Back Up Your Files, WHAT COULD GO WRONG

o        VIRUSES: NOTORIOUS PESTS

o        VIRUSES: NOTORIOUS PESTS, Virus Myths

o        THE INTERNET: SECURITY AND PRIVACY PROBLEMS, Privacy Problems for Networked Employees

o        THE INTERNET: SECURITY AND PRIVACY PROBLEMS, You are Being Watched

 

ü      Chapter 13, Spreadsheets and Business Graphics: Facts and Figures

o        THE NATURE OF SPREADSHEETS, Electronic Spreadsheets

o        THE NATURE OF SPREADSHEETS, "What If" Analysis

o        SPREADSHEET FUNDAMENTALS, Cells and Cell Addresses

o        SPREADSHEET FUNDAMENTALS, Contents of Cells: Labels, Values and Formulas

o        SPREADSHEET FUNDAMENTALS, Ranges

o        BUSINESS GRAPHICS, Presentation Graphics

o        SOME GRAPHICS TERMINOLOGY, Line Graphs

 

ü      Chapter 14, Database Management: Getting Data Together

o        GETTING IT TOGETHER: DATA MANAGEMENT, Fields and Databases

o        DATABASE MANAGEMENT, Data Dictionary

o        AN EXAMPLE: CREATING AND USING A DATABASE, Creating the Database

o        AN EXAMPLE: CREATING AND USING A DATABASE, Determining the Table Structure

o        OBJECT-ORIENTED DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

o        DATA WAREHOUSES

 

ü      Chapter 15, Systems Analysis and Design: The Big Picture

o        THE SYSTEMS ANALYST, The Systems Analyst as Change Agent

o        THE SYSTEMS ANALYST, What it Takes to Be a Systems Analyst

o        PHASE 2: SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, Data Gathering

o        PHASE 2: SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, Data Flow Diagram, CASE STUDY: Systems Analysis, OBSERVATION

o        PHASE 2: SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, Decision Tables

o        PHASE 3: SYSTEMS DESIGN

o        CASE STUDY, Systems Design

 

ü      Chapter 16, Programming and Languages: Telling the computer what to Do

o        THE PROGRAMMING PROCESS, Testing the Program, TRANSLATION

o        THE PROGRAMMING PROCESS, Testing the Program, DEBUGGING

o        LEVELS OF LANGUAGES

o        LEVELS OF LANGUAGES, Natural Languages

 

ü      Chapter 17, Management Information Systems: Classic Models and New Approaches

o        MIS FOR MANAGERS)

o        THE NEW MANAGEMENT MODEL, Teamwork

o        MANAGING PERSONAL COMPUTERS

o        MANAGING PERSONAL COMPUTERS, The Personal Computer Manager

o        MANAGING PERSONAL COMPUTERS, Personal Computer Acquisition

o        MANAGING PERSONAL COMPUTERS, Training: Pay Now or Pay Later