Cis Wk2
Assignment 1:
Vocabulary Exercises
1. Selection of hardware, network components, and system software is an activity of the UP environment discipline.
2. A(n) computer operations manager typically is responsible for a large computer center and all of the software executed therein.
3. Computer specialties most concerned with hardware and the hardware/software interface are computer science and computer engineering.
4. The job titles of persons directly responsible for developing application software include systems designer, application programmer, and systems analyst.
5. An element in a(n) doubly linked list contains pointers to both the next and previous list elements.
6. A(n) pointer is the address of another data item or structure.
7. A(n) array is a sequence of primitive data elements stored in sequential storage locations.
8. A(n) boolean data item can contain only the values true or false.
9. A(n) index is an array of data items, each of which contains a key value and a pointer to another data item.
10. A(n) class is a data structure that contains both static data and methods.
11. A(n) object is one instance or variable of a class.
Review Questions
12. What knowledge of computer hardware and system software is necessary to successfully complete activities of the UP design and deployment disciplines?
Knowledge of acquisition, configuration, and installation is necessary to complete activities of the UP design and deployment disciplines.
13. What additional technical issues must be addressed when managing a computer center or local area network, as compared to developing a single information systems application?
The technical issue of cross-system compatibility as well as planning technology investments for future needs, must be addressed when managing a computer center or LAN.
14. What is the binary representation of the decimal number 10? What is the octal
Vocabulary Exercises
1. Selection of hardware, network components, and system software is an activity of the UP environment discipline.
2. A(n) computer operations manager typically is responsible for a large computer center and all of the software executed therein.
3. Computer specialties most concerned with hardware and the hardware/software interface are computer science and computer engineering.
4. The job titles of persons directly responsible for developing application software include systems designer, application programmer, and systems analyst.
5. An element in a(n) doubly linked list contains pointers to both the next and previous list elements.
6. A(n) pointer is the address of another data item or structure.
7. A(n) array is a sequence of primitive data elements stored in sequential storage locations.
8. A(n) boolean data item can contain only the values true or false.
9. A(n) index is an array of data items, each of which contains a key value and a pointer to another data item.
10. A(n) class is a data structure that contains both static data and methods.
11. A(n) object is one instance or variable of a class.
Review Questions
12. What knowledge of computer hardware and system software is necessary to successfully complete activities of the UP design and deployment disciplines?
Knowledge of acquisition, configuration, and installation is necessary to complete activities of the UP design and deployment disciplines.
13. What additional technical issues must be addressed when managing a computer center or local area network, as compared to developing a single information systems application?
The technical issue of cross-system compatibility as well as planning technology investments for future needs, must be addressed when managing a computer center or LAN.
14. What is the binary representation of the decimal number 10? What is the octal