CIS 105 FINAL 50 EXAM SCRIPT 2026 TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ Two main functions of an operating system.
Answer: memory management hardware management
◉ 4 primary functions of a computer system.
Answer: input, output, process, storage
◉ GUI.
Answer: Graphical User Interface
◉ Byte.
Answer: how data is transferred within a computer system and is
com-posed of 8 bits (0 and 1s)
◉ bps.
Answer: bits per second, speed of data connection between the
Internet and a node
◉ protocol.
,Answer: A set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of
data between devices, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) - used
for data transmission, IP
◉ storage.
Answer: hard drive, flash drive, CD, long-term storage
◉ RAM.
Answer: uses processor, temporary volatile storage
◉ url.
Answer: Uniform Resource Locator
◉ parts of a url.
Answer: protocol, name of website, top level domain, file path
◉ different types of network architectures.
Answer: PAN, LAN, HAN, MAN, WAN
◉ PAN.
Answer: Personal Area Network, (ex. earbuds to phone)
, ◉ LAN.
Answer: Local Area Network, (ex. Starbucks Wifi)
◉ HAN.
Answer: Home Area Network
◉ MAN.
Answer: Metropolitan Area Network (ex. downtown Phoenix
network)
◉ WAN.
Answer: Wide Area Network (Ex. Internet)
◉ client/server network.
Answer: A network that uses centrally administered computers,
known as servers, to enable resource sharing for and to facilitate
communication between the other computers on the network.
◉ CPU (Central Processing Unit).
Answer: The key component of a computer system, which contains
the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute program
instructions (determines computer speed)
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ Two main functions of an operating system.
Answer: memory management hardware management
◉ 4 primary functions of a computer system.
Answer: input, output, process, storage
◉ GUI.
Answer: Graphical User Interface
◉ Byte.
Answer: how data is transferred within a computer system and is
com-posed of 8 bits (0 and 1s)
◉ bps.
Answer: bits per second, speed of data connection between the
Internet and a node
◉ protocol.
,Answer: A set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of
data between devices, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) - used
for data transmission, IP
◉ storage.
Answer: hard drive, flash drive, CD, long-term storage
◉ RAM.
Answer: uses processor, temporary volatile storage
◉ url.
Answer: Uniform Resource Locator
◉ parts of a url.
Answer: protocol, name of website, top level domain, file path
◉ different types of network architectures.
Answer: PAN, LAN, HAN, MAN, WAN
◉ PAN.
Answer: Personal Area Network, (ex. earbuds to phone)
, ◉ LAN.
Answer: Local Area Network, (ex. Starbucks Wifi)
◉ HAN.
Answer: Home Area Network
◉ MAN.
Answer: Metropolitan Area Network (ex. downtown Phoenix
network)
◉ WAN.
Answer: Wide Area Network (Ex. Internet)
◉ client/server network.
Answer: A network that uses centrally administered computers,
known as servers, to enable resource sharing for and to facilitate
communication between the other computers on the network.
◉ CPU (Central Processing Unit).
Answer: The key component of a computer system, which contains
the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute program
instructions (determines computer speed)
