FTCE Computer Science Exam
Questions and correct detailed answers
Latest Edition.
Internet Piracy - ANS -Illegally download software, music, or other forms of entertainment,
regardless of intent
Plagiarism - ANS -Use of another person's ideas or works as one's own
Proprietary License - ANS -Publisher allows consumers to use software but ownership still
remains with the software publisher
GNU General Public License - ANS -Commonly known as open source, consumers may alter code
and distribute it
EULA Agreement (End User License Agreement) - ANS -Shows terms that user must agree to in
order to use the software
Workstation License - ANS -Permits use of software only
Concurrent Use License - ANS -Permits use of software by simultaneous users accessing the
program
First generation Computers - ANS --stored data using a network of vacuum tubes
-ENIAC
,-Programs written in binary
Second Generation Computers - ANS --Stored data using transistors, possible to regulate voltage
-Compilers using English commands, not machine language
-COBOL and FORTRAN languages of choice
Third Generation Computers - ANS --Stored data using integrated circuits which enabled
transistors and components on small chips
-Ex. RCA Spectra 70, IBM 360, IBM AD/400
Fourth Generation Computers - ANS --Microprocessors made possible for computers to become
small, powerful, less expensive
-Intel, Motorola, Texas Instruments important microprocessor manufacturers
Digital Citizens - ANS -Individuals who use the Internet for social, political, or governmental
means
Worm - ANS -Self-replicating malware
Virus - ANS -Malware triggered by the user
Malware - ANS -Malicious software intended to harm the computer
Copyright - ANS -Used to protect created software
Patent - ANS -Used to protect a physical piece of hardware - like a specific device
, 1980s - ANS -When was C++ introduced
1960s - ANS -When Internet was created
1969 - ANS -When Arpanet was created -Universities and Military
Late 1980s - ANS -When Internet was widely available
1990s - ANS -When WWW widely used
Algorithm - ANS -A set of instructions designed to perform a specific task
Data - ANS -Information processed or stored by a computer
Information - ANS -Unprocessed data
Bandwidth - ANS -Maximum data transfer rate of a network --capacity - lanes on the highway
Network - ANS -Two or more computers connected to share each others' resources;
Latency - ANS -Delay that may be present in transmission of data on a network; Amount of time
information takes on a network - time
Network Latency - ANS -Delay in taking place of communication over a network - Internet
Disk Latency - ANS -Delay that takes place between request to access information and actually
accessing that information - amount of time hard drive takes to open a specific program
Questions and correct detailed answers
Latest Edition.
Internet Piracy - ANS -Illegally download software, music, or other forms of entertainment,
regardless of intent
Plagiarism - ANS -Use of another person's ideas or works as one's own
Proprietary License - ANS -Publisher allows consumers to use software but ownership still
remains with the software publisher
GNU General Public License - ANS -Commonly known as open source, consumers may alter code
and distribute it
EULA Agreement (End User License Agreement) - ANS -Shows terms that user must agree to in
order to use the software
Workstation License - ANS -Permits use of software only
Concurrent Use License - ANS -Permits use of software by simultaneous users accessing the
program
First generation Computers - ANS --stored data using a network of vacuum tubes
-ENIAC
,-Programs written in binary
Second Generation Computers - ANS --Stored data using transistors, possible to regulate voltage
-Compilers using English commands, not machine language
-COBOL and FORTRAN languages of choice
Third Generation Computers - ANS --Stored data using integrated circuits which enabled
transistors and components on small chips
-Ex. RCA Spectra 70, IBM 360, IBM AD/400
Fourth Generation Computers - ANS --Microprocessors made possible for computers to become
small, powerful, less expensive
-Intel, Motorola, Texas Instruments important microprocessor manufacturers
Digital Citizens - ANS -Individuals who use the Internet for social, political, or governmental
means
Worm - ANS -Self-replicating malware
Virus - ANS -Malware triggered by the user
Malware - ANS -Malicious software intended to harm the computer
Copyright - ANS -Used to protect created software
Patent - ANS -Used to protect a physical piece of hardware - like a specific device
, 1980s - ANS -When was C++ introduced
1960s - ANS -When Internet was created
1969 - ANS -When Arpanet was created -Universities and Military
Late 1980s - ANS -When Internet was widely available
1990s - ANS -When WWW widely used
Algorithm - ANS -A set of instructions designed to perform a specific task
Data - ANS -Information processed or stored by a computer
Information - ANS -Unprocessed data
Bandwidth - ANS -Maximum data transfer rate of a network --capacity - lanes on the highway
Network - ANS -Two or more computers connected to share each others' resources;
Latency - ANS -Delay that may be present in transmission of data on a network; Amount of time
information takes on a network - time
Network Latency - ANS -Delay in taking place of communication over a network - Internet
Disk Latency - ANS -Delay that takes place between request to access information and actually
accessing that information - amount of time hard drive takes to open a specific program
